I am totally lost on how to start this whole child support thing. My stbx told me last week he was cheating on me and wanted a divorce. So after a week in hell, I get up today to find him GONE. He leaves me a note saying he'll email me sometime. Yah, that's real nice! So anyway, he was the one who worked and supported our family. I was the one who stayed at home with out 2 young children. I just have no idea how long it takes to get this all started, or if in the meantime there is some sort of emergency help I can get since he left me no money at all, and took the checkbook and atm card. So if anyone at all can advise me on what to do, cause I am lost. Do I call a Human Services agency, or what??? I dont know if it matters, but I live in Michigan.