May 26 Roundup: The Week’s Most Important Child Support Enforcement Tips

A quick roundup of the most actionable enforcement tips from this month’s series — organized for immediate use.

The Top 10 Tips

1. Update your payment ledger monthly. 2. Keep your DCSS case open even if doing private enforcement. 3. Record a property lien in every county where the paying parent owns real estate. 4. Request bank information through subpoena when available. 5. File for contempt when willful nonpayment is documented. 6. Use the Family Law Facilitator before every court appearance. 7. Document the paying parent’s lifestyle for imputation evidence. 8. Check whether dependent Social Security benefits are available. 9. Request a DCSS administrative review if the order is more than 3 years old. 10. Request a free evaluation if you’re stuck.

Small consistent actions produce large cumulative results. None of these tips requires a major commitment — but doing all of them consistently, month after month, produces enforcement results that sporadic bursts of effort never achieve.

The California Child Support Recovery System gives custodial parents the exact tools and templates to enforce support orders, calculate arrears, and use every enforcement mechanism available. Request your free evaluation here.