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Department of Defense
August 2003
DoD Puts Kids First

The Department of Defense is committed to assisting in the enforcement of child support

How Can DoD Help You?

• All DoD employees are in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), active duty military, reserve military, retired military and civilian employees.
• NDNH is your source for employment and salary verification. DoD submissions to NDNH are timely and accurate.
• To obtain updated addresses for effecting service of process ask for a DoD-external locate through OCSE.
• Once the court ordered garnishment has been established, send the court orders to:

DFAS Cleveland Center
ATTN: DFAS-GAG/CL
P.O. Box 998002
Cleveland , OH 44199-8002

• Or use DFAS Kids web application to submit child support orders electronically to start garnishment.

DFAS Kids 1st

• Using DFAS Kids 1st is a great next step if NDNH tells you that the obligor is in the active, reserve, retired military, or a DoD civilian, and there is a child support order.
• Kids 1st allows states to submit child support orders electronically to DFAS through two processing options:

Direct input internet web based process or batch file process where states submit orders directly from the state's child support system.

• WEB input screens and batch file layouts are based on the Order/Notice to Withhold Income for Child Support which is mandatory for states to use when submitting orders.
• No cost to the states for use of the WEB direct input process.
• For batch processing the only cost to states would be the programming cost to their system to develop the batch file.
• For more information on DFAS Kids 1st go to http //www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/stsys/tab99.htm or

DFAS GAGLI/CL
1240 E 9th Street
Cleveland OH 44199 8002
Telephone 216 522 5435 X 41677

Medical Coverage Verification

For verification of medical eligibility for active duty military retired military or DoD civilian dependents provide the name and Social Security number (SSN) of the parent m question and the name and date of birth or SSN of the dependent to:

DMDC Support Office
Atm: CA99
400 Gigling Rd.
Seaside, CA 93955-6771

For retired DoD civilians contact the Office of Personnel Management

Requests for past pay history greater than 1 year are the ONLY exception to using the NDNH.

In this case only, write to the appropriate Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) Center, address shown below. Provide the following data:

• FEIN
• DoD Agency Status Indicator
• Military member name
• Name of case worker
• Military member SSN

Army Active and Reserve
DFAS Indianapolis Center
ATTN: DFAS-PMTCBC/IN, Column 302G
8899 East 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46249-0865

Navy Active Duty and Reserve
DFAS Cleveland Center
ATTN: DFAS-GAF/CL
1240 E. 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44199-8006

Marine Corps Active and Reserve
DFAS Kansas City Center
AYFN: DFAS-GA/KC
1500 E. Bannister Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64197-0001

Air Force Active and Reserve
DFAS Denver Center
ATTN: DFAS-GA/DE
6760 E. Irvington Place
Denver, CO 80279-8000

Retired Military Pay
DFAS Cleveland Center
ATTN: DFAS-GAF/CL
1240 East 9th Street
Cleveland OH 44199-8002

DoD Civil Service Employees
This has been contracted to:
The Work Number
www.theworknumber.com/publicassistance/
1-800-660-3399

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