Intergovernmental Child Support Services

The Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) provides child support services in intergovernmental cases in accordance with the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) 2008.

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-100, et seq.
DHS Rules & Regulations 290-7-1-.13

28 U.S.C. § 1738(B)
42 U.S.C. § 666
45 CFR §§ 302.36, 303.7
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)

All Georgia child support offices receiving Title IV-D funds, including all private vendors contracted with the Department of Human Services to provide child support services.

DCSS extends a full range of services to any state, foreign country, or individual upon receipt of a petition or intergovernmental transmittal. DCSS responds to inquiries as well as receives and distributes all incoming intergovernmental Title IV-D cases to the appropriate DCSS office. Full faith and credit are given, upon request of foreign jurisdictions, to all administrative and court orders in accordance with the laws and terms of that foreign jurisdiction and the federal Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act. DCSS maintains a description of the child support services available to foreign jurisdictions on the federal Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) that can be accessed from the Office of Child Support Services website at www.acf.hhs.gov/css.