Office of the Attorney General, a government agency of Washington, D.C., provides child support, consumer protection and legal advisory services. The agency provides prevention of deceptive and anticompetitive business practices and obtains compensation for consumers. It also helps consumers and merchants in resolving disputes. The agency also helps parents caring for a child in collecting child support from the child's non-custodial parent. Additionally, the agency offers paternity establishment and parent location services. It also prevents housing code violations, such as nonworking smoke detectors, rodent infestation and holes and cracks in walls.