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Cal. Family Code § 17200 (2026)

Organization — Department of Child Support Services

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The Department of Child Support Services is hereby created within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The department shall administer all services and perform all functions necessary to establish, collect, and distribute child support.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Cnty. of Lake v. Palla, 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 277 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001).
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Cnty. of Lake v. Palla, 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 277 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “5 (Fam. Code, § 17200 et seq., Stats. 1999, ch.”
Orange Cnty. Dep't of Child Support Servs. v. Superior Court, 28 Cal. Rptr. 3d 877 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “(Fam. Code, § 17200.) This legislative action was motivated in part by the funding requirements of title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act ( 42 U.”
Sneed v. Saenz, 16 Cal. Rptr. 3d 563 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “(Fam. Code, §§ 17200, 17202.) To receive CalWORKs, a child must be deprived of a parent’s support.”
Cnty. of Yuba v. Savedra, 78 Cal. App. 4th 1311 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). “) In 1999, the Legislature enacted a new statutory scheme that created a new Department of Child Support Services within the California Health and Human Services Agency to perform all of the functions necessary to establish, collect, and distribute child support (Fam. Code, §…”
Marriage of Reeves CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “(Fam. Code, §§ 17200, 17202.) However, the duty to establish paternity and establish, modify, and enforce support orders at public expense is assigned to a local child support agency in each county.”
Turner v. SSA (5th Cir. 2024). “See CAL. FAM. CODE § 17200. The Superior Court order was never extinguished and remains in effect.”
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