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Applications for Child Support Services and Information
Please use this form if you wish to apply for full services from the Child Support Services Division (CSSD). Review all information carefully. Potential enforcement remedies include wage withholding, liens, tax refund intercepts, and civil contempt. Mail or take your completed application to your local field office, or apply online.
Utilice este formulario si desea solicitar servicios completos del Programa de Servicios de Manutención de Menores (CSSD). Revise toda la información cuidadosamente. Los posibles recursos de ejecución incluyen retención de salario, embargos, intercepciones de reembolsos de impuestos y desacato civil. Envíe por correo o lleve su solicitud completa a su oficina local, o presente la solicitud en línea.
Limited Services Applications
Please use this form if you wish to apply for Wage Withholding Only (also known as Pass-Through Services). Review all conditions carefully. If you select these limited services, the Child Support Services Division (CSSD) will issue an Electronic Notice to Withhold Income to any known employer, that accepts electronic income withholding orders (eIWOs), of the Non-Custodial Party. CSSD will account for all payments received, apply them to the appropriate case, and distribute them to the Custodial Party. You must have an existing court order that allows income withholding. CSSD will not pursue other enforcement mechanisms such as liens, tax refund intercepts, or civil contempt. This type of case is a payment processing case only.
Unicamente Retencion de Salario
Utilice este formulario si desea solicitar la retención de salario únicamente (también conocida como servicios de transferencia). Revise todas las condiciones cuidadosamente. Si selecciona estos servicios limitados, el Programa de Servicios de Manutención de Menores (CSSD) emitirá un Aviso Electrónico de Retención de Ingresos a cualquier empleador conocido que acepte órdenes electrónicas de retención de ingresos (eIWO) de la Parte que no tiene la custodia. Debe tener una orden judicial vigente que permita la retención de ingresos. La CSSD no buscará otros mecanismos de cumplimiento como gravámenes, intercepciones de reembolsos de impuestos o desacato civil. Este tipo de caso es solo un caso de procesamiento de pagos.
Payment Methods
Auto Withdrawal Authorization Form
Paying parties can sign up for automatic withdrawal of their child support payments from their checking or savings account. You may mail this form to: State Disbursement Unit, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe. NM 87504 or fax to NM SDU at 505-476-3920, or drop off at your local CSSD office. You may also sign up through the New Mexico Child Support Online Portal.
Formulario de Autorizacion de Retiro Automatico
Las partes que pagan pueden inscribirse para el retiro automático de sus pagos de manutención de menores de su cuenta corriente o de ahorros. Puede enviar este formulario por correo a: State Disbursement Unit, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe. NM 87504 o por fax a NM SDU al 505-476-3920, o entregarlo en la oficina local de CSSD. También puede inscribirse a través del Portal en línea de manutención de menores de Nuevo México.
Direct Deposit Authorization Form
Please use this form if you wish to authorize the Child Support Services Division (CSSD) to deposit your child support payments directly into an existing bank account via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Review enclosed directions carefully. You may mail this form to NM State Disbursement Unit, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe, NM 87504, or fax to NM SDU at 505-476-3920. You may also sign up through the New Mexico Child Support Online Portal.
Formulario de Autorizacion de Deposito Directo
Utilice este formulario si desea autorizar a Programa de Servicios de Manutención de Menores (CSSD) a depositar sus pagos de manutención de menores directamente en una cuenta bancaria existente mediante transferencia electrónica de fondos (EFT). Revise atentamente las instrucciones adjuntas. Puede enviar este formulario por correo a la Unidad de Desembolso del Estado de Nuevo México, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe, NM 87504, o enviarlo por fax a la División de Servicios de Manutención de Menores de Nuevo México al 505-476-3920. También puede registrarse a través del Portal en línea de Manutención de Menores de Nuevo México.
Please use this form if you wish to establish a Prepaid Debit Card account to be used by the Child Support Services Division (CSSD) for disbursement of your child support payments. Please refer to the form for additional information. You may mail this form to NM State Disbursement Unit, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe, NM 87504, or fax to NM SDU at 505-476-3920.
Utilice este formulario si desea establecer una cuenta de tarjeta de débito prepaga para que el Programa de Servicios de Manutención de Menores (CSSD) la utilice para el desembolso de los pagos de manutención de menores. Consulte el formulario para obtener información adicional. Puede enviar este formulario por correo a la Unidad de Desembolso del Estado de NM, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe, NM 87504, o por fax a la División de Servicios de Manutención de Menores de NM al 505-476-3920.
Other Information
Child Support Services Division Brochure
General information on the services we provide.
Acknowledgement of Parentage Brochure
Information on the Acknowledgement of Parentage process.
Reconocimiento de Paternidad Folleto
Información sobre el Reconocimiento de Paternidad proceso.
Acknowledgement of Parentage Form
Information and links to the Acknowledgement of Parentage forms (in Spanish & English).
Arrears Management Program Information
Information on the Arrears Management Program.
Arrears Management Program Application
Fresh Start Arrears Management Program application. Return completed applications to your local field office.
Solicitud para el Programa de Gestión Atrasos CSSD
Solicitud del Programa de Gestión de Atrasos Fresh Start. Devuelva las solicitudes completas a su oficina de campo local.
Link to the New Mexico Courts website. Click on Child Support Worksheet to generate an estimate of the potential monthly obligation in your case.
Estimate the cost of raising a child(ren).