Central Authority Address Listing for International customers 277-08010000

USA state information has been removed from the Central Authority Address list. This is because the USA maintains a list of the State and Federal Authorities on their website which is updated monthly.

If attempting to locate (trace) a customer in the USA, issue a 'Request for information (tracing)' letter from the International Transmittal Letters Macro.

Open the Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) to find the address for the state required.

Note: the US Central Authority (Washington DC) have advised they are only able to identify which state a customer is in. They are unable to provide other details.

When a request is:

• returned 'unknown' from a state within the USA, resend the request to Washington DC. Email the International Transmittal Team
• for California and Texas, if there is a possible location for a customer, to fast-track the process also send the request to the International Transmittal Team

Active duty Military

For active duty Military members with no current address, send a request to the Cuyahoga County office. See Central Authority Address Listing.

USA addresses can be accessed in the Intergovernmental Referral Guide. To access information in the IRG:

From the HOME page:

• enter the site as a public user ensuring the STATE radio button is selected
• select the state from the drop down list
• select GO

The next page displayed requires the selection of the address type.

• Select the CONTACT tab
• Select CENTRAL REGISTRY CONTACT as the address type
• Select VIEW

The contact details for the authority will be displayed.

For address details for England, Wales, Gibraltar & Northern Ireland, see Central Authority Address Listing.

For access to court contact details post transmittal see Court and tribunal finder.

The addresses have been obtained from several places, addresses:

• that have a link to the National Child Support Enforcement Authority (NCSEA) website have been obtained from a list published by the NCSEA, mostly concerning UNCRAM countries. This list was last published in 2004
• with a link to the Hague website are recorded as the nominated Central Authorities for the purpose of the Hague Convention
• with a reference to the "Old List" have been copied over from the list applicable up until 07/04/2011. These addresses were largely obtained from a list given to the Child Support Agency by the Attorney-General's Department in 2000

The reference to 'confirmed' means the Central Authority has been confirmed as the appropriate authority for management of child support claims, either through:

• a reliable website
• success in enforcement
• replies to correspondence, or
• confirmation from that Central Authority

Those authorities without a 'confirmed' status have not been recently verified, but appear to be the appropriate body on the basis of historical information.

If correspondence is sent to an unconfirmed address and a reply received confirming them as the appropriate authority:

• escalate to the Child Support Program Branch
• copy in Child Support International

Where an appropriate child support administration in a country has not been identified (usually because these authorities are not party to any specific convention), address correspondence with the governments of those countries to:

• 'The Competent Authority'
• see the UQ45.05 - DFAT covering letter and the DFAT guidelines

If the address of a Central Authority has changed, or the Service Officer receives a request for registration from a Central Authority not recorded on the list:

• escalate to the Child Support Program Branch
• copy in Child Support International