Child Support Services Division
Child Support Impact on Children:
- 12 million children received child support services nationwide in 2025
- $29.3 billion collected in FY25
- 74% of payments come from automatic paycheck withholding — making support reliable and consistent for families
- $4.01 collected for every $1 spent — one of the most cost-effective federal programs
- 63 tribal programs serve 56,000 children with services consistent with tribal values and cultures
- $617 million in medical support delivered in FY25, helping children access the care they need
More Resources:
- Montana Child Support Payment Lookup or Call the Interactive Voice Response Unit (IVRU): 1-800-346-5437.
- Payments, Relicard, Direct deposit and fee sheets related to Payment Information
- What is Child Support? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzkb_ol8Hk4
- Father's resource: Fact sheet with resources on child support, health coverage, housing, and building strong father-child relationships.
- Employers helping children:
- Disabled adult child: Child Support For Disabled Adult Children Fact Sheet
- Get Help, Stay Safe: Considering signing up for ChildSupport but you’re afraid of the other parent? You're not alone.
- Learn how child support programs can help protect you and your family while accessing the support you need: https://acf.gov/css/outreach-material/child-support-when-youre-afraid-other-parent
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or thehotline.org
- StrongHearts Native Helpline (for Native Americans and Alaska Natives): 1-844-762-8483 or strongheartshelpline.org
Contact your local Child Support office Contacts
Online Payment Portal
CSSD processes your payments as efficiently and quickly as possible. Payments made through the Online Payment Portal are sent to CSSD for processing after the funds have cleared your bank or are guaranteed by your credit card company. This could take a few days.
- See the CSSD OPP Fee Overview Fact Sheet for OPP fee specifics and fee examples.
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This website is supported by Grant Number 93.563 from the Office of Child Support Services within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Child Support Services.