California · Family Code
FAM §4013: If obligations for support of a child are discharged in bankruptcy, the court may make all proper orders for the support of the child that the court determines are just.
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When child support obligations are eliminated through bankruptcy, a court may issue orders for child support as it finds appropriate and fair.
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