Services Available from Tulare County Department of Child Support Services (TCDCSS):
- Parentage establishment
- Establishment of court orders for child support
- Medical Support (health insurance) - establishment and enforcement
- Enforcement of child support orders (Collecting child support)
- Modification of court orders (changing the monthly support amount)
- Location of Non-Custodial Parents
Collections Programs
TCDCSS participates in various state and federal intercept programs (to collect unpaid support):
- Interception of income tax refunds
- Drivers/Professional License suspension and revocation through the State Licensing Match System SLMS
- Franchise Tax Board full Collection
- Federal prosecution of parents who flee the state to avoid payment of child support
- Credit reporting
- Coordination with Tulare County hospitals to ensure paternity is established, if the father is present at the birth of his child, and he signs the birth certificate
