Section 4250 Of Article 4. Child Support Commissioners From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Child and spousal support are serious legal obligations.
(2) The current system for obtaining, modifying, and enforcing
child and spousal support orders is inadequate to meet the future
needs of California's children due to burgeoning caseloads within
local child support agencies and the growing number of parents who
are representing themselves in family law actions.
(3) The success of California's child support enforcement program
depends upon its ability to establish and enforce child support
orders quickly and efficiently.
(4) There is a compelling state interest in creating an expedited
process in the courts that is cost-effective and accessible to
families, for establishing and enforcing child support orders in
cases being enforced by the local child support agency.
(5) There is a compelling state interest in having a simple,
speedy, conflict-reducing system, that is both cost-effective and
accessible to families, for resolving all issues concerning children,
including support, health insurance, custody, and visitation in
family law cases that do not involve enforcement by the local child
support agency.
(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to: (1) provide
for commissioners to hear child support cases being enforced by the
local child support agency; (2) adopt uniform and simplified
procedures for all child support cases; and (3) create an Office of
the Family Law Facilitator in the courts to provide education,
information, and assistance to parents with child support issues.