Family Support Division
Family Support Division
417 East 13th Street, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Telephone: (816) 881-3171
Fax: (816) 881-3184
Electronic Mail: FamSupport@jacksongov.org
The Family Support Division's mission is to serve the families of Jackson County by working with parents and guardians to:
- Find a parent
- Obtain a child support order, including a provision for health care coverage
- Collect child support payments
- Enforce unpaid child support and medical support
- Review support orders for modification if appropriate
- Work with other states to pursue any of these actions
Promote the right of children to be supported by their parents, thereby improving quality of life, thus avoiding welfare dependency. In support of this mission, the Division is committed to the following goals:
- To enhance awareness of the mission of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office - Family Support Division
- To give priority to the interests and needs of vulnerable persons, specifically children.
- To establish orders for children in need of support obligations, including establishment of paternity, when necessary.
- To enforce obligations using appropriate legal mechanisms, when necessary, and to monitor compliance with those obligations.
Delinquent Child Support Collections:
| Genetic Test Results 2010 year to Date: | 73 (January - March) |
| 2010 Office collections Year To Date: | (January - March) $3,545,365.79 (up 6.55% from last year) |