How do I get a child support order if the parent paying support lives in another state?
There are two ways: If the parent has enough contact with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (for example, if the child was conceived here, the parent paying support lived with the child here or sent the child to live here), DOR can ask a Massachusetts court to set an order for child support. If not, DOR can send a legal document called an interstate petition to the state where the parent paying support lives to ask the child support agency there to establish a child support order. If you were never married to the other parent of your child, DOR can help you to establish paternity using either of these methods as well. If DOR asks another state to establish paternity or a support order using an interstate petition, that state will use its own process for establishing paternity and a child support order, which may be different than Massachusetts’ process.
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