California

Family Code

1,650 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 4322 — In an original or modification proceeding, where there are no children, and a party has or acquires a separate estate, including income from employment, sufficient for the party’s proper support, no s
• § 4323 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, there is a rebuttable presumption, affecting the burden of proof, of decreased need for spousal support if the supported party is cohab
• § 4324 — In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, when a spouse is convicted of attempting to murder the other spouse, as punishable pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 664 of the Penal Code, or o
• § 4324.5 — (a) In any proceeding for dissolution of marriage where there is a criminal conviction for a violent sexual felony or a domestic violence felony perpetrated by one spouse against the other spouse and
• § 4325 — (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage where there is a criminal conviction for a domestic violence misdemeanor or a criminal conviction for a misdemeanor that results in a term of probation
• § 4326 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), in a proceeding in which a spousal support order exists or in which the court has retained jurisdiction over a spousal support order, if a companion child su
• § 4330 — (a) In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court may order a party to pay for the support of the other party an amount, for a period of time, that the court d
• § 4331 — (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties, the court may order a party to submit to an examination by a vocational training counselor.
• § 4332 — In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties, the court shall make specific factual findings with respect to the standard of living during the marriage, and, at t
• § 4333 — An order for spousal support in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties may be made retroactive to the date of filing the notice of motion or order to show caus
• § 4334 — (a) If a court orders spousal support for a contingent period of time, the obligation of the supporting party terminates on the happening of the contingency.
• § 4335 — An order for spousal support terminates at the end of the period provided in the order and shall not be extended unless the court retains jurisdiction in the order or under Section 4336.
• § 4336 — (a) Except on written agreement of the parties to the contrary or a court order terminating spousal support, the court retains jurisdiction indefinitely in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or
• § 4337 — Except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, the obligation of a party under an order for the support of the other party terminates upon the death of either party or the remarriage of the oth
• § 4338 — In the enforcement of an order for spousal support, the court shall resort to the property described below in the order indicated: (a) The earnings, income, or accumulations of either spouse after the
• § 4339 — The court may order the supporting party to give reasonable security for payment of spousal support.
• § 4350 — In any proceeding where a court makes or has made an order requiring the payment of spousal support, the court may direct that payment shall be made to the county officer designated by the court for t
• § 4351 — (a) In a proceeding where the court has entered an order pursuant to Section 4350, the court may also refer the matter of enforcement of the spousal support order to the local child support agency.
• § 4352 — (a) Insofar as expenses of the county officer designated by the court and expenses of the local child support agency incurred in the enforcement of an order referred by the court under this chapter ex
• § 4360 — (a) For the purpose of Section 4320, where it is just and reasonable in view of the circumstances of the parties, the court, in determining the needs of a supported spouse, may include an amount suffi
• § 4400 — Except as otherwise provided by law, an adult child shall, to the extent of the adult child’s ability, support a parent who is in need and unable to self-maintain by work.
• § 4401 — The promise of an adult child to pay for necessaries previously furnished to a parent described in Section 4400 is binding.
• § 4402 — The duty of support under this part is cumulative and not in substitution for any other duty.
• § 4403 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b): (1) A parent, or the county on behalf of the parent, may bring an action against the child to enforce the duty of support under this part.
• § 4404 — In determining the amount to be ordered for support, the court shall consider the following circumstances of each party: (a) Earning capacity and needs.
• § 4405 — The court retains jurisdiction to modify or terminate an order for support where justice requires.
• § 4410 — An adult child may file a petition in the county where a parent of the child resides requesting that the court make an order freeing the petitioner from the obligation otherwise imposed by law to supp
• § 4411 — The court shall make the order requested pursuant to Section 4410 only if the petition alleges and the court finds all of the following: (a) The child was abandoned by the parent when the child was a
• § 4412 — On the filing of a petition under this chapter, the clerk shall set the matter for hearing by the court and shall issue a citation, stating the time and place of the hearing, directed to the parent an
• § 4413 — If the parent is a resident of this state, the court does not have jurisdiction to make an order under this chapter until 30 days after the county counsel, or the district attorney in a county not hav
• § 4414 — (a) If, upon hearing, the court determines that the requirements of Section 4411 are satisfied, the court shall make an order that the petitioner is relieved from the obligation otherwise imposed by l
• § 4500 — An order for child, family, or spousal support that is made, entered, or enforceable in this state is enforceable under this code, whether or not the order was made or entered pursuant to this code.
