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Make a Payment by Mail

WHERE SHOULD PAYMENTS BE MAILED?

Central Child Support Receipting Unit

P. O. Box 305200

Nashville, TN 37229

KEY INFORMATION NEEDED FOR TIMELY PROCESSING OF PAYMENTS

All payments made to the CCU by both non-custodial parents and employers MUST include the following information:

  • Name of the non-custodial parent or employee
  • Docket Number and Court ID Number*
    *If Docket Number and Court ID Number are not provided, the Tennessee Child Support Enforcement System (TCSES) Case Number must be provided.
  • Tennessee Child Support Enforcement System (TCSES) Case Number
  • Social Security Number
  • Amount of the Payment
  • Name and Address of the Custodial Parent

With their payments, non-custodial parents should return the payment coupons they received from the Department of Human Services (DHS), or include the appropriate identifying information on their checks or money orders.

Contact Child Support

Locate Your Local Child Support Office

Toll-Free Customer Service Line: 1-800-838-6911

Customer Service Line In Nashville: (615) 253-4394

Customer Service Line in Memphis: (901) 405-8424

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