But 70% of outstanding child-support debt in California is owed to the government, not to kids. That’s because three-quarters of California child-support cases involve low-income families ...

A California woman won a $150,000 settlement for back child support from her ex-husband, nearly 50 years after he skipped out on the family, she and her lawyer said Wednesday. Toni Anderson, 73, a ...

Until January, California allowed only $50 of monthly child support to “pass through” to the families. Then the amount was raised to $100 for a family with one child and $200 for those with ...

In California, most child support payments to parents on public assistance go to the government--not the family. A recently passed set of bills would change that and eliminate interest on child ...

Parents who owe more than $5,000 in child support that aren’t making payments may be getting called out publically if California passes a new bill introduced Friday.