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The North Carolina
Office of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) is now offering Direct
Deposit services. Direct Deposit, also known as electronic funds
transfer (EFT), means the automatic deposit of your child support
payments directly into your checking account. Direct Deposit is
available only for checking accounts at this time. When a payment
is posted to your child support case, your bank is notified to credit
your account with the payment. In most instances, your payment will
be received at your bank within two business days after the CSE
applies the payment to your case. Some advantages
of Direct Deposit are: To sign up for
Direct Deposit, complete the Authorization
For Automatic Deposit of Child Support Form* and attach a voided
blank check. After the authorization form is received, completely
filled out and signed by you, we will contact your bank to set up
the Direct Deposit. Please allow 3-4 weeks for Direct Deposit to
take effect. In the meantime, you will continue to receive your
support checks in the mail. Many banks now
offer a "debit card" account that could be used for direct deposit
of child support. (The bank may have a different name for it.) This
service would allow you to withdraw the child support through an
ATM after it is deposited. A debit card account may be less expensive
than a checking account. After you have established this account
with your bank, you may sign up for direct deposit using the authorization
form. Instead of attaching a blank check, please have your bank
attach some form of verification of your debit card account number
and the banks transit number. *The Authorization
for Automatic Deposit of Child Support Form is available to be downloaded.
In order to download you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you
do not have the reader, please visit www.adobe.com
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