|
|
|
|
|
FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION
|
DIRECTOR Melissa Mauer-Smith
|
| famsupport@jacksongov.org |
| County Prosecutor |
Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney
Family Support Division
324 E. 11th Street, Suite 1100
Kansas City, MO 64106-2421
(816) 881-3171
(816) 881-3184 Fax |
The mission of the Family Support Division of the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is to serve the families of the County by working with parents and guardians to:
- Find a parent
- Establish legal fatherhood for a child
- Obtain a child support order, including a provision for health care coverage
- Collect child support payments
- Enforce medical support provisions
- Review support orders for modification, if appropriate
- Work with other states to pursue any of these actions
In support of this mission, the Division is committed to the following goals:
- To enhance awareness of the mission of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office - Family Support Division
- To give priority attention to the interests and needs of children
- To establish orders for children in need of support, including establishment of paternity, when necessary
- To enforce obligations using appropriate remedies, when necessary, and to monitor compliance with those obligations
|
|
|
|
|