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To serve the public by providing child support services as authorized by law. They establish, modify and enforce orders of support and provide support collection services for children and families in an effective and efficient manner, making prudent use of public resources.

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Genetic Testing and Screening
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Court Filing Offices
Responsible for all matters involving the financial and medical support of children and / or spouses. This office does not handle issues involving custody or visitation. Establish, modify and enforce Orders for Support and provide support collection services for children and families in an effective and efficient manner.

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Comprehensive Family Law Services
Genetic Testing and Screening
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Provides free legal representation to low income people with civil legal problems. Free legal aid may be provided in cases involving: Public Benefits, Housing, Family Law, Employment & Education, and Consumer Law.

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Housing Discrimination Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
SSI
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Disability Benefits
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Lawyer Referral Services
Self Representation Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Provides assistance ensuring that parents fulfill their mutual obligation to financially support and provide health care for their children.
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, divorce, and estate issues.

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Divorce Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Issues and is responsible for establishing support orders and for seeing that those orders are enforced.
Responsible for the establishment and enforcement of financial and medical support of spouses and/or children. Also assists in the establishment of paternity for children born outside of marriage. Office does NOT handle issues involving custody, partial custody or visitation. In addition, DRS employees are not permitted to provide the general public or clients with any information that might be construed as legal advice. If you have legal questions regarding paternity or support matters, you should contact an attorney.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Genetic Testing and Screening
Establishes and modifies child support orders, enforces those orders, and assists with establishing paternity when appropriate.

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Genetic Testing and Screening
Court Filing Offices
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Provides services for paternity cases, child an spousal support as well as responsible for the location of absent parents.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Paternity Suits
Support Orders
Provides services for paternity cases, child an spousal support as well as responsible for the location of absent parents.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Paternity Suits
Support Orders
Offers assistance to the custodial parent in obtaining child/ family/ spousal support, child care, or health care assistance from absentee parent. Provides genetic testing for determining paternity. Does not handle custody issues or protection from abuse (PFAs).

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Wage Assignment Assistance
Genetic Testing and Screening
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Establishes and enforces support orders per Pennsylvania State Guidelines. Assists parties in filing against non-custodial parents who live out of county, state, or country. Attempts to establish paternity in all cases in which the child(ren) were born out of wedlock and no paternity acknowledgment has been signed. Performs locate services if a non-custodial parent’s whereabouts are unknown. Also assists clients in job searches by providing information about PA CareerLink®.

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Court Filing Offices
Support Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Handles the establishment and enforcement of Court orders relating to spousal and child support.
Helps parents apply for child support services, to establish paternity and support orders, and to enforce support orders within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Support Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Provides services for students and workers who have experienced sexual harassment or assault in school or on the job.

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Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Education Discrimination Assistance
Legal Information Services
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Offers information of paternity for children born out of wedlock; establishment and enforcement of court orders; payment processing of court ordered support; and public assistance referral.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Genetic Testing and Screening
Wage Assignment Assistance
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, divorce, and estate issues.

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Divorce Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Offers child support orders and enforcement, including establishing paternity for out of wedlock children, establishment of court orders when one party resides outside of Erie County; uses Federal Parent Locator Service to locate missing parent

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Support Orders
Provides a variety of services under the federal child support program including case initiation, establishment of paternity and support orders, collection and disbursement of support payments, location services, modification of existing support orders, case management services, interstate support services, and a variety of enforcement services.

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Court Filing Offices
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Genetic Testing and Screening
Provides a variety of services under the federal child support program. Services include: Enforcement of support orders - financial and medical provisions of support orders Filing services for child support, spousal support, and/or alimony pendente lite actions Paternity establishment Support order establishment and modification of existing support orders

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Court Filing Offices
Alimony Assistance
Genetic Testing and Screening
Helps parents apply for child support, establishes paternity and support orders, and enforces support orders. PACSES is Pennsylvania's automated Child Support Enforcement System used by all 67 county Domestic Relations Sections.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Support Orders
Provides services to custodial parents seeking financial and medical support for their minor children through the location of non-custodial parents, the establishment of paternity, the determination of the parent's ability to pay support, and the establishment and enforcement of support orders.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Family Law Courts
Offers a free Telephone Counseling and Consumer Education Service. Volunteer counselors give basic self-help information about procedures and laws regarding a wide range of subjects of concern to Pennsylvania women. Family-related topics include domestic violence, child custody, child and spousal support, separation and divorce, and the legal rights of lesbian and gay parents. Work-related topics include family and medical leave, sexual harassment, and employment discrimination. Counselors use the resource database to refer callers to other agencies that may be able to help them. If desired, counselors mail free written materials to callers regarding the areas of concern for them.

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Employment Discrimination Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Information Services
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Divorce Counseling
Education Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, divorce, and estate issues.

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Divorce Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Provides free legal representation to low income people with civil legal problems. Free legal aid may be provided in cases involving: Public Benefits, Housing, Family Law, Employment & Education, and Consumer Law.

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Housing Discrimination Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
SSI
Legal Information Services
General Legal Aid
Disability Benefits
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Lawyer Referral Services
Self Representation Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution