Coparenting Is Hard. Get Nearly-Free, No-Judgment Help from the California Child Support Program
Here’s a fact of modern family life no one would dispute: Coparenting can be challenging. Navigating the everyday logistics alone can be stressful. But add in uncertainty about child support payments, and coparenting can quickly shift from challenging to overwhelming.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Only 43.5 percent of US parents who are due child support report are receiving the full amount. Luckily, in California, coparents have access to a local Child Support office as part of the California Child Support Program.
The California Child Support Program was designed specifically to assist California coparents to receive the child support they’re due. The program is available to any parent; mother, father, grandparent or legal guardian regardless of income, citizenship, or where coparents may live, even if it’s outside the state or the country.
Staffed by dedicated local child support professionals, the California Child Support Program doesn’t take sides. Its goal is to make establishing and receiving child support easier for all involved.
Here is what the California Child Support Program offers:
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Many coparenting arrangements evolve over time. The stress of daily life plus the finances of the arrangement can slowly erode a situation that works at the beginning but then suddenly one day doesn’t. Hopelessness can set in as parents who are due child support may think there’s no way to receive the support their children depend on.
This scenario is precisely what the California Child Support Program aims to address. Parents can protect themselves and maintain an easy flow of child support by getting Child Support involved early. The application is straightforward and assistance is neutral. Keep in mind, the California Child Support Program does not handle child custody cases, but it can accommodate custody changes for support calculations. Child support is not the same thing as childcare.
The basic idea when it comes to child support, earlier is often easier. To get the word out about this essential service, the Child Support Program is working to normalize engaging for assistance. If there’s a breakup and children are involved, contact the program and enroll. It’s one huge burden lifted, and no legal fees are incurred.
There are 47 Local Child Support Agencies, with offices in each California county with...
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Getting started is simple. You can apply online or call the toll-free number. A caseworker will guide you through the process, help establish parentage if needed, and work with both parents to create a fair, guideline-based support order.
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California’s Child Support Program at a Glance
6,000
total employees
child support cases in California, approximately
$1.3 bil
distributed to children and families a year
Many people hear “child support” and immediately stiffen up. Child support can feel complicated and frustrating when questions arise about money and co-parenting. In California, we have child support professionals available to help.
As a state-mandated agency, the program offers modern, neutral, guideline-based assistance to moms, dads, grandparents and legal guardians. The primary goal is to remove the financial tension so parents can focus on coparenting.
These services are essentially free and available to anyone living in California. No case is too messy, no situation too complicated, no arrangement too informal or difficult to address. This is nonjudgmental, approachable, practical help to make coparenting easier, thereby improving your children’s quality of life.
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By Josie Brocato on January 8, 2025
Demystifying the California Child Support Program
Employs enforcement tools like employer withholding, real property liens, bank levies and tax intercepts. Self-employment, unknown income, or other complex financial realities are no problem
Offers accounting services, including tracking payments and directing funds to the receiving parent
Provides genetic testing and health insurance orders
Establishes and modifies child support orders using guideline-based calculation as a neutral third party
Determines the location of parents across jurisdictions, including different counties, states and even countries
sponsored by: THE CALIFORNIA CHILD SUPPORT ASSOCIATION
If you’re struggling with having parentage established, paying, receiving or tracking child support payments, assistance is available to you with the California Child Support Program. This essentially free program is ready to help. All you need to do is apply. Breakups happen, but your children still need support. Child Support is here for you, so you can be there for your children. Focus on parenting and let the Child Support Program handle the money.
These services are invaluable resources that can make your coparenting arrangement a success, but they do take time. Waiting until there’s a crisis to contact the program puts everyone in a tough situation. This is a program you should engage at the beginning of any coparenting process, regardless of if you are divorcing or were never married.
It doesn’t matter if you are the paying parent, or the person receiving child support, you can reach out, ask questions and get the support you need. This is not about government getting involved in your family. It’s about setting up a system of child support collection that is boringly successful so you can put your efforts into being the best parent to your child you can be.
California’s Child Support Program at a Glance
Many coparenting arrangements evolve over time. The stress of daily life plus the finances of the arrangement can slowly erode a situation that works at the beginning but then suddenly one day doesn’t. Hopelessness can set in as parents who are due child support may think there’s no way to receive the support their children depend on.
This scenario is precisely what the California Child Support Program aims to address. Parents can protect themselves and maintain an easy flow of child support by getting Child Support involved early. The application is straightforward and assistance is neutral. Keep in mind, the California Child Support Program does not handle child custody cases, but it can accommodate custody changes for support calculations. Child support is not the same thing as childcare.
The basic idea when it comes to child support, earlier is often easier. To get the word out about this essential service, the Child Support Program is working to normalize engaging for assistance. If there’s a breakup and children are involved, contact the program and enroll. It’s one huge burden lifted, and no legal fees are incurred.