Article 5.5. District Attorney’s Family Or Child Support Trust Fund of California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.5.

The board of supervisors of a county may establish a local child support agency's family or child support trust fund pursuant to this article.

In any county that establishes a local child support agency family or child support trust fund pursuant to this article, the board of supervisors shall make these amounts available annually to the local child support agency as determined to be necessary by the auditor-controller. The auditor-controller shall cause those amounts to be transferred to the local child support agency family or child support trust fund.

The local child support agency shall use the trust fund solely for the purpose of advancing reimbursement for moneys erroneously attached or intercepted by a government agency for payment of a delinquent support obligation.

Upon the presentation by the local child support agency of a requisition to the auditor, the auditor shall draw a warrant in favor of the local child support agency on the trust fund for such amounts as the local child support agency requires, within seven working days of the presentation of the requisition to the auditor. The treasurer shall pay the warrant.

(a) The local child support agency shall forward attached or intercepted moneys upon which advances were made to the trust fund within three days of receipt from the attaching or intercepting agency.
  (b) The local child support agency shall not designate the application of money returned to the trust fund to a specific case.

The local child support agency trust fund is in addition to any other appropriations for the local child support agency, and this article shall not be construed to limit or affect any provision of law relative to the expenses of the local child support agency which are incurred and paid as other county claims after allowance by the board of supervisors.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the budget of each county shall indicate the amount appropriated for the local child support agency for child and spousal support enforcement. All such moneys shall be available for expenditure for capital and operational expenses.