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About the Division of Child Support
The Fayette County Attorney’s Office, Child Support Division, through the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, locates non-custodial parents and helps obtain financial and medical support from them for their children.
This office collects millions of dollars every year in child support. This is a tremendously important department in our office, which has forty-eight (48) employees, including eight (8) attorneys.
The goals and responsibilities of the Child Support Division:
- Location of non-custodial parents
- Establishment of paternity
- Establishment of financial and medical support
- Enforcement and collection of support payments
- Enforcement of medical support
- Review and modification of support orders
To provide these services the child support program works closely with federal, state and local agencies as well as employers.

Robyn Shier - Director of Child Support
Open Monday – Friday 8:00 – 4:30
We are located at the Chase Building in downtown Lexington.
120 N. Martin Luther King, Ste 600 Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Take the parking garage elevators to the sixth floor.
Responsibilities of Custodial Parents
You must contact our office if you have a change of address, telephone number or change of employment. You must keep us informed of new information regarding the non-custodial parent.
The length of time to process your case varies depending on the information we have been provided and the type of actions required. Delays can occur if the non-custodial parent lives out of state or if our office cannot locate the non-custodial parent. Processing a case fully through the court system can take several months. Your case is very important to us, but we request your patience and cooperation throughout the process.
How to calculate your child support obligation
The following forms are used to calculate the amount of child support a noncustodial parent must pay. The CS-71.1 is only used when one parent has 100 percent of the total income for the family. When printing these forms, you must also print a copy of the Child Support Guidelines Table, in order to complete the worksheet. Link to the worksheets below
- CS-71 — Worksheet For Monthly Child Support Obligation
- CS-71.1 — Worksheet For Monthly Child Support Obligation Exception
- CS-71 — Worksheet For Monthly Child Support Obligation in Spanish
- CS-71.1 — Worksheet For Monthly Child Support Obligation Exception in Spanish
- Guidelines Tables
KY New Hire Reporting Center
(800) 817-2262
All public and private employers doing business in Kentucky are required by Federal Law to report each newly hired employee to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Employers are also required to withhold child support payments from the wages paid to employees with a child support obligation.
For employers who need to report their newly hired employees:
P.O. Box 2586, Atlanta, GA 30301
Phone: (800)817-2262 Fax: (800)817-0099
Private Wage Withholding Cases (Non-IV-D)
(800) 248-1163
Child Support Enforcement
Non-IV-D Unit
P.O. Box 2150
Frankfort, KY 40601
The NIVD Unit receives information on private wage withholding cases from private attorneys and inputs the necessary information to the Kentucky Child Support System for distribution of child support payments. Private wage withholdings do not involve the Fayette County Attorney Child Support Office.
All private attorneys must utilize the Federal Income Withholding Order (IWO) (OMB 0970-0154) to notify an employer of an income withholding. Private attorneys refer to the Procedural Instructions to complete the IWO for a Kentucky child support order.
CHILD SUPPORT LINKS:
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
THE CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM STATE AND/OR FEDERAL FUNDS.
FAQs
Who is eligible to receive child support services?
Anyone who has a child support and/or medical support order, or wants to establish one, can apply for child support enforcement services. If paternity has not been established for your child/children, it will be established prior to a child support obligation being established. Custodial or noncustodial parents can apply for support services. Contact the Fayette County Child Support Office for a Non-Public Assistance application. Currently, there are not fees for completing the application for services. Child support services are automatically provided to current and former recipients of K-TAP and medical assistance.
What kind of information do I need to establish a child support order?
It is helpful if you can provide the non-custodial parent’s address, social security number, date of birth, employer, bank account numbers, property holdings and investments. Look for this information in old insurance policies, credit card or other applications, state and federal tax returns, hospital records, police records and birth certificates.
You may be able to get information from the non-custodial parent’s business associates, friends, or relatives. Also, please provide copies of any existing court orders and records of payments.
If you can provide the non-custodial parent’s date of birth, father’s name, and mother’s maiden name, the child support agency may be able to obtain information from the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Veterans’ Administration, the Department of Defense, the Armed Forces, and/or the Selective Service Administration.
