CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

• Becoming involved in child support related
issues arising within the district office in order
to help resolve them; and
• Ensuring LEADER Portal reports regarding
child support penalties and good cause
referrals are provided to eligibility staff and
ensuring the reports are processed on a
monthly basis.
How is a case referred to CSSD for child
support enforcement?
LEADER generates an electronic child support
referral to CCSAS when the Absent/Unmarried
Parent Information screen tabs are completed
for the absent parent.
When is an applicant/participant required to
cooperate with CSSD?
• When there is at least one absent parent;
• When the unmarried parents are living
together and paternity has not been
established;
• When an unmarried parent returns to the
home and paternity has not been
established;
• When a parent leaves the home;
• When a child with an absent parent is added
to the AU (including a minor parent and/or
MFG);
• When a child for whom paternity has not
been established is added to the AU and the
father lives in the home; and
• When the minor has his/her own case, a
referral must be made for both of the minor’s
absent parent(s) and the absent parent of
the minor’s child(ren).
EXAMPLE
A 15-year-old minor parent residing with her
mother applies for her own case (self and child).
The Absent/Unmarried Parent Information
screen tabs must be completed to generate an
electronic child support referral for her absent
father and the absent father of her child.