Letter: Dubois County Prosecutor recognizes Child Support Awareness Month

Dubois County Prosecutor Beth Schroeder is joining prosecutors, the Indiana Department of Child Services/Child Support Bureau, and child support services agencies throughout the country to recognize August as Child Support Awareness Month.

Prosecutor Schroeder wants to increase awareness about existing child support services provided by our office. These services are vital to custodial parents and guardians providing for children.

Our child support staff can help with determining paternity, establishing and modifying child support and medical support/health insurance orders, calculating past due child support, locating parents, collecting and disbursing child support, and providing other related services essential to the well-being of Indiana’s children.

As your county prosecutor, I take the issue of children’s well-being seriously and believe that consistent child support payments can help custodial families achieve economic stability.

This full range of prosecutor-provided services is available to all Indiana parents and guardians free of charge.

“Financial support of Indiana’s children is crucial to their well-being and their ability to thrive during the critical years of childhood. My office stands ready to continue to ensure parents provide financial security for their children. This education and awareness campaign is designed to help families become more aware of the services that we provide and to utilize them,” said Prosecutor Schroeder.

The Indiana child support program, carried out locally by the county prosecutors, serves more than 200,000 families statewide. Last year, Indiana’s county prosecutors, county clerks, and the Indiana Child Support Bureau collected and distributed more than $498 million to Indiana families. The Child Support Division of the Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office assisted in collecting and distributing $2,871,206.20.

The Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office has a satellite office and dedicated part-time deputy prosecutor who handles all child support matters. The Dubois County Child Support Office is located at 248 E. Third Street, Suite B, Jasper, Indiana, 47546. This office is located in between the Dubois County Visitors Center and Ace Fencing, near the Playce. The office’s phone number is (812) 482-1818. Michael Fritch is the part-time prosecutor who handles all Dubois County child support matters.

For more information about Dubois County child support services, visit our website at https://duboiscounty.in.gov/departments/child_support_iv-d.php.

Parents can enroll in child support services free of charge in person at the Prosecutor’s Office or online at Home Page – Child Support Services Enrollment Form.

Contact information for every county prosecutor’s child support office and general information about child support is available at childsupport.in.gov/county.