California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17200

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 478, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.

The Department of Child Support Services is hereby created within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The department shall administer all services and perform all functions necessary to establish, collect, and distribute child support.

Cite this section

Cal. Fam. Code § 17200 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-17-support-services/chapter-1-department-of-child-support-services/article-2-organization/section-17200

Other sections in Article 2 - Organization

§ 17200§ 17202§ 17204§ 17206§ 17208§ 17210§ 17211§ 17212

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