CHILD SUPPORT POLICIES

To request an accessible version of any policy documents, please email DCSSADA@dcss.ca.gov.

Administrative Policies

Foster Care Arrears
Performance Improvement Process for Federal Fiscal Year 2023-24
Annual Performance Strategies for Federal Fiscal Year 2024-25
Permanent Election of Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Distribution
Date of Receipt Obligations and Receivables
Court Venue and Direct Applications For Child Support Services
Electronic Data Processing Contracts
Equipment Management and Disposition Policy
Genetic Testing Fee Recovery
Local Child Support Agency Purchase Request Process
Mandatory Reporter-Definition of Caseworker
Ombudsperson Serving As Public Information Officer
Performance Improvement Process for FFY 2019
Performance Improvement Process for FFY 2020
Performance Improvement Process for FFY 2021 and 2022
Service Agreement Between County Family Support Division and County Info
Social Media Use By Local Child Support Agency
Statewide Allocation
Final Rule Optional Provisions
Statewide Document Imaging Standards
Uniform Initial Pleading Practices
Use of Transitional Adjustment Functionality
Verification Of Unreimbursed Assistance Pools
Zero Basic Grant and Suspend Status
IV-D Case Construct and Disregard Payee / IV-D Case Attachment A
Adult Disabled Children
Gender and Name Changes
ID Verification Requirements When Requesting Copies of Filed Paternity Declarations and Rescissions
Entering Court Order Terms
Election of Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Distribution
The Servicemembers Civil Relief

Case Procedures

Child Support Services for SB 380 Opt-in Children
Adjusting Charging Instructions At Case Closure
Case Status When a Custodial Party Is Deceased
Determining If An Audit Should Be Conducted When Case Management Responsibility Changes
Family Violence Indicator and Non-Disclosure
Foreign Support Orders
Income Withholding Orders
Providing Child Support Services To Third Parties
Registration of Support Orders in the Child Support Enforcement System
Revised Maternity Pause Policy For Unborn Children In Non-Aided Cases
Suppressions
Suppressions 08-08
Use of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers In the Child Support Enforcement System
WrapAround Pilot Program and Child Support
Audit of Unreimbursed Assistance Pool: Pre-Conversation versus Post-Conversation

Complaint Resolution & State Hearing Process

Adoption of Permanent Regulations
Complaint Resolution and State Hearing (CRSH) Regulation Training
Complaint Resolution Process When County Transitions From Cases To CSE
Jurisdiction of State Hearing

Financial Institution Data Match

State Child Support programs must enter into agreements with financial institutions to conduct data matches to identify accounts of parents who are delinquent in paying their child support. Learn more at the Office of Child Support Enforcement website.