If you reside in the State of Florida, you can apply for services online with the Florida Department of Revenue. If you live in another state or receive child support services from another state, you may need to contact that state to find out if you already have an open support case in that state.
Paper-Based Florida Caregiver Requirements You must be 18 or older. A high school diploma or its equivalent. Clear criminal background check. Clean DMV records and valid driver's license. Reliable car with valid insurance. Clear health check. Caregiver training/certification (optional)
If you are a Broward County resident seeking to open a new child support case, contact the Florida Department of Revenue (DOR), or call (850) 488-KIDS (5437), for information on the type of services provided by the Child Support Enforcement Program.
How do I apply for child support services? to your eServices account and click the Apply for Services link. If you have an open active case in Florida, but do not have an eServices account, you can register online for eServices and apply.
I must be taking care of children under age 18 who are related to me. There must be a Florida court order by a judge finding the children were abandoned, abused or neglected.
The Relative Caregiver Program provides financial assistance to relatives who are within the fifth degree, by blood or marriage, to the parent or stepparent of a child and who are caring for the child fulltime because of a court's determination of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment.