Child Support Information

State Disbursement Unit (SDU)
P.O. Box 5400
Carol Stream, IL 60188
Automated Voice Response System: 877-225-7077 (24 hours a day, 7 days per week)
Fax Number: 630-221-2312
www.ilsdu.com

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Division of Child Support Enforcement
Rockford Regional Office
800-447-4278
www.ilchildsupport.com

For your convenience, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (IDHFS), Division of Child Support Enforcement, recently implemented a new toll-free customer service Automated Voice Response System (AVRS). The AVRS is available to answer your call in both English and Spanish, 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The number to call to reach the AVRS is 800-447-4278.

If you have an active child support case with IDHFS, you can receive the following information from the AVRS:

• Information regarding payments processed by IDHFS (Note: If you receive your child support checks from the State Disbursement Unit (SDU), you can choose to be transferred to the SDU or you can call 877-225-7077 directly to obtain payment information.)
• Account balance information
• Income withholding information
• Appointment information
• Tax refund or other offsets
• Instructions on how to change your name and/or address
• General information on the following:
  • What to expect when you go to a hearing regarding child support
  • Explanation of process for modification of a child support order
  • Information regarding the income withholding process

To access your specific case information, you will need your Social Security number and the date of birth of the child in the respective case.

If you do not have an active child support case with the department and would like one, a customer service representative will be able to answer your questions and take your application. Please call 800-447-4278, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state holidays.

Stephenson County Circuit Clerk
Attn: Child Support
Stephenson County Courthouse
15 N. Galena Ave.
2nd Floor
Freeport, IL 61032
815-235-8266

Changes in federal and state laws have required the State of Illinois to change the way it handles child support and spousal support payments. Federal Public Law 104-109 enacted August 22, 1996, and State Public Act 91-212, effective July 20, 1999, govern the child support payment processing and disbursement, commonly referred to as the State Disbursement Unit (SDU). A support payment is a payment made pursuant to a court or administrative income withholding order for the support of a child or maintenance of a spouse. These changes were made to make the collections and distribution of support payments easier for employers, remitters, and families. We need and appreciate your cooperation in complying with the laws.

The Stephenson County Circuit Clerk’s office has continued to help the SDU process support payments since its conception in 1999. The SDU is now prepared for this office to have all payments mailed directly to them in Carol Stream, Illinois. Accordingly, as of August 1, 2004, the Stephenson County Circuit Clerk’s Office no longer receives child support payments via the regular mail or dropped off. However, defendants will be responsible for the annual administrative fee ($36.00/year) charged by our office per state statute. Payments reports will be available through our office as we will continue to have the SDU computer, and would be happy to print out a report for you upon request.

All remitters should make support payments withheld under court or administrative order payable to THE STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT and mail the same to:

State Disbursement Unit
P.O. Box 5400
Carol Stream, IL 60197-5400

Payments MUST include the following:

1. The county in Illinois where the order was entered: Stephenson County
2. The Federal Information Processing Standard Code Number: 1717700
3. The case/docket number
4. The name of the payor (remitter)
5. The social security number of payor (remitter)
6. The amount of the payment for each case if there is more than one case
7. The name and address (if known) of the payee (recipient)

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the State Disbursement Unit directly at (877) 225-7077

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