REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 28, 2025
FROM
AMY COUGHLIN, Director, Department of Child Support Services
SUBJECT
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Contract with Team Legal, Inc. for Service of Process Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contract with Team Legal, Inc. for Service of Process services on a fee for service basis, in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000, for the period of January 28, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
(Presenter: Amy Coughlin, Director, 478-7459)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of the contract with Team Legal, Inc. (Team Legal) will not exceed $1,800,000 and is funded through 66% ($1,188,000) United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Financial Participation and 34% ($612,000) State of California (State) revenue. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DCSS is required by federal regulation to attempt to establish and enforce child support orders by legal processes and show the Service of Process has been made on the defendant in accordance with State law. Service of Process is the procedure by which a party gives an appropriate notice of legal action to another party to enable that party to respond to the proceeding before the court. In this instance, Service of Process is the personal delivery of State, Superior Court notice(s) to all prospective parents of dependent children that a lawsuit has been initiated against them or there is other pending legal action. The recommended contract...
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