Program: Kern County Department of Child Support Services
Agency: Kern County Child Support Services
Resource Number: 5644012
Alternate name: DCSS
Description
Provides a variety of child support services to custodial and non-custodial parents and helps parents fulfill their responsibilities to their children, such as helping establish parentage for the child by providing parents with a Voluntary Declaration of Parentage that they can sign or by DNA testing. The program also works with parents to establish court orders, takes action on enforcing court orders for child support, modifies child support payment amount based on circumstance changes and provides an online child support application.
Kern County Department of Child Support Services
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Location:
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400 North China Lake Boulevard
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(Map)
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Program Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
Closed for lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Description:
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Corner of East Coso Avenue and North China Lake Boulevard
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Bus Service:
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Yes
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Disabilities Access:
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Outside Ramps
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Eligibility:
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Open to the public
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Languages:
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English
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Application Process:
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Call to make an appointment or open a child support case via website
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Payment methods:
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Fees vary, Call for fee information
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Documents Required:
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Call for information
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Service Area:
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| CA | -Kern County | -Ridgecrest | |
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Programs at Kern County Child Support Services
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Tax Status:
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None or unknown
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Legal Status:
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Government - County
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