The mission of the California Child Support Program is to enhance the well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of families by providing professional services to locate parents, establish paternity, and establish and enforce orders for financial and medical support.

The statewide Child Support Program operates on the vision that children can rely on their parents for the financial and medical support they need to be healthy and successful. The Child Support Program is committed to ensuring that California's children are given every opportunity to obtain this support in a fair and consistent manner throughout the state. The Child Support Program is committed to providing the highest quality services and collection activities in the most efficient and effective manner.