Milwaukee County

Welcome to Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.

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We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.

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Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.

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Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.

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Child Support Services

Locate Absent Parents, Establish Paternity and Enforce Child Support Orders

Child Support Services

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Back on Track Program

The Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Child Support Services is excited to announce the launch of its Back on Track Program. This new initiative is designed to help parents who owe child support resolve outstanding issues and improve compliance with payment obligations.

The program offers a 2-for-1 incentive for individuals with child support arrears owed to the State before 1996—pay $1 toward child support arrears, and receive a $2 reduction in state debt. The program also provides additional support for modifying orders, addressing old warrants, assisting with employment searches, and offering guidance on understanding and resolving child support cases.

Milwaukee County residents experiencing child support challenges are encouraged to call 414-340-0247 to access the Back on Track Program, or visit the website at https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Child-Support-Services/Back-on-Track.

Mission Statement

The Department of Child Support Services, through the utilization of community resources, promotes family stability, creating a better quality of life for the children of Milwaukee County.

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Child Support Services Overview

We operate Wisconsin's child support program for Milwaukee County. In doing so, the Department locates absent parents, establishes paternity and establishes and enforces child support orders.

The Department of Child Support Services employees are dedicated to the goal of ensuring that all children are supported by both parents whenever possible. The Department manages over 125,000 IV-D cases for Milwaukee County.

We have five divisions:

Establishment: Responsible for establishing paternity, obtaining support orders and maintaining the customer service unit for the department.
Case Management: Responsible for income withholding, contempt actions, modification reviews, interstate enforcement and tax refund interception.
Financial: Responsible for entering family court orders in Wisconsin's Kids Information Data System (KIDS) and proper disbursement of support payments.
Legal: Responsible for representing the State of Wisconsin in family court hearings.
Operations: Responsible for maintaining the infrastructure of the department: human resources, computers, supplies and budget.

Application for Services

To apply for child support services on an existing case, print the Application for Child Support Services.*

To begin a new child support case, print the Parent Application for Child Support Services. *

If you are unable to print the forms, call customer service at (414) 615-2593 and we will mail you the form.

Mail or bring the completed form to:

Milwaukee Child Support Services
John P Hayes Center
901 North 9th Street, Room 101
Milwaukee, WI 53233

Most child support services are free to applicants. General child support services are free, but participants may be assessed fees for specialized services.

* Information provided on this form and attachments may be shared only for purposes of administering the child support program and other related programs [Wis. Stat. 49.83].

Customer Service

For information on your child support case, representatives are available between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are closed on state holidays.

Customer Service Line: (414) 615-2593

[email protected]

For information regarding child support payments, call the KIDS Information Line.

KIDS Information Line: (800) 991-5530

(877) 209-5209 TDD

Child Support Online Services

Other Services

Payment Information

Find 24-hour payment and collection information on your child support case on the State of Wisconsin Child Support website.

Establish Paternity

The paternity establishment unit's primary responsibility is to conduct interviews and file court actions to establish paternity for the children of Milwaukee County. Call (414) 278-5200 to schedule an interview

For Employers

Employers can get information about Wisconsin Support Collections Trust Fund services, report employment status changes and resolve remittance problem by calling the Employer Interactive Voice Response System at (877) 209-5211. Contacts and resources for employers can also be found on the State of Wisconsin Child Support website.

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MILWAUKEE COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES

Artis Landon, Administrator
901 North 9th Street, Room 101
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1425

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

Customer Service: (414) 615-2593

Fax: (414) 223-1865

[email protected]

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