§ 7634 Child Support Agency Actions

Family Code·California

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•The local child support office can take legal action if they think it's needed to help with child support.
•The state can check how local offices are doing their job and find better ways to make sure people get the legal papers in person.

Example

A parent isn't paying child support like they're supposed to.

The local child support office can decide to take them to court to make them pay. The state might also check if the office is doing a good job letting people know about the court date by handing them the papers directly.

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§ 7634 Child Support Agency Actions

(a) The local child support agency may, in the local child support agency’s discretion, bring an action under this chapter in any case in which the local child support agency believes it to be appropriate. (b) The Department of Child Support Services may review the current practices of service of process used by the local child support agencies pursuant to subdivision (a), and may develop methods to increase the number of persons served using personal delivery. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 849, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Last verified: January 21, 2026

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local child support agency Department of Child Support Services service of process personal delivery

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 7634.

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