Health and Human Services
5175 Department of Child Support Services

The mission of the California Child Support Program is to promote the well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of families by assisting both parents to meet the financial, medical, and emotional needs of their children through the delivery of quality child support establishment, collection, and distribution services.

The statewide Child Support Program is founded on a belief that California's children have the right to be supported by both parents financially, medically and emotionally. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Alternative Federal Penalty - The Governor's Budget includes a reduction of $220 million General Fund due to the state's request for federal certification of its statewide, automated child support system. During the federal certification process, the federal government will hold future penalties in abeyance pending final review of the state's child support automation system. Once the federal government certifies the system, it will reimburse the state $198 million, or 90 percent of the state's final penalty payment. Given the current project schedule, the state system should be certified in 2008-09, and the Governor's Budget assumes accrual of the penalty reimbursement to 2007-08.

  • General Fund Backfill for Lost Federal Incentives Matching Funds - Effective October 1, 2007, the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 will eliminate California's ability to claim federal matching funds for earned federal incentive payments. These incentive payments are awarded to all states based on program performance in a number of areas, such as paternity establishment. The Governor's Budget includes increased funding of $23 million General Fund to maintain the current funding level for local child support agencies.

PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
10
 Child Support Services Program
518.8
$1,106,977
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
518.8
$1,106,977
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
518.8
$1,106,977

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Child Support Services Budget (pdf * - 23K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 5K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
Child Support Program Collections (pdf * - 3K)
Provides information on child support collections by category.