Child Support Enforcement ESTABLISHMENT

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL INFORMATION

If paternity is at issue for any of the children in a CSE case, the policies and procedures contained in the Paternity chapter of this manual should be followed, rather than those contained in this chapter. This chapter contains information on the following topics:

1. An overview of the Establishment process (with definitions of related concepts);

2. The calculation of child support obligations;

3. The methods and process for establishing child support obligation;

4. The establishment of medical support obligations;

5. Court-related Establishment activities;

6. Basic information about court orders.