CHILD SUPPORT PROCEDURES An initial appointment will be scheduled for you to meet with an Intake Officer at the Benton Courthouse, District Attorney's Office, Benton, LA. The purpose of this appointment will be to secure additional information from you in an effort to secure child support and/or medical support on behalf of your minor child(ren). If you are receiving cash assistance or Medicaid, your failure to cooperate will result in your case being closed. If you are not receiving cash assistance or Medicaid, your failure to keep this appointment may result in your child support case being closed.

If you cannot keep this appointment, please notify this office immediately.

Bring this information with you to the appointment, if available:
*Name of the employer of the absent parent
*Home or employment address of the absent parent
*Your social security number and the social security number(s) of your children
*The absent parent's social security number
*Marriage license
*Certified divorce/separation documents and the child support orders
*Birth Certificate of the Children
*Last (3) three paycheck stubs

If you were not married to the father of your child(ren), please bring the following, if available:
*Photographs of the father with the child(ren)
*Letters or cards from the father mentioning or making reference to the child(ren)
*Names and addresses of persons who have knowledge of the alleged father's relationship with the child(ren)
*Names and addresses of anyone who has knowledge of your relationship with the father.

Forms

1) Application for Child Support Services
2) Case Information
3) Affidavit In Support of Establishing Paternity
4) Non-Assistance Application Information Sheet

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Who do I contact?

Webster Parish Courthouse
P.O. Box 758
Minden, Louisiana 71055
Phone: (318) 377-7557 B FAX: (318) 377-1519