California · Family Code

FAM §5245: Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the local child support agency to use any other civil and criminal remedies to enforce support obligations, regardless of whether or not the child or th

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This statute preserves the child support agency's authority to use civil and criminal enforcement remedies for support obligations, independent of welfare recipient status.

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Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the local child support agency to use any other civil and criminal remedies to enforce support obligations, regardless of whether or not the child or the obligee who is the parent, guardian, or other person entitled to receive payment is the recipient of welfare moneys.

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