Child support payments may be made in person or mailed to the Lummi Nation Child Support Registry.

Many payments are also collected through income withholding from wages or other income.

Office Payment Location

Cash and check payments are accepted during normal business hours.

Lummi Nation Child Support Program
Child Support Department
2665 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA 98226

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

No after-hours payment or document drop-off is available.

Mailing Address

Checks should be made payable to LIBC and mailed to:

Lummi Nation Child Support Registry
PO Box 734
Ferndale, WA 98248

Paying the other parent or child directly may not be credited as an official child support payment.

Direct payments may be treated as gifts rather than registry child support payments.

Payments should be made through the Child Support Registry unless the controlling order specifically provides otherwise.

Many child support payments are collected through income withholding.

An employer may deduct child support from a parent’s paycheck and send the payment to the Child Support Registry.

Why Payment Amounts May Vary

Employer pay schedules may divide the monthly support amount across:

• Weekly paychecks.
• Biweekly paychecks.
• Semimonthly paychecks.
• Other employer pay schedules.

What if the Full Amount Is Not Withheld?

A parent may have insufficient earnings for the full ordered amount to be withheld from a particular paycheck. Any unpaid amount may become past-due support.

Contact your assigned case manager promptly if you believe too much is being withheld from your paycheck.

The case manager can review the income-withholding information and the controlling child support order.

When Can I Expect a Payment?

Processing and delivery times depend on when the registry receives funds, business days, holidays, and postal delivery.

Why Might a Payment Be Less Than the Full Monthly Amount?

Many payments are collected through income withholding. Employer pay schedules may divide the monthly amount across several paychecks.

The paying parent may also have insufficient earnings for the full ordered amount to be collected at one time.

When the full ordered amount is not paid, the unpaid amount may become past-due child support.

Past-due support may remain enforceable after current child support ends.

While Receiving TANF

Collected child support may be forwarded to the appropriate TANF agency to reimburse assistance paid to the family.

After TANF Ends

Current support may be paid to the family after TANF assistance ends.

Distribution of past-due support depends on when the debt accrued and which agency or person is legally entitled to receive it.

1. A payment is made directly to the Registry or collected through income withholding.
2. The Child Support Registry receives and processes the payment.
3. The payment is applied according to the controlling order and applicable distribution requirements.
4. The payment is distributed to the person or agency legally entitled to receive it.

Contact the Program

Payment questions may depend on the controlling court order, payment history, employer withholding, TANF status, and applicable distribution requirements.

Contact the program so your assigned case manager or payment staff can review your concern.

Call (360) 312-2235

Office Location

Lummi Nation Child Support Program
Child Support Department
2665 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA 98226

Walk-ins are accepted. No after-hours document or payment drop-off is available.

Phone, Fax, and Hours

Phone: (360) 312-2235
Fax: (360) 380-6988
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

A shared public email address is not currently available. Please call the office for email submission instructions.