The Department of Child Support Services has two offices
in Santa Barbara County to serve you.
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Our office hours are:
Monday – Thursday 7 AM to 5 PM
*** Closed on Friday ***
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Appointments are STRONGLY encouraged!
Walk-ins without an appointment will be directed to our Call Center Staff
via our lobby telephone.
How to obtain information on your case:
Access the DCSS Self Service Website at:
http://www.childsup.ca.gov
Access the Interactive Voice Response System (IVR)
at 1-866-901-3212 to obtain basic information 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. With the IVR you can use your social security number along with your participant ID number to access account/payment information and listen to informational messages.
You can contact our Call Center
between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday, excluding Holidays. If you must speak to a Department of Child Support Services representative call 1-866-901-3212 and follow the prompts to connect with our
Call Center Staff.
To access the State of California Department of Child Support
Services website, including contact information for all county
child support offices, click
here.
