Sonoma County’s Department of Child Support Services

Sonoma County’s Department of Child Support Services supports the economic security, health, and social well-being of children in Sonoma County. The Department   provides paternity and child support services to children and families by seeking and enforcing court orders of paternity and financial support.  The 97 dedicated child support professionals in the Department manage 13,000 cases and the distribution of over $28 million to Sonoma County families each year.

Today, the Department works collaboratively with local child support agencies, the courts, county health and human services entities, employers and various state and federal agencies.  New technology makes it easier and faster to locate individuals and collect child support, reducing delays for families.  

Jennifer Traumann is the Director of the County’s Department of Child Support Services. Ms. Traumann has served as the Interim Director since June 2014.  Prior to her appointment, she served as the department’s Assistant Director for four years.  Ms. Traumann serves on a number of local committees, is active in the State Child Support Directors Association, and volunteers with the Sonoma County Special Olympics. She and her husband live in Forestville and have a son and a daughter, and enjoy hiking with the family dogs and horseback riding.

Peggy Roth joined the Sonoma County Department of Child Support Services in 1999, and is currently the agency’s Attorney of Record. Ms. Roth received her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar in 1993. Ms. Roth is an annual speaker at the Sonoma County Bar Association’s Family Law New Forms & Law presentation and with the Sonoma County Office of Education’s Law Week Program. Ms. Roth is a long-standing member on several local Bar committees, including the Family Law Steering Committee and the Family Law Local Rules and Best Practices Committee.