Paying Child Support

Most child support is paid by withholding wages, however there are also several other options for making payments.

Secure Access Washington (SAW) is Washington State's secure payment portal.
Regular deductions from your bank account. Find out how to get that started.
By mail. Please clearly print your social security number on your payment.

Washington State Support Registry

PO Box 45868
Olympia, WA 98504-5868

Other ways to pay

The Division of Child Support (DCS) works with outside vendors to provide many ways to make a child support payment. The vendors below are private companies that have gone through a careful selection process and have met strict security requirements to contract with us. However, they may have different privacy or security policies than DCS. If you have concerns about those policies you should read the vendor's website or contact them for more information. As private companies, each of these vendors charge a fee for their service. Once we receive a payment from a vendor and match it to your account, we give you credit. These payments can take three to five days to process.

Pay with Credit/Debit

Money Orders & Cash Payments

Money orders are an inexpensive payment option and can be purchased at many retail locations, post offices and banks. When sending a money order, please be sure to clearly print your full name and identifier. An account number (referred to as IN or BI number on DCS correspondence) or SSN works best. Cash payments can be made at money services companies, such as MoneyGram, for a fee. Cash payments made through this type of service are transmitted to DCS electronically. Customers are responsible to verify fees and participating retail locations through those companies’ websites directly.