In the city of Louisville, the Child Support office is located at 315 W Muhammed Ali Blvd, which is between Third and Fourth st. The Louisville child support office will take payments from absent parents, help custodial parents acquire judgments in child support, and track all payments on an account so that records are clearly kept. Child Support jurisdiction is actually broken down by county. The Louisville child support office is actually the Jefferson County child support office.
In matters of Louisville child support, the absent parent is the parent that does not live with the child full time. This does not mean that they are completely absent. Many people do not realize that custody has no effect on child support and vice a versa. A parent may not withhold child support due to a lack of visitation and visitation may not be withheld over a lack of child support.
If a custodial parent receives government assistance such as food stamps, state insurance or monetary help, they will be required to sign a statement agreeing to help the state pursue the absent parent for child support. The government agency will set up a child support account for the custodial parent. If the custodial parent is female and claims they do not know who the father is, the child support office will offer DNA testing to males suggested by the female.
Once child support has been filed for and paternity established, the parents will go to court to set the child support amount. The court appointed representative will take into consideration the salaries of both parents and expenses such as child care costs or insurance that covers the child. These items will be averaged to determine the amount each parent should contribute to the child’s care. The absent parent will be responsible for their share. If the absent parent is unemployed when determining Louisville child support, the court will factor their income at the amount they are capable of making. This means the court will look at past salaries they have had or base it on the skills they have. If a custodial parent received medical or cash benefits from the government, a certain amount per week will be added to the child support payment due in order to repay the government for those benefits.
All payments from absent parents are made to the Louisville child support office, and the office sends checks to the custodial parent. This allows them to keep records of exactly how much is paid and when. Many people do not realize that if you pay extra at your time of payment, it does not take away from future amounts due but is considered a gift.
When an absent parent fails to make payment on a child support account, the custodial parent may need to call into the child support office to make them aware that they have nt received payment. Depending on how far behind the absent parent is, the Louisville child support office will set a court date.
Generally, the first time an absent parent falls behind they become guilty of a misdemeanor. The court tries to put them on house arrest and order parenting classes for a certain amount of time during which they must stay current on child support. If they fail to meet any of the requirements, they will be taken to jail instead. The court does this in order to try to actually acquire some money for the custodial parent. After they have been convicted of this and served their punishment, they must remain current on child support. If they fall $1000 behind after this, they will be guilty of a felony which results in penitentiary time.
If an absent parent is missing in action after a conviction, it may be helpful for a custodial parent to share any information they have that may be of assistance with the Louisville child support office. Helpful information includes the absent parent’s current address, job location or school locations.
The Louisville child support office can be reached at 502-574-8300. Their office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM and Wednesday from 10 AM to 5 PM. Their customer service representatives answer phone calls between 9 AM and 3 PM Monday through Friday. Anyone may call their automated line for account information at 502-574-8599. It is available 24 hours per day.
