After a court dismisses DFPS as a child’s conservator and places the child with a person other than the child’s parents, that person may ask the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to provide child support services. The OAG’s services include establishing, enforcing, and modifying court orders for child support.

To help the caregiver request services, the child’s caseworker must:

  •   inform the caregiver that the child support ordered to be paid to DFPS is not automatically transferred to the caregiver, unless the dismissal order specifically states that the caregiver must receive child support from the parents;

  •   inform the caregiver that the OAG’s Child Support Division handles child support enforcement. The caregiver can apply online at Child Support InteractiveExternal Link, in person at the local OAG Child Support OfficeExternal Link, or over the phone. The caregiver can also request an application for services by calling the OAG’s toll-free telephone number at (800) 252-8014. An applicant who is deaf or hard of hearing can call TTY (800) 572-2686 (512) 460-6417 or (512) 460-6399 (voice);

  •   provide the caregiver with a copy of the court’s final order for the caregiver to give to the OAG, if possible.