How long does it take for the judge to sign paperwork after the father is served with child support papers?

I am in CA too and have had to deal with CA State Chil dSUpport services. I am not sure that is how it works. You open a case through Child Support services and they serve dad with paperwork to fill out requesting his financials. failure to supply the requested information will eventually get hi served with a summons to appear and a judge will order him to supply the info or authorize the State to go into his bank and SS# records to acquire it. Once his financials are supplied they take your financials, Dads financials along with % time the child is with each and input into DISSOMASTER, a software program and it spits out a figure one parent may owe the other. THEN...the judge signs the order to have it paid. And parents have a choice of paying themselves or opting to have the state collect/garnish wages and distribute to you via auto bank deposit, a child support debit card or check.

Last time I went through the process it was 6 weeks from start to finish (when I was told I would get an auto-deposit in my account 4 days after the parent got his next paycheck) but I am not sure where in that timeframe the judge got the order to sign.

It only takes me seconds to do my signature. Probably the same with him...

Usually you all go to court first.