We are committed to a partnership with parents and guardians to ensure children and families receive financial and medical support. We will work with the community to provide and promote parent involvement through collaborative strategies. We are committed to providing the resources to all parents and the community to ensure that every child receives the support they deserve so that families can meet their goals for raising happy, healthy children.

• Establish parentage, child support and medical coverage.
• Locate non-custodial parents and their assets to enforce courts orders.
• Collect and distribute child and spousal support payments.
• Maintain accounts of payments owed and received.
• Modify court orders when appropriate.
• Enforce child support court orders.

• English
• Spanish

Are you tired of receiving paper Income Withholding Orders? Sign up for Electronic Income Withholding Orders (e-IWO). The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), in partnership with state child support agencies, public and private-sector employers and payroll processors has developed this FREE and efficient method that allows employers to Receive, Acknowledge or Reject IWOs and more.

• eIWO Flyer: Read About Your Options 
• System to System Interface
• No Programming Option (NPO) For small to medium size employers

View, save, and print your child support documents online instead of receiving them by mail. To enroll, visit us at www.childsup-connect.ca.gov. Login to your account, click the My Profile tab and select eDocuments.

Watch how adding an extra $25 to $50 to your usual monthly payment can decrease your balance faster!

The Arrears Estimator is a valuable tool that will allow you to compare how the length of time and total interest paid are affected by differing monthly payment amounts. Just watch how adding an extra $25 to $50 to your usual monthly payment can significantly decrease the total amount you pay in interest, as well as decreasing the amount of time you are making payments on the past due child support owed. You also have the option of entering the number of months in which you would like to have your balances paid off. By entering the number of months, the estimator will determine what the monthly payment needs to be to make this happen.

This calculation represents an estimate for paying off past due child support in California. It should not be used for any other purpose. This is only an ESTIMATE!

• Start the California Child Support Arrears Calculator

• $35 Fee Information - Video
• Child Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• CA Child Support Service
• Compromise of Arrears Program (COAP) Application - English 
• Compromise of Arrears Program (COAP) Application - Spanish 

Child Support Fact Sheets

• Where Does Your Child Support Go? 
• The Secondary Benefits of Paying Child Support 
• Help Your Child Support Professional Help You 
• Help Your Child Support Professional Help You (Spanish) 
• Answering Questions Your Kids Have About Child Support 
• Benefits of Working With Child Support Services (CP Version) 
• Benefits of Working With Child Support Services (NCP Version) 
• How is the Amount of My Child Support Determined? 
• Importance of Paying Child Support From the Beginning 
• Importance of Paying Child Support From the Beginning (Spanish) 
• Medical Support Mystery 

Employer Information

• Employer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Employer Handbook 
• Employer Resource Center

Making payments:
Payments can be made directly to:

State Disbursement Unit
P.O. Box 989067
West Sacramento, CA 95798-9067

Payments can also be made by credit card or electronic funds transfer. A personal identification number is needed for these forms of payment.

• Make a credit card payment now
• New user registration

Receiving Payments:
Parents who receive payments can receive them by Direct Deposit or by Electronic Pay Cards.

• Direct Deposit - set up account
• Electronic Payment Card - set up account