Director’s Message
The mission of the Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department is to improve the
quality of life for children and families of Los Angeles County by providing timely,
accurate and responsive child support services. The very core of what we do is
predicated on the belief that both parents, based upon their current circumstances and
stations in life, are responsible for the economic support, health and emotional
well-being of their children. We are the largest locally-operated child support
program in the entire country and take our responsibilities very seriously.
The timely receipt of child support is critical for the families that we help in
Los Angeles County, in every other state and territory in the nation, and those that
we serve in other nations. All told, our staff works every day on over 475,000 child
support cases. In the same way that courts exist to enforce laws that regulate
relationships, the child support program exists to ensure payment of child support,
so that the moral and legal responsibility of parents, and the needs of their
children, are met.
As Director of the Child Support Services Department, I commend each and every parent
who voluntarily provides both emotional and financial support to their children. I also
commit the resources of our office, and the diligence of my staff, to collect support
on behalf of the children whose parents are not paying support, to ensure that these
parents meet their court-ordered obligations. Our Department supports
children - one family at a time.
I welcome your feedback - on this website and on the work we are doing on behalf of
those children and families I believe we are privileged to serve.
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STEVEN J. GOLIGHTLY
DIRECTOR
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