State Disbursement Unit

Tasks

• collecting payments from the parent required to pay support - usually either by direct payment or by directing the parent's employer to withhold the payments from their wages
• in some cases, deducting money to recollect state welfare paid previously to the receiving parent
• distributing the money to the receiving parent
• keeping track of the money received and disbursed, to aid all parties in determining whether payments were made and disbursed correctly