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Child Support Agency

Payments

For your convenience, Wood County Child Support Agency now accepts credit / debit card payments

Make your payment today by calling: 715-421-8431

Or visit us at the agency where cash payments are always accepted. We look forward to hearing from you!

Office Information

Wood County Courthouse (Map)
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm M-F
Phone: 715-421-8430
Fax: 715-421-8418
TDD: 800-947-3529

Mailing Address
Child Support
400 Market Street
P.O. Box 8095
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095

Brent Vruwink, Director
Shannon M. Lobner, Deputy Director

About Us

The Wood County Child Support Agency is charged with:

  • Establishing paternities, legal obligations to pay child support, and medical insurance orders
  • Responsibility of taking administrative, civil, and criminal legal actions necessary to enforce child support orders
  • Review and/or modify court orders or monitor and adjust child support financial accounts when necessary

Mission Statement

As a team of child support professionals, our commitment is to enhance the well-being of the children and families we serve.

Calling the Agency

Agency numbers are listed above. Select the correct option on the recorded voice mail system. Be prepared to leave the following information:

  • Your Name
  • PIN
  • Social Security Number (if you choose to do so)
  • Case Number
  • Your Telephone Number
  • A brief description as to why you are calling

If you do not leave this information, your call will not be returned. Individual staff members schedule their own appointments.

The agency caseload is divided amongst staff according to non-custodial or paying parents' last names, with the exception of interstate and pending paternity establishment cases. When calling, please leave your message with the appropriate caseworker via the voicemail system.

Last Name Staff Name E-Mail / Phone
A-DOZZ Emily Pearcy emily.pearcy@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8573
DP-HZZZ Meghan Miller meghan.miller@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8595
I-MOZZ Vicki Stoflet vicki.stoflet@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8405
MP-SIZZ Chelsey Brandl chelsey.brandl@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8429
SJ-ZZZZ Jenna Arnold jenna.arnold@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8577
Interstate Denise Willfahrt denise.willfahrt@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8427
Non-IVD Shannon Lobner shannon.lobner@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8572
Paternity in
Establishment
McKenzie Kelnhofer mckenzie.kelnhofer@woodcountywi.gov
715-421-8590

Payments

Payments are not considered “late” until a payment is more than 30 days overdue.

For all child support payment information, contact the Wisconsin Support Collections Trust Fund at 1-800-991-5530.

Job or Address Changes

Submit the changes in writing or notify the agency at the above address or phone number within 10 days.

Confidentiality

Child support staff exchanges information with case participants. This means custodial and non-custodial parents only. Strict legalities regarding confidentiality are adhered to in all cases.

Legal Documents

Your personal copies of important legal documents regarding your child support case should be kept in a safe place. The original documents are housed at the Wood County Clerk of Courts Office and copies can be obtained in that office for a fee.

Complaint Process

If you have any concerns regarding your child support case, place those issues in writing and send to the address listed above; or call the number above and a complaint form will be mailed to you. This will enable the caseworker to assist everyone in a timely manner. You will also need to state your case number and pin.

Equal Opportunity

This agency is an equal-opportunity employer and service provider. If you have a disability and need information in an alternative format, or need it translated to another language, please contact the phone number or address listed at the top of this informational sheet.

Emancipation, Graduation and Child Support Order Termination

Please read the Agency's Policy on Emancipation & Graduation as it pertains to child support order termination.