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Florida Child Support: Administrative Law

Exploring Child Support Laws in Florida

WHAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Administrative law is the law governing the organization and operation of administrative agencies and the relations of administrative agencies within the legislature, the executive, the judiciary, and the public. 

THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

The Department of Revenue, or DOR for short, is Florida's designated child support agency. The Department of Revenue's contract number for child support matters is (850) 488-5437. The DOR's Child Support Program provides child support services to over 879,000 children and annually collects over a billion dollars in child support for families. The Program's purpose is to help children get the financial support they need when it is not received from one or both parents. To accomplish this, they work with families, other state and federal agencies, and private companies to take critical steps in the child support process.

Services to Families:

  • Establish paternity
  • Establish and change child support orders
  • Process child support payments
  • Monitor and take action to help parents comply with child support orders

The Child Support Program administers child support services in all but two Florida counties. In Miami-Dade County we partner with the State Attorney's Office for services and in Manatee County we partner with Manatee County Clerk of Court for services.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WEBSITE

Here is a link to the Florida Department of Revenue's website: Department of Revenue Website