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	Check on Child Support Payments (Separate Website) Online way to find out about child support payments. You need a user ID and PIN number from the Department of Social Services Support Enforcement Services to get access. By: Louisiana Department of Social Services


	Child-Support Call-In Center Call toll-free for answers on active child-support cases. By: Louisiana Department of Social Services


	Garnishing wages of military personnel and federal employees (Separate Website) Information about garnishing the pay of a member of the military and civilian employees paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service


	Handbook on Child Support Enforcement (Separate Website) Want to get the financial support your children are due? This handbook explains how you can help your children get what they need. By: Administration of Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Other Formats: HTML


	How Much Child Support? (Separate Website) Online way to get a general idea of how much child support should be paid in your case. The judge has the final say! By: AllLaw.com


	Internet Sites for Legal Information (Separate Website) List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana. By: Law Library of Louisiana


	Louisiana's Delinquent Child Support Payors (Separate Website) Non-custodial parents who are delinquent in their child support payments are listed online by the state. By: Louisiana Department of Social Services


	Using the Treasury Offset Program to help you collect child support. (Separate Website) Use the program to collect child support from someone getting federal payments. Also, what to do if your own federal payments are wrongly cut for child support you don't owe. By: Financial Management Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury


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