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.