Alameda County Municipal Code Ch. 2.132 Department of Child Support Services

Pursuant to Section 17304 of the Family Code of the State of California, effective January 1, 2002, there is hereby established in the county a department of child support services (DCSS), hereafter in this chapter referred to as the department.

(Ord. No. 2018-13, § 2, 4-17-18)

The executive officer of the department is the director of child support services, a county employee selected by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to the qualifications established by the State Department of Child Support Services. The Director shall report directly to and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. No. 2018-13, § 2, 4-17-18)

The duties and responsibilities of the director of child support services shall be established by the Board of Supervisors, which may include the authority to hire staff, including attorneys, in conformity with any staffing requirements adopted by the State Department of Child Support Services.

(Ord. No. 2018-13, § 2, 4-17-18)

DCSS utilizes administrative and legal processes to deliver the following services:

A. Receive and provide child support applications and referrals;

B. Establish paternity, child support, and medical coverage orders;

C. Locate the non-custodial parent and his/her assets to enforce the court order;

D. Collect and distribute child, medical, and spousal support payments;

E. Maintain accounts of payments owed and received;

F. Modify court orders when appropriate;

G. Enforce Alameda County Court orders for child, spousal, and medical support;

H. Out of state services through the Uniform Interstate Child Support Services Act;

I. Other services as required by law, ordinance or regulation.

(Ord. No. 2018-13, § 2, 4-17-18)