Payment Information
Making a Payment
There are several ways to make a child support payment. Please read the following information carefully:
- Pay Cash at the local Friend of the Court office.
- Pay by Credit or Debit card at the local Friend of the Court office.
- Specific Payment Per Obligor’s Request Form (Please use this form if you have more than one case)
- Online credit/debit card payments at https://www.misdu.com.
- Pay cash at select 7-Eleven or Family Dollar stores during their hours of operation. You must first obtain a PayNearMe barcode from their website at www.PayNearMe.com/Michigan. You will need your social security number, your docket/case number, and an email address or cell phone number to receive your barcode. There is a fee of $1.99 for each payment made.
- Send Money Order or Personal Check to MiSDU (Mail to PO Box 30351 Lansing, MI 48909). Please be sure to include a Temporary Payment Coupon with your check or money order. MiSDU Temporary Payment Coupons
For further payment information please visit the MiSDU Webpage.
Receiving a Payment
Michigan Law requires that child support be sent electronically. Child support payments are received through:
- Direct deposit into a personal checking or savings account; or
- Direct deposit to a child support debit card.
You will receive a check for your first payment, but will be asked to set up either direct deposit or a debit card. If you do not make a choice, you will automatically be issued a debit card.
Setting Up Electronic Payments
Please fill out a Direct Deposit or Debit Card form to receive your child support electronically.
Debit Card
If you choose a debit card, your child support payments are deposited on a Way2Go Visa debit card. For a Way2Go Visa Debit Card information and associated fees click here to visit their website https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/adult-child-serv/child-sup or call 844-649-9843 for more information.
Tracking Payments:
You may view your child support case online using the secure MiChildSupport website. MiChildSupport is available 24-hours a day and provides case information, including support payments.
For most recent/ up to date payment information please contact the Interactive Voice Response System (IVR) (877)543-2660 (County Code- 744) * This line is available 24 hours-7 days a week.
Creating a MiLogin Account to access MiChildSupport
The following linked video can assist litigants with using MiLogin to access MiChildSupport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JeOm-62Dsc
If it has been a minimum of 30 days since you received your last payment you may submit a written Child Support Complaint Form or on a full size sheet of paper with your name, the other party’s name, your case number, and the request to enforce child support.
