Children are our future and child support helps make sure they have a chance at a productive life. Children have the right to get support from both parents and do not lose this right when a parent leaves the home.

When children do not receive child support, they can:

• Suffer both Emotionally and Physically
• Live within a Reduced Standard of Living
• Have their Basic Needs Unmet
• Become Non-Supportive when they become Parents.

When one or both parents do not support their children, taxpayers often pay the cost of raising children.  When children receive public assistance and their parents pay no child support, all taxpayers bear the cost of supporting the children.

Oklahoma Child Support Service (OCSS) remains committed to effective child support collection. More information about our mission, core values and, quality policy are available on the Customer Service Quality Improvement Process page. OCSS also helps to keep families who are not receiving public assistance free of state aid. Finally, OCSS helps all taxpayers by enforcing the financial responsibility for children on their parents.