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Legal Information: U.S. Virgin Islands

Child Support

Laws current as of
November 30, 2023

When and where should I file for child support?

You should go to the Virgin Islands Department of Justice, Division of Paternity and Child Support (P&CS) to complete the necessary documents to start the process. In the district of St. Thomas/St. John, the Division of Paternity and Child Support offices are located at 8000 Nisky Center, 2nd Floor, Ste. No. 500. The telephone number is (340) 775-3070. In the district of St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice-Division of Paternity and Child Support is located at RRO 1-249 Estate Glynn. The telephone number is (340) 778-5958.1 Child support will be owed starting from the date a petition for child support is filed.2 

1 See the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands website
2 16 V.I.C. § 346

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