How to File Child Support in Indiana
Indiana’s current filing path still runs through paternity when needed, DCS enrollment, and local county office follow-up. This page keeps the official steps compact and current.
Use This With Other Indiana Tools
Support pages should route back into the core Indiana calculators and legal explainers.
Indiana filing steps
Confirm whether paternity must be established
Indiana’s official paternity page still treats legal fatherhood as the first step for many unmarried-parent cases. Paternity can be established by affidavit or court process.
Choose your enrollment path
Indiana still offers a child support online enrollment form, but parents can also contact the county child support office directly or use the out-of-country workflow DCS describes.
Gather the required information
Indiana DCS tells applicants to gather the information required by the county office before submitting the enrollment form.
Submit the enrollment form
You can complete the online form or print and take or mail the paper form to the county child support office. Indiana DCS says there is no fee to enroll.
Work with the local office after case opening
Indiana DCS explains that once the enrollment form is submitted, a case is opened in the local county prosecutor’s office and the office determines what services the case needs.
Online filing shortcut
Indiana DCS still points applicants to the Child Support Online Enrollment Form if they want to start electronically.
County office fallback
If you need local help, Indiana still maintains a county-by-county office directory through the DCS child support site.