Child Support Services

The Child Support Services Department strives to obtain child support for Orange County children, thereby strengthening the family’s potential for economic independence and self sufficiency and reducing the taxpayers’ costs of public assistance.

Primary Services

Obtain child support for the children of Orange County by:

• Enforcing child support orders
• Establishing child support orders
• Establishing paternity for children born outside marriage
• Locating non-custodial parents

State Offices

The state offices for Child Support Services can be reached at: 800-992-9457

• Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
• An automated system is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

What is Child Support?

English:  https://bit.ly/3sSUZLb

Spanish:  https://bit.ly/2VdrJDD

Apply for Child Support Services

Submit your application online by visiting https://ncchildsupport.ncdhhs.gov/ecoa/caseApplicationInfo/1.htm

Want to make your child support payment? 

Learn more about our new Smart e-Pay Options here: https://ncchildsupport.ncdhhs.gov/ecoa/smartpayopt.htm

Links

Detailed information on North Carolina child support laws and services can be found in the links below:

NC Child Support https://www.ncchildsupport.com/ecoa/

FAQs about the Platinum smiONE VISA for Child Support Payments:

https://www.ncchildsupport.com/ecoa/reports/DebitCardFAQ.pdf

NC Department of Health and Human Services Child Support Division https://www.ncdhhs.gov/