Why is a new department of child support necessary?
The current child support program has not met the public’s performance expectations. The new department whose only focus will be to administer California’s child support system will have complete responsibility for oversight of local child support agencies in each county. This is a major step in overhauling a program that has been criticized for too long as fragmented and inefficient. Q: When will the Department of Child Support Services be operational? A: The legislation requires operations to begin on January 1, 2000. Q: Does this legislation change county enforcement efforts? A: Yes. Local child support programs within the district attorneys’ offices will be transferred to new county child support departments. Shifting child support activities to local agencies allows the DAs to concentrate on their number one priority making our streets safer. At the same time, the local child support agencies can devote 100 percent of their attention to getting the financial support California’s c
