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SERVICE AGENCIES
greyarrow: Kern County Department of Child Support Services
 Every county has a Child Support Department that provides child support services on behalf of the state of California. The Kern County Department of Child Support Services (KCDCSS) provides a variety of child support services to custodial and noncustodial parents and helps parents fulfill their responsibilities to their children.

The KCDCSS provides the following services:

  • Establishing paternity
  • Locating a parent to establish paternity and/or child support and enforcing payment of support
  • Establishing, modifying and enforcing a court order to pay child support
  • Collecting and distributing child and spousal support payments
  • Establishing and enforcing medical support (including dental and vision care) and family support orders

    The KCDCSS does not:

  • Handle custody or visitation matters
  • Handle divorces
  • Obtain or enforce restraining orders (The agencies that provide these services vary from county to county. Consult your telephone directory under the county government listing for more information).
  • Establish spousal support orders

    Any parent or guardian can apply for child support services by visiting or calling the Kern County Department of Child Support Services. Parents who receive public assistance will automatically be referred to the KCDCSS by the Welfare Department. There is no application fee or charge for child support services in California. However, some states do charge for services.

      Bakersfield
       1300 18th Street
      Bakersfield, CA 93301 (7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday) (Map)
      Tel: 661.868.6500
      Tel: 800.980.9021

      Ridgecrest
       400 N. China Lake Blvd
      Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [Closed 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.] Monday - Friday) (Map)
      Tel: 760.384.5885
      Tel: 800.980.9021

    greyarrow: Paternity Opportunity Program
     State POP Coordinator
    Tel: 866.249.0773
    E-mail: askpop@dcss.ca.gov
    Information about the declaration of paternity, establishing parentage or child support in addition to the Kern County Department of Child Support Services.

    CHILD SUPPORT & CUSTODY TOOLKIT

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