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Office of Child Support Services › Child Support Portal

Welcome to the Child Support Portal

The OCSS Child Support Portal provides an Internet portal for states, tribes, employers, insurers, financial institutions and other authorized users to send and receive vital information concerning child support cases. To learn about what applications are available to you, and to log into the Portal, click on your user role below.

  • Employers

    Employers may use the Portal to provide information about employees who are eligible to receive a lump sum payment, have terminated employment, and provide contacts and addresses and other information about their company.

  • Federal Agencies

    Authorized federal agencies and research partners may use the Portal to securely exchange files with OCSS. If your federal agency has recently gained connectivity to the Portal, you will need to register to create an account.

  • Financial Institutions

    Multistate financial institutions and transmitters may use the Portal to exchange information with OCSS for the Multistate Financial Institution Data Match Program. You may also use the Portal to update your contact information.

  • Insurers

    Insurers may use the Portal to access the Insurance Match Debt Inquiry application to provide child support agencies with information about claimants or beneficiaries who are eligible to receive lump sum payments.

  • OCSS

    Authorized OCSS staff may use the Portal to access an array of resources and services for authorized business purposes.

  • States

    The Portal provides registered users access to the Access and Visitation application. If you are a child support professional, contact your state administrator to access the Portal.

  • Tribes

    The Portal provides registered tribal child support caseworkers and managers online access to the Federal Case Registry, Department of Defense, and other federal agency locate information. You may register only after your tribe provides OCSS with the required agreements.

NOTE: The Child Support Portal is a secured system that can only be accessed by authorized users. It is not for child support case participants or the public. To learn more about the federal Office of Child Support Services, or to get help with your case, please see our website.