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ESTABLISH PATERNITY - If you are not married to the father of your child, the county child support agency can
help you legally determine the identity of the child's father. This process is called
establishing paternity. Establishing paternity guarantees a child's right to receive
financial support, medical support and inheritances.
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OBTAIN A COURT ORDER FOR CHILD SUPPORT
AND MEDICAL INSURANCE
- The county child support agency can help you get a child support order by determining
who the father is, determining how much support should be paid, locate the missing
("noncustodial") parent, and filing all necessary legal documents to obtain a
court order. In Wisconsin, the courts use a percentage of income standard to set child
support. The standard is based on the gross income (before taxes and other deductions) of
the paying parent. The percentages of income used are:
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17 percent for one child
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25 percent for two children
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29 percent for three children
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31 percent for four children
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34 percent for five or more children
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ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING COURT ORDERS FOR
CHILD SUPPORT
- When the court orders child support, the county child support agency can help you to
enforce this order. This includes current and past-due child support owed. Enforcement
services include:
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Income Withholding - taking child support directly out of obligated parent's paycheck.
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Tax Intercept - intercept the obligated parent's federal and state tax refunds
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Liens - obtain a lien against property owned by the obligated parent
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INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT
- Sometimes a parent with a child support obligation in Wisconsin lives in another state.
Federal law requires states to cooperate with each other in child support enforcement. The
child support agency will provide your case information to the other state and ask them to
establish a new order or enforce an existing one. The other state will then provide all
support enforcement. Paternity can also be established across state lines.
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