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Section 4252 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 superior court shall appoint one or more subordinate
judicial officers as child support commissioners to perform the
duties specified in Section 4251. The child support commissioners'
first priority always shall be to hear Title IV-D child support
cases. The child support commissioners shall specialize in hearing
child support cases, and their primary responsibility shall be to
hear Title IV-D child support cases. Notwithstanding Section 71622 of
the Government Code, the number of child support commissioner
positions allotted to each court shall be determined by the Judicial
Council in accordance with caseload standards developed pursuant to
paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), subject to appropriations in the
annual Budget Act.
(b) The Judicial Council shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish minimum qualifications for child support commissioners.
(2) Establish minimum educational and training requirements for child support commissioners and other court personnel that are assigned to Title IV-D child support cases. Training programs shall include both federal and state laws concerning child support and related issues.
(3) Establish caseload, case processing, and staffing standards for child support commissioners on or before April 1, 1997, which shall set forth the maximum number of cases that each child support commissioner can process. These standards shall be reviewed and, if appropriate, revised by the Judicial Council every two years.
(4) Adopt uniform rules of court and forms for use in Title IV-D child support cases.
(5) Offer technical assistance to courts regarding issues relating to implementation and operation of the child support commissioner system, including assistance related to funding, staffing, and the sharing of resources between courts.
(6) Establish procedures for the distribution of funding to the courts for child support commissioners, family law facilitators pursuant to Division 14 (commencing with Section 10000), and related allowable costs.
(7) Adopt rules that define the exceptional circumstances in which judges may hear Title IV-D child support matters as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4251.
(8) Undertake other actions as appropriate to ensure the successful implementation and operation of child support commissioners in the counties.
(c) As used in this article, "Title IV-D" means Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).
(b) The Judicial Council shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish minimum qualifications for child support commissioners.
(2) Establish minimum educational and training requirements for child support commissioners and other court personnel that are assigned to Title IV-D child support cases. Training programs shall include both federal and state laws concerning child support and related issues.
(3) Establish caseload, case processing, and staffing standards for child support commissioners on or before April 1, 1997, which shall set forth the maximum number of cases that each child support commissioner can process. These standards shall be reviewed and, if appropriate, revised by the Judicial Council every two years.
(4) Adopt uniform rules of court and forms for use in Title IV-D child support cases.
(5) Offer technical assistance to courts regarding issues relating to implementation and operation of the child support commissioner system, including assistance related to funding, staffing, and the sharing of resources between courts.
(6) Establish procedures for the distribution of funding to the courts for child support commissioners, family law facilitators pursuant to Division 14 (commencing with Section 10000), and related allowable costs.
(7) Adopt rules that define the exceptional circumstances in which judges may hear Title IV-D child support matters as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4251.
(8) Undertake other actions as appropriate to ensure the successful implementation and operation of child support commissioners in the counties.
(c) As used in this article, "Title IV-D" means Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).
