Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller

In Manatee County, records of all Court-ordered Child Support and alimony payments are maintained by the Child Support Depository. While all payments are sent to a central location in the state, called the Florida State Disbursement Unit, the Depository's function is to maintain the county's record of those payments made and charges assessed for each case where support is ordered payable through the Court.

In 2005, the Manatee County Depository processed 201,761 payments totaling $28,550,139 in disbursed child support, alimony, and medical payments. The Depository maintains 15,641 active cases.

CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT INFORMATION HOTLINE

The Manatee County Clerk's Office offers a 24-hour hotline for child support payment information. The hotline can be reached at 941-714-7138 from any touch-tone phone. You will be guided through a series of menu choices to obtain the payment information. You will need to have the following information on hand when you dial the hotline:

Your Social Security Number
Your court case number

TO MAKE A CHILD SUPPORT/ALIMONY PAYMENT

All payments, ordered to be paid through the Court, must be made to the following address:

State of Florida Disbursement Unit
P.O. Box 8500
Tallahassee, FL 32314-8500

Include on your check with all payments:

Your name
Your social security number
Your case number
The words "Manatee County"

To inquire on payments made to the State Disbursement Unit, please call toll-free 1-877-769-0251.

DEPOSITORY'S HOURS OF OPERATION

The Child Support Depository is open from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Depository is closed weekends and holidays

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

It is your or your attorney's responsibility to make certain that the Child Support Depository has a copy of all court orders that require payments to be made through the Court.
Any changes of address or name must be done in writing either by mail or in person. Name changes must also include a copy of the marriage license, a copy of the court order changing the name, or a copy of the driver's license showing the new name. The Depository cannot take these changes over the phone.
The Depository can provide you with some enforcement assistance, however, the Clerk's Child Support Enforcement division provides full enforcement services for all child support cases. For more information, visit Child Support Enforcement.

DOWNLOADABLE FORMS

These forms are provided in Adobe .pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access these forms. If you don't already have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy of this software from our homepage. Please print these forms and mail them to our office, Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court, attn: Child Support Depository, PO Box 25400 Bradenton, FL 34206.

On these forms, "Payor," Obligor" or "Respondent" refers to the person paying the support. "Payee," "Obligee" or "Petitioner" refers to the person receiving the support.

Change of Address form--no additional documentation required.
Change of Name form--be sure to include a copy of the new marriage license, court order or your new driver's license.
Credit for Direct Payments Cover Sheet and Agreement for Credit for Direct Payments -- please print and initial the cover sheet and please note: If you are going to mail this form in, it must be notarized. If you are bringing the form into our office, the clerk can witness it. These two forms must be sent in together.
Notice to Payor--no additional documentation required.
Memorandum to the Clerk--for attorneys' use.

Workers' Compensation Procedures

Workers' Compensation Claim Form (Microsoft Word format)

Workers' Compensation Claim Form (.pdf format)

Workers' Compensation Notice to the Bar (.pdf format)

CHILD SUPPORT DEPOSITORY CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone Number	941-741-4038
Fax Number	941-741-4093
E-mail Supervisor

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Page Last Updated 1/12/2006