If you can provide the non-custodial parent’s social security number, the child support agency can obtain information from all state and federal files. Be aware, however, that finding a non-custodial parent through these sources make take several months.
Who decides how much child support I receive?
The Kentucky Legislature has established a mathematical formula for setting child support. Parties’ income, medical insurance costs, day care expenses and child support being paid for older children are all factored into the formula to arrive at the amount of support to be paid.
Can the amount be changed in the future?
If there is a change in circumstances (i.e. change in one or both parties’ income, an older child being emancipated) that results in a change in the amount of child support of at least 15%, then the amount can be changed.
How do I have the amount changed?
A motion to modify support must be filed with the same court that set the support originally. Only a court order signed by a judge can legally change the amount of child support. If both parties agree, an agreed order can be signed by both sides and the judge. Without an agreement, there must be a hearing in court and the judge decides.
Who can request a review for modification of a support order and how is a review of a child support obligation requested?
In accordance with 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 303.8(a), Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 405.430(6) and 921 Kentucky Administrative Regulation (KAR) 1:400 Section 3, the following individuals or entities may request a review for possible modification:
- The custodial parent.
- The noncustodial parent .
- A nonparental custodial parent (i.e., grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, etc.) .
A foreign reciprocating country or a foreign country with which Kentucky has an arrangement may request a review of their order and the request shall be treated the same as a request by another state in accordance with SSA 454(32)(A) (42 U.S.C. 654(32)(A)).
Personal Responsibility Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) Section 351, SSA 466(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)), 45 CFR 303.8(b)(6), and KRS 405.430(6) specify that at least once every three years, child support staff must notify each party subject to a IV-D child support order of the right to request a review of the order and, if appropriate, adjust the order.
The noncustodial parent is not paying his/her child support obligation, what can I do?
Contact your child support caseworker and request that enforcement action be taken. There are many enforcement remedies that may be used by child support staff to enforce a child support order. Some examples include: court action, income withholding, denial or suspension of a driver’s or professional license, intercept of lottery winnings, intercept of state or federal taxes, and denial of a passport.
What is the age of emancipation in Kentucky?
KRS 405.020(1) provides that…“The father shall be primarily liable for the nurture and education of his children who are under the age of eighteen (18) when the child is a full-time high school student, but not beyond completion of the school year during which the child reaches the age of nineteen (19) years.”
How do I request that my child support check be deposited in my bank account?
Contact your caseworker at the Fayette County Attorney Child Support office to request an application for direct deposit or make the request through the Kentucky Child Support Interactive Website .
How do I obtain a copy of my payment history?
Contact your caseworker at the Fayette County Attorney Child Support office to request a copy of your payment history.
What if the noncustodial parent lives in another state?
Even if the noncustodial parent lives in a different state, a child support case can be opened at the local child support office. The local child support office can work with the other state to establish or enforce the support order. The same location resources and services are available in all states. Although interstate cases are more difficult and generally take longer, new federal legislation and more computer links between states are improving interstate processing of child support.
She/he never lets me see the kids. Why do I have to pay child support?
The legal obligation to pay child support is completely separate from the issue of visitation rights. If you are court ordered to pay child support, you must do so regardless of when or if you see the children. If there is a court order giving you visitation and the custodial parent refuses to let you see the children, your recourse is to file a motion with the court asking that he/she be held in contempt of court.
Where to Send Child Support Payments?
Electronic payments can be made on the Kentucky Child Support Interactive Website.
Payments are accepted by check or money order (no cash) with your name and case number and/or social security number as identifying information for correct posting to the following address:
Division of Child Support
P.O. Box 14059
Lexington, KY 40512-4059
Child Support Voice Response System
(800) 443-1576
The toll-free number (800) 443-1576 provides automated access to child support payment and account information. This system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You must use your Individual Child Support ID Number provided by the child support agency to access and obtain information from the IVR. In the event your Individual Child Support ID Number is lost or forgotten, please contact your local child support office for assistance.