The Child Support program is a family-first program to ensure families can achieve safe, stable, and healthy lives by making child support a more reliable source of income. Services are available to either parent, when the other parent is living outside the home. Services are offered automatically to families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
The program works to ensure children have the financial and medical support of both parents, to foster responsible behavior towards children, and to emphasize that children need both parents involved in their lives. In Nevada, this program is administered by the Division Social Services and jointly operated with participating district attorneys' offices. Statutory Authority: NRS 31A and 425.