• § 4501 — A family support order is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a child support order.
• § 4502 — The period for enforcement and procedure for renewal of a judgment or order for child, family, or spousal support is governed by Section 291.
• § 4503 — If a parent has been ordered to make payments for the support of a minor child, an action to recover an arrearage in those payments may be maintained at any time within the period otherwise specified
• § 4504 — (a) If the noncustodial parent is receiving payments from the federal government pursuant to the Social Security Act or Railroad Retirement Act, or from the Department of Veterans Affairs because of t
• § 4505 — (a) A court may require a parent who alleges that the parent’s default in a child or family support order is due to the parent’s unemployment to submit to the appropriate child support enforcement age
• § 4506 — (a) An abstract of a judgment ordering a party to pay spousal, child, or family support to the other party shall be certified by the clerk of the court where the judgment was entered and shall contain
• § 4506.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a support obligation is being enforced pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, the agency enforcing the obligation may file and record an ab
• § 4506.2 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a support obligation is being enforced pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, the agency enforcing the obligation may file and record a
• § 4506.3 — The Judicial Council, in consultation with the California Family Support Council, the Department of Child Support Services, and title insurance industry representatives, shall develop a single form, w
• § 4507 — When a court orders a person to make payment for child support or family support, the court may order that individual to make that payment as provided in Section 1151.
• § 4508 — (a) This section does not apply to any child support obligor who is subject to an earnings assignment order pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5200).
• § 4550 — “Child support obligee” as used in this chapter means either the parent, guardian, or other person to whom child support has been ordered to be paid or the local child support agency designated by the
• § 4551 — Except as provided in this section, this chapter: (a) Does not apply to a temporary child support order.
• § 4552 — The Judicial Council shall promulgate such rules of court and publish such related judicial forms as the Judicial Council determines are necessary and appropriate to implement this chapter.
• § 4553 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit any action or omission by the state or any of its political subdivisions that would place the state in noncompliance with any requirement of federa
• § 4554 — This chapter applies notwithstanding any other law.
• § 4560 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or in Article 3 (commencing with Section 4565), every order or judgment to pay child support may also require the payment by the child support obligor of up t
• § 4561 — If a child support security deposit is ordered, the court shall order that the moneys be deposited by the child support obligor in an interest-bearing account with a state or federally chartered comme
• § 4562 — The court shall also order that evidence of the deposit shall be provided by the child support obligor in the form specified by the court, which shall be served upon the child support obligee and file
• § 4563 — An account established pursuant to this chapter shall be dissolved and any remaining funds in the account shall be returned to the support obligor, with any interest earned thereon, upon the full paym
• § 4565 — (a) Before entry of a child support order pursuant to Section 4560, the court shall give the child support obligor reasonable notice and opportunity to file an application to reduce or eliminate the c
• § 4566 — Upon the filing of an application under Section 4565 with the court and the service of the application upon the child support obligee and any other party to the proceedings, the court shall provide no
• § 4567 — The court shall then provide an opportunity for hearing, and shall thereafter enter its order exercising its discretion under all the facts and circumstances as disclosed in the admissible evidence be
• § 4570 — (a) Upon the application of the child support obligee stating that the support payment is 10 or more days late, the court shall immediately order disbursement of funds from the account established pur
• § 4571 — The court shall cause a copy of the application, as well as its order to disburse and replenish funds, to be served upon the child support obligor, who shall be subject to contempt of court for failur
• § 4572 — The court shall cause a copy of its order to disburse and replenish funds to be served upon the depository institution where the child support security deposit is maintained, and upon the child suppor
• § 4573 — If support is ordered to be paid through the local child support agency on behalf of a child not receiving public assistance pursuant to the Family Economic Security Act of 1982 (Chapter 2 (commencing
• § 4600 — The purpose of this chapter is to provide an extraordinary remedy for cases of bad faith failure to pay child support obligations.
