I want to make a payment and do NOT have a court date scheduled:

Option #1 - Money Order or Certified Check:

Payments in the form of a money order or certified check, should be mailed to:

Maryland Child Support Account
P.O. Box 17396
Baltimore, Maryland 21297-1396

To receive credit for your payment, make sure to include your nine-digit Child Support Administration (CSA) case number and telephone number on ALL payments.

 
Option #2 - Employer's Wage Lien Check:

Once your employer receives the income withholding order, your employer is required to make the deduction the first pay period after the receipt of the wage lien.  Until you receive a pay stub which shows that your employer has started deducting the child support payment, you are responsible for sending your support payments to the Maryland Child Support Account.  You can speed up the process by taking a copy of the order you receive at your court hearing to your employer and asking to start making the deductions immediately.  You should monitor your account to make sure you are receiving credit for the income withholding payments.

 
Option #3 - Electronically:

There is a fee of 2.5% assessed to payments made electronically.  Click here to make a payment electronically.  You may also pay via phone by dialing 844-324-3855.  Please allow at least 3-5 business days for your electronic payment to post to your account.

I want to make a payment and DO have a court date scheduled:

If three or more business days before your scheduled court date:
(Electronically)

You may pay electronically; however, payment must occur at least 3 business days before your scheduled court date.  There is a fee of 2.5% assessed to payments made electronically.  Click here to make a payment electronically.  You may also pay via phone by dialing 844-324-3855.

Even if you pay in advance of your scheduled court date, you must still appear in court, unless otherwise notified by an agent from the Department of Social Services or the Office of Special Counsel. 

If on the same day as your scheduled court date:
(Money Order or Cash)

You must go to the Department of Social Services located at 200 Kent Avenue, La Plata, Maryland 20646 and make your payment using a money order or cash, only. 

Once your payment is made at the Department of Social Services you must still appear in court, unless otherwise notified by an agent from the Department of Social Services or the Office of Special Counsel.