Services Available to You
For a list of prenatal, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting services, resources and contact information, visit life.nd.gov.
24 Hour Support
Dial 2-1-1 or 701-235-SEEK (7335) if you are wondering about local community resources (food, housing and shelter, utility assistance, transportation, etc.) or if you would like listening and support.
988 Suicide and Crisis
If you are experiencing a suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis - or any other kind of emotional distress - or know someone that is, call or text 988 anytime, day or night. Or chat at 988lifeline.org/chat.
Child Support Services
If a child is born to unmarried parents, Child Support will assist with determining the biological father of the child by providing DNA testing at no cost. Paternity can also be established by completing an Acknowledgment of Paternity form or by court action and Child Support can assist with this too. Determining a child’s legal father can benefit the child in many ways including allowing the child to be covered under the father’s health insurance plan and providing the child with a sense of family
After paternity is established, Child Support will assist with calculating the child support amount and health insurance responsibility. Child Support will also assist you through the legal process to have child support and health insurance included in a court order. Child Support cannot help resolve custody issues.
Most parents pay the support amount they are legally required to pay. If a parent is not paying as required, Child Support will assist with collecting the amount due using a variety of methods including intercepting tax refund payments and reporting the unpaid balance to credit bureaus.
Child Support will periodically review the child support amount to ensure it aligns with the earnings of the parent who pays support.
Child Support has many tools available to help locate parents and to work with other jurisdictions when a parent is not in North Dakota.
More information concerning paternity establishment and child support services and enforcement may be obtained by calling state public assistance agencies or human service zones.
For direct access to child support services and questions, contact:
Child Support
701-328-5440
PO Box 7190
Bismarck ND 58507-7190