• § 4601 — “Deposit holder” as used in this chapter means the district attorney, county officer, or trustee designated by the court to receive assets deposited pursuant to this chapter to secure future support p
• § 4602 — If requested by an obligor-parent, the deposit holder shall prepare a statement setting forth disbursements and receipts made under this chapter.
• § 4603 — The deposit holder who is responsible for any money or property and for any disbursements under this chapter is not liable for any action undertaken in good faith and in conformance with this chapter.
• § 4604 — (a) If the deposit holder incurs fees or costs under this chapter which are not compensated by the deduction under subdivision (c) of Section 4630 (including, but not limited to, fees or costs incurre
• § 4610 — (a) Subject to Sections 4613, 4614, and 4615, in any proceeding where the court has ordered either or both parents to pay any amount for the support of a child for whom support may be ordered, upon an
• § 4611 — In a proceeding under this chapter, an obligor-parent shall rebut both of the following presumptions: (a) The nonpayment of child support was willful, without good faith.
• § 4612 — An obligor-parent alleged to be in arrears may use any of the following grounds as a defense to the motion filed pursuant to this article or as a basis for filing a motion to stop a sale or use of ass
• § 4613 — The court shall not issue an order pursuant to this article unless the court determines that one or more of the following conditions exist: (a) The obligor-parent is not receiving salary or wages subj
• § 4614 — The designation of assets subject to an order pursuant to this article shall be based upon concern for maximizing the liquidity and ready conversion into cash of the deposited asset.
• § 4615 — In lieu of depositing cash or other assets as provided in Section 4614, the obligor-parent may, if approved by the court, provide a performance bond secured by real property or other assets of the obl
• § 4616 — Upon deposit of an asset which is not readily convertible into money, the court may, after a hearing, order the sale of that asset and the deposit of the proceeds with the deposit holder.
• § 4617 — (a) If the asset ordered to be deposited is real property, the order shall be certified as an abstract of judgment in accordance with Section 674 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 4620 — (a) During the pendency of a proceeding under this chapter, upon the application of either party in the manner provided by Part 4 (commencing with Section 240) of Division 2, the court may, without a
• § 4630 — (a) Upon an obligor-parent’s failure, within the time specified by the court, to make reasonable efforts to cure the default in child support payments or to comply with a court-approved payment plan,
• § 4631 — (a) An obligor-parent may file a motion to stop the use of the money or the sale of the asset under this article within 15 days after service of notice on the obligor-parent pursuant to Section 4630.
• § 4632 — An obligor-parent alleged to be in arrears under this article may use any ground set forth in Section 4612 as a basis for filing a motion under Section 4631 to stop a sale or use of assets under this
• § 4640 — The deposit holder shall return all assets subject to court order under Article 2 (commencing with Section 4610) to the obligor-parent when both of the following occur: (a) One year has elapsed since
• § 4641 — If the deposited asset is real property and the requirements of Section 4640 have been satisfied, the deposit holder shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare a release in accordance with Section 697
• § 4700 — This chapter may be cited as the Child Support Delinquency Reporting Law.
• § 4701 — (a) The Department of Child Support Services shall administer a statewide automated system for the reporting of court-ordered child support obligations to credit reporting agencies.
• § 4720 — “Support” for the purposes of this chapter means support as defined in Section 150.
• § 4721 — (a) This chapter applies only to installments of child support that are due on or after January 1, 1992.
• § 4722 — (a) Any person with a court order for child support, the payments on which are more than 30 days in arrears, may file and then serve a notice of delinquency, as described in this chapter.
• § 4723 — (a) The notice of delinquency shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the support obligee.
• § 4724 — The notice of delinquency may be served personally or by certified mail or in any manner provided for service of summons.
• § 4725 — If the child support owed, or any arrearages, interest, or penalty, remains unpaid more than 30 days after serving the notice of delinquency, the support obligee may file a motion to obtain a judