As a condition of eligibility for TEA, you are required to help OCSE with our efforts to identify and collect child support from the noncustodial parent. If the State is able to collect child support on behalf of your children, the child support payments will go toward reimbursing the State and Federal governments for assistance payments made to your family. If the father and mother were not married at the time of the child's birth, an Affidavit of Acknowledging Paternity or a court order naming the legal father establishes paternity. The alleged father may voluntarily admit that he is the father of the child. This can be done through the Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment Program of Arkansas that is offered at all birthing centers in Arkansas, all Child Support Enforcement offices, and Vital Records offices.
Paternity tests examine the genetic markers of the mother, alleged father and the child.
The paternity tests will either indicate the likelihood of paternity or exclude the alleged father. The alleged father must pay for the costs of the tests. My boyfriend is in the military overseas and I am about to have his child. Once the child is born you can complete the OCSE application for child support services. If he is willing to sign documents admitting paternity and agreeing to support, then enforcement can proceed by a wage withholding order.