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Child Support Enforcement Process: Locating Missing Parents
In order to establish or enforce a child support order, we must know where to find the parent responsible for support. We will use a variety of local, state and federal resources to search. If requested by law enforcement agencies, we will use these resources to assist in locating parents who have kidnapped their children.
Our statewide computer system uses other governmental and private databases to obtain and verify information on noncustodial or custodial parents.
To Start the Child Support Enforcement Process:
We need the noncustodial parent's social security number, date of birth, employer address, and mailing/residential address. If this information is not known, the computer system automatically searches the following sources:
- Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV)
- Department of Labor and Employment Security (DLES)
- Social Security Administration
- State of Florida Comptroller's Office (State Employees)
- Water Products License
- Department of Children & Families (Client Registration)
- Florida Department of Corrections (Prisoners)
Additionally, we request information from:
- Utility companies
- Jails or prisons
- Armed Forces
- Schools
- Employers
- Local Post Offices
When we receive the needed information, we can take appropriate action to establish or enforce a child support order.