Child Support
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Gender and name changes in child support cases
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has issued a policy that individuals may change their gender with the DCSS at any time. Local Child Support Agencies must accept any change of an individual’s gender to male,…
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Child support for adult disabled children
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has issued a policy that child support services must be provided for an adult disabled child if the child’s disability is verified to have occurred prior to the age of…
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Child support transportation service and education and outreach
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has issued policy regarding transportation and education and outreach. This policy implements sections of the new federal child support regulations that became effective on December 20, 2016. The new federal…
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Suppression of child support enforcement
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has issued new policy regarding the use of suppressions of child support enforcement actions. Suppressions shall not be placed on Financial Institution Data Match because this is considered a locate…
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Forwarding child support court documents containing confidential information
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has issued new policy regarding forwarding court documents received from individuals seeking or receiving child support services which contain confidential information. The new policy is that Local Child Support Agencies…
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Current index of California child support policies
The Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has issued an index of child support program policies. The index indicates which policies are current, obsolete, superseded or informational. DCSS is working on a procedures manual to provide guidance and…
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Child Support enforcement against concurrent SSI and Social Security benefits
The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement has issued guidance regarding enforcement of child support orders against persons who receive either concurrent SSI and Social Security Disability or concurrent SSI and Social Security Retirement benefits. States can close…
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Child Support recoupment and CalWORKs overpayments
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued instructions regarding the interaction between child support recoupment and CalWORKs overpayments. Any month in which the full amount of CalWORKs paid is reimbursed by collected child support is not…
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Release of child support judgment liens
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has issued a new policy about release of judgment liens. LSCAs are required to record real property liens as part of enforcing child support orders. LCSA must release real property…
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Child support distribution error
CDSS has issued instructions about a programming error that caused incorrect child support distribution in about 28,000 cases. The problem occurred in the implementation of repeal of the Maximum Family Grant rule. The error caused some families who…