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for Child Support Professionals

The Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support Association (ERICSA) is comprised of child support professionals at the federal, state and local levels from the public and private sectors. While most of our members are from the Eastern states, we have members from across the country. All members of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and Honorary Board are dues paying members of the organization and volunteer their time to:

Organize an annual training conference;
Ensure effective implementation of federal and state family support laws;
Recommend changes to family support legislation and regulations;
Improve communication and cooperation between states to enhance interstate case processing.

63rd Annual ERICSA Conference

May 3 - 7, 2026

Baird Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Meet the President

Nicholas J. Palos, Esq.

Nick has served as a Support Magistrate in the New York State Family Court since November 1997. He has served in the former Child Support Enforcement Term, which heard all New York City TANF based cases, and in New York County and Kings County Family Courts, where he hears intrastate and interstate private cases as well as the NYC TANF cases which originate from Brooklyn (Kings County). He currently presides over the Parent Support Program in Kings County, where the program was piloted and has since expanded to the remaining boroughs.

Nick previously served as ERICSA’s VP for Conference Operations and VP for Policy and Legislation. He is a past president of the New York State Support Magistrates Association, past member of the NCSEA board of directors, and has served on several Family Court Advisory Committees.

Become a Member

There are two ways you can become a member or renew your existing membership in ERICSA. One, by attending the annual conference which enrolls (or renews) you as a member until the next annual conference. Or two, if you are unable to attend the conference there is an online form which requires a $75 payment. Both methods entitle you to all the member benefits.

Policy & Legislation

ERICSA is instrumental in improving policies, procedures, practices, laws and regulations that deal with all aspects of child support. In keeping with its name, ERICSA seeks to focus special attention on the interstate aspects of child support enforcement through the program support and policy work the Association provides year-round.