Our children are living with me. The Division of Child Support Enforcement can obtain a child support order for a custodial parent through administrative procedures. I are not married. Your case can be handled either by D.C.S.E. or your own attorney and would generally be called a paternity case. If the father of the child is unwilling to cooperate in establishing paternity and it must be proven that he is the father, establishing paternity can be a very long and complex process.
Every case is different and the time span varies widely.
If, on the other hand, the father legally admits his paternity, the case can proceed fairly quickly. Generally in cases where the man denies that he is the father of your child, a very sophisticated series of tests will be done on a specimen of blood from the mother, the child, and the man in order to get a scientific probability of paternity. I already have a child support order, but the absent parent isn't paying. Once you have a child support order, if the support is not being paid, the next step is to enforce the order. Usually, the quickest and most effective ways to enforce a child support order are through wage assignments and garnishments.