Filing Information
Initial Filing
The McLennan County Child Support Office does not have the paperwork to establish child support. When you want to establish child support, you can hire an attorney, ask the Attorney General for representation, or go to any law library to obtain information on how to prepare your own petition for child support. The McLennan County Law Library is located at:
McLennan County Courthouse
501 Washington Avenue
4th Floor
Waco, TX 76701
Establishing a Case in the Child Support System
Child support is not automatically set up in our office once the judge has signed the order. McLennan County Child Support must receive the Child Support Information Sheet and a copy of the court order. After we receive this information from the payee, the payor, one of the attorneys, or the Attorney General’s Office, we can establish this case to receive payments. We cannot take this information over the phone. To establish the case we first need the cause number. This is the number located at the top of the court order. This number is between 7 and 9 digits. The McLennan County Information sheet must be filled out completely and signed. It can be faxed, mailed, or brought into our office.
The State Disbursement Unit Information Sheet (PDF) is available online..
Enforcement of Child Support
McLennan County Child Support is a court registry. This means we simply receive and disburse child support payments as they are made through our office. We do not enforce, nor do we have the authority to enforce child support. Since we are not an enforcement agency, this means we do not track payments owed, payments missed, late payments, etc. This is done either by:
A modification is any change to the terms of a child support order and must be signed by a judge. Possible changes include an increase or decrease in child support, a change of payee, change of payor, or the frequency of the payment. This modification must be submitted to McLennan County Child Support before the change can be made in our system.
To obtain a modification, you must contact a private attorney, the Attorney General’s Office, or obtain information from a law library on how to prepare your own modification. The McLennan County Law Library is located at the
McLennan County Courthouse
501 Washington Avenue
4th Floor Waco, TX 76701
Although the reference material is available from the county law library, there is no one available to assist you in your research or preparation.
Wage Withholding
After the judge has signed a wage withholding order, customers wanting the payor’s wages withheld should contact our Civil Division. Our address is:
McLennan County District Clerk’s Office
501 Washington Avenue,
Suite 300 Courthouse Annex
Waco, Texas 76701.
You can reach the Civil Division by phone at 254-757-5057. There is a $15 fee for this service. The office accepts cash, personal checks, cashier’s checks, credit cards, or money orders as payment. A new wage withholding request must be filed each time the payor changes employment.
Termination of Child Support
McLennan County Child Support can not determine whether child support can or will be stopped. If your case is with the Attorney General, you will need to contact them directly. If your case is not with the Attorney General you should refer back to your court order or your attorney for information regarding termination of child support.
If wages are being garnished you will need to contact your employer to find out what is required by the employer to terminate child support. Should a termination order be necessary, you will need to contact either a private attorney, or go to any law library to retrieve information on how to prepare your own termination order.
Payee Deceased
If the payee is deceased and the payee information needs to be changed, we need a signed court order by a district or family court judge. The order can be from the court of continuing jurisdiction stating the name of the new person set to receive the payments or the person who has legal guardianship of the children. This order, once signed by the judge, must be submitted to McLennan County Child Support before this change can be made in our system.
The McLennan County Child Support Office does not have the paperwork to establish child support. When you want to establish child support, you can hire an attorney, ask the Attorney General for representation, or go to any law library to obtain information on how to prepare your own petition for child support. The McLennan County Law Library is located at:
McLennan County Courthouse
501 Washington Avenue
4th Floor
Waco, TX 76701
Establishing a Case in the Child Support System
Child support is not automatically set up in our office once the judge has signed the order. McLennan County Child Support must receive the Child Support Information Sheet and a copy of the court order. After we receive this information from the payee, the payor, one of the attorneys, or the Attorney General’s Office, we can establish this case to receive payments. We cannot take this information over the phone. To establish the case we first need the cause number. This is the number located at the top of the court order. This number is between 7 and 9 digits. The McLennan County Information sheet must be filled out completely and signed. It can be faxed, mailed, or brought into our office.
The State Disbursement Unit Information Sheet (PDF) is available online..
Enforcement of Child Support
McLennan County Child Support is a court registry. This means we simply receive and disburse child support payments as they are made through our office. We do not enforce, nor do we have the authority to enforce child support. Since we are not an enforcement agency, this means we do not track payments owed, payments missed, late payments, etc. This is done either by:
- Attorney General’s Office (A state office that can assist in every aspect of child support enforcement)
- A private attorney
- Third Party Collectors (These are private child support collection agencies)
A modification is any change to the terms of a child support order and must be signed by a judge. Possible changes include an increase or decrease in child support, a change of payee, change of payor, or the frequency of the payment. This modification must be submitted to McLennan County Child Support before the change can be made in our system.
To obtain a modification, you must contact a private attorney, the Attorney General’s Office, or obtain information from a law library on how to prepare your own modification. The McLennan County Law Library is located at the
McLennan County Courthouse
501 Washington Avenue
4th Floor Waco, TX 76701
Although the reference material is available from the county law library, there is no one available to assist you in your research or preparation.
Wage Withholding
After the judge has signed a wage withholding order, customers wanting the payor’s wages withheld should contact our Civil Division. Our address is:
McLennan County District Clerk’s Office
501 Washington Avenue,
Suite 300 Courthouse Annex
Waco, Texas 76701.
You can reach the Civil Division by phone at 254-757-5057. There is a $15 fee for this service. The office accepts cash, personal checks, cashier’s checks, credit cards, or money orders as payment. A new wage withholding request must be filed each time the payor changes employment.
Termination of Child Support
McLennan County Child Support can not determine whether child support can or will be stopped. If your case is with the Attorney General, you will need to contact them directly. If your case is not with the Attorney General you should refer back to your court order or your attorney for information regarding termination of child support.
If wages are being garnished you will need to contact your employer to find out what is required by the employer to terminate child support. Should a termination order be necessary, you will need to contact either a private attorney, or go to any law library to retrieve information on how to prepare your own termination order.
Payee Deceased
If the payee is deceased and the payee information needs to be changed, we need a signed court order by a district or family court judge. The order can be from the court of continuing jurisdiction stating the name of the new person set to receive the payments or the person who has legal guardianship of the children. This order, once signed by the judge, must be submitted to McLennan County Child Support before this change can be made in our system.