New Mexico eliminates child support fees
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) announced on Monday that it had eliminated program fees for child support services.
HCA said the policy change aims to encourage more parents and guardians raising children in separate households to apply to the program through the Child Support Services Division (CSSD).
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“We would like to reach as many eligible New Mexicans as possible and help them apply for our services so we can begin the process of establishing parentage, establishing or modifying a child support financial and medical support order for the child’s well-being,” CSSD Director Betina Gonzales McCracken stated in a news release. “These were services that came with fees, totaling up to $1,000 but are no longer part of our application process.”
Applying for child support services is available online through the YES.NM.GOV site. Applications are also available on the HCA website, or you can request an application be sent to you by calling the HCA consolidated customer service center at 1-800-283-4465 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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