General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

GR 43-110.6 – Payment
to DPSS Process
How are contributions from responsible relative
made to DPSS?
• Contributions payable by check or money order
are made out to “The County of Los Angeles”.
The contributing relative is advised to include
the case name and case number across the top
of the check/money order.
• For contributions paid in cash, refer to Section
23-104 of the Operations Handbook.
• The Departmental Receipt – 76M 478 is
annotated with “GR Responsible Relative”.
GR 43-111 –
Separated/Divorced
Spouses (Legal
Marriage Only)
GR 43-111.1 –
Separation – No Legal
Action
GR 43-111.2 – Legal
Separation/Divorce
How is responsible relative liability determined
when there is a separation without legal action?
Since there is no court ordered support involved,
the separated spouse is contacted and liability
assessed as for any responsible relative out of the
home.
How is responsible relative liability determined
for legal separation/divorce?
If there has been legal action taken by either
spouse, it is necessary to determine whether a
court order for support (alimony) exists and what
the provisions are.
If any one of the following applies, no contact is
made with the relative:
• An order specifying no support for the individual
exists.
• An order for support exists and the spouse is
meeting the legal obligation. The support
received by the individual is treated as income.
• A time-limited order for support exists and the
time has expired.
GR 43-111.3 – Court
Ordered Support Not
What action is needed when there is a court
order which specifies support that is currently