The Office of Recovery Services provides child support services under the Federal/State IV-D Child Support Program. If a household needs help in obtaining support payments, the Office of Recovery Services can help them. Applicants and enrollees should be given information about the services ORS provides.
Child support collected by ORS may be distributed directly to the parent or guardian. Child support payments are excluded income for CHIP. It does not matter whether the payment is for current support or for arrears.
If the household would like ORS assistance, give them a non-public assistance packet and the address of the local ORS office where they can apply for services. The packet contains 4 forms, the DHS-ORS-ANIA, Notice of Services; the DHS-ORS-AIIA, Parent’s Background Information; the DHS-ORS-AIIC, Statement of Arrearage Claimed; and the DHS-ORS-ANIB, Application for Non-IV-A Services.