FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


August 2025

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:


Amy Weurdig, Regional Director (760) 872-1153


2025 Child Support Awareness Month


RANCHO CORDOVA, CA – August is Child Support Awareness Month, recognized in California and nationwide. This year, it’s important to acknowledge the positive changes and modernization under the Newsom administration and across the country: in the last five years there has been more legislative action improving the child support program than in the past five decades.

Child support services remain free for paying parents and the annual fee for recipients is a fraction of what they receive and never more than $35. The calculations to determine child support amounts have been revised for the first time in 60 years, creating more reasonable orders that parents can pay. Some more recent changes to the program are parents released from incarceration have more time to establish themselves before resuming payments, more money than ever before is being passed through to parents formerly on cash aid, and outdated enforcement actions have been updated or revoked.

“California Child Support Services welcomes the new laws that are making our program more equitable for California’s families,” said Kristen Donadee-Erickson, the Director of Child Support Services. “Our wide range of services are completely free for those paying child support and remain at little to no cost for support recipients.”

The goal is to help Californians co-parenting their children to thrive and avoid the expense and hassles that come with attorneys and private companies.

For those who have considered the high-priced alternatives, now is the time to enroll in child support services, get or change your court order for child support free of charge, and learn about all the other benefits for both of you and your kids free. Visit childsupport.ca.gov to enroll in services or to learn more about how we can help. With new laws and a new approach, it’s your best

Eastern Sierra Child Support Services serves families by establishing parentage, obtaining child support and medical support orders, and enforcing child and spousal support obligations. Serving Inyo and Mono County child support participants. For more information, call 866-901-3212 or view the Department of Child Support Services website at www.childsupport.ca.gov. https://sierrawave.net/2025-child-support-awareness-month/