County panel studies child support system's effect on domestic violence survivors
Commission committee says survivors often give up on child support, and plans surveys with the Domestic Violence Council.
A county commission committee is examining whether the child support system discourages domestic violence survivors, especially Black families, from seeking payments. The Racial Justice Committee of the Commission for Children and Families plans a panel discussion and a workgroup to gather data with the Child Support Services Department and Domestic Violence Council.
What happens next
Panel discussion on forming a workgroup to collect data, and review of pending legislation
Named in this record
- Commission for Children and Families 5
- Racial Justice Standing Committee
- Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department 2
- Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Council 2
- California Child Support Association
- Roman James
- Zaid Gayle
- Charity Chandler-Cole 2
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Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
