State Legislation

The Child Support Directors Association tracks legislation relative to child support. While CSDA is not a lobbying organization, the Association provides analysis, research and subject matter experts at the State Department of Child Support Services' request with regard to legislative issues.

Please contact CSDA Executive Director David Oppenheim or CSDA Policy/Communications Analyst Natalie Metzger-Smit for more information about child support legislation and related issues.

The following are bills that make substantive changes to child support.

Child Support Bill Summary:

Bill Number	Title/Summary	Status	Policy/Fiscal Impact
AB 1349 Author: Hill Sponsor: Equality CA and the Academy of CA Adoption Lawyers	Paternity: conflicting presumptions Would authorize a person who is rebuttably presumed to be the child's parent under the above-described provisions to bring a motion to set aside a voluntary declaration of paternity, and would require the court to consider specified factors, including the nature, duration and quality of the petitioning party's relationship with the child in deciding whether to set aside the voluntary declaration of paternity.	Filed - July 1st	Within two years of the execution of a voluntary declaration of paternity, a person who is presumed to be a parent under Section 7611 may file a petition to set aside a voluntary declaration of paternity. Fact Sheet