Rule 5.355.Minimum standards of training for court clerk staff whose assignment includes title IV-D child support cases
Division 1. Family Rules · Chapter 10. Government Child Support Cases (Title IV-D Support Cases) · Last amended 2007 · Last verified September 10, 2026
Full Text of Rule 5.355
Plain-English Summary
One sentence, aimed at the counter rather than the bench. A court clerk whose assignment includes title IV-D child support cases must take a minimum of six hours of continuing education annually in federal and state law concerning child support and related issues.
It sits alongside the commissioner education rule for a reason: much of what goes wrong in a support case goes wrong at intake, and the clerk is the person a self-represented parent meets first.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do court clerks need child support training?
Yes, where their assignment includes title IV-D child support cases: a minimum of six hours of continuing education annually in federal and state child support law and related issues.
What does the clerk training have to cover?
Federal and state laws concerning child support and related issues. The rule sets the subject matter and the six-hour annual minimum, and leaves the programme itself to the court.
Amendment History
Rule 5.355 amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1280.11 effective July 1, 2000; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2003.