No. As long as you are cooperating with DCSS, TANF payments and Medi-Cal benefits will be available to you.

No. TANF benefits are considered welfare for the benefit of minor children and DCSE cannot collect support monies from these welfare benefits.

You have 30 days to respond (file an Answer) to the Summons and Complaint. The Answer document you file is included with the Summons and Complaint. Complete the Answer document and file it with the Superior Court clerk within 30 days. You may call the local child support agency or Family Law Facilitator.

Tell the local child support agency when you or the noncustodial parent moves--no matter where. They can transfer your child support case to the county or state where you move if you are a custodial party. Also tell the local child support agency where the noncustodial parent moves. Child support can be enforced anywhere in the United States. No.

Unless the parent in jail has other assets, such as a house or a car, or other income, child support will be nearly impossible to collect. A noncustodial parent who goes to jail should contact the local child support agency to modify the child support order. Otherwise, past-due child support will continue to grow and the noncustodial parent will be responsible for paying past-due support when released, plus interest.

Yes. Medi-Cal planning is potentially able to reduce or eliminate your "share of cost" co-payment and protect your assets from Medi-Cal recovery.

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If the noncustodial parent does not respond to the Summons and Complaint, the court will set the amount of child support based on the information it has from the local child support agency and the custodial party.

Yes. To bill Medi-Cal, a provider must complete the appropriate enrollment forms. For questions on which forms to use, contact the Out-of-State Provider Unit at (916) 636-1960. If a provider chooses not to enroll, they may bill the patient. However, an enrolled Medi-Cal provider cannot bill a Medi-Cal-eligible patient for a covered service.

To "cooperate" means you must provide any information or documents needed by DCSS to establish paternity and/or locate the other parent. If you are receiving TANF and/or Medi-Cal and you do not cooperate with DCSS, you must have "good cause" for not doing so. "Good cause" means you have a legally acceptable reason for not cooperating with DCSS such as probability of physical or emotional harm to you or your children.

Yes. If you are eligible and cooperate with our office, you can receive benefits while we try to find the noncustodial parent. Wage assignments are effective as soon as possible, but no later than 10 days after receiving the assignment.

Even when parents or guardians live in different states, a child support case can be opened at the local child support agency. The local child support agency can work with the other state to establish or enforce the support order. Click here: PUB 251: When Parents Live in Different States

Yes. When there is a change in visitation or custody of the child, you can either go to court and ask for a change in the child support order, or you may ask the local child support agency to modify the court order. You may be able to reduce child support payments or begin receiving child support from the other parent. The amount of the child support order may be decreased if the other parent also must support children from another relationship.

If your Medi-Cal benefits are on hold, you should contact Social Services to talk to your eligibility technician regarding the hold. The eligibility technician will inform you if your benefits can be reinstated. If you do not have the number to reach the eligibility worker, you can call the Social Services office in your area at the following numbers:

Medi-Cal/HIPP applications can take up to 90 days to process. Once approved, you should plan on at least 8-12 weeks before premium payments are made on your behalf. Yes. If you qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you automatically qualify for Medi-Cal. If you meet the eligibility requirements for Medi-Cal/HIPP then you can have your private health insurance premiums paid too. Yes.

The processing of your SSI claim should take between 3-6 months if all required documentation is provided. If your claim is denied by Social Security and appeals are filed, the SSI claim process could take longer.

On average, processing of an application takes between 30 to 90 days. The eligibility worker may enroll you in the program without conducting a medical determination of disability. For example, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries have already met the disability rules for this program and do not need a medical determination.

If your spouse lacks legal capacity to sign agreements or deeds, you should file a petition with the probate court, under Probate Code § 3101, for a proceeding to authorize a transaction involving an incompetent spouse, to give you the power to transfer your spouse’s assets out of his/her name. This is done in order to meet Medi-Cal requirements and to avoid an estate recovery claim.

Medi-Cal covers select treatment services in the DADS system of care. Your treatment provider can help you determine if you qualify for Medi-Cal and can assist you in the application process.

In July 1965, two major amendments to the Social Security Act greatly expanded the scope of medical coverage available to various segments of the population. Title XVIII established the Medicare program and Title XIX established the state option medical assistance program known as Medicaid, which provides federal matching funds to states implementing a single comprehensive medical care program.