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In Wisconsin, child support is calculated using a set
of guidelines published in the Wisconsin
Administrative Code. These guidelines were formerly
published in Chapter HSS 80, and many people still
refer to them as the "HSS 80 guidelines". With the reorganization of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, these guidelines are now found in Chapter DWD 40. You can see DWD 40 in the Law Library. To view DWD 40 or the rest of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, you can also go to the Wisconsin Revisor of Statutes Site. In general, the guidelines require a person paying child support to pay a flat fee based on a percentage of their gross income (income before deductions) as child support. The guidelines are:
DWD 40 provides formulas for calculating child support for situations where all the children live with one parent, where they spend substantial time with both parents, or where each parent has some of the children. Payment InformationFor payment information on your child support account, you should call the Wisconsin Child Support Collection Trust at 1-800-991-5530. You should have your PIN number ready when you call. Child support payments should be sent to: Wisconsin Support Collection Trust FundPO Box 74400 Milwaukee, WI 53274-0400 To ensure that your payment is properly applied, you should include the appropriate payment coupon. There is a $35 Receiving and Disbursing fee due with the first child support payment each year. This is a processing fee charged by the state. Enforcement ServicesFor child support enforcement services, you may contact your lawyer, or you may contact the Green County Child Support Enforcement Agency at: Child Support EnforcementJackson County Courthouse 307 Main Street Black River Falls, WI 54615 Phone: (715) 284-4301 ext. 230 For more information, try the Department of Workforce Development's web page Child Support Information for Parents Terminating Support at Age 18 or High School GraduationThe obligation to pay child support continues until age 18, or until age 19 if the child is pursuing a high school diploma or equivalent. To terminate support at that time, the payor can hire an attorney to do the necessary paperwork, or may contact the Green County Child Support Agency and ask that the child support order be terminated. The Child Support Agency must be provided with proof that the child is 18 years old and has graduated from high school, or the date the child will be graduating. While current support for the specific child will end, any support obligation for other children will continue. In addition, any wage assignment will not end until all debts have been paid in full, including receiving and disbursing fees. Enforcement Information
For general information on child support enforcement,
you may want to view the Wisconsin Department of
Workforce Development brochure entitled
"What Happens If I Don't Pay My Child Support?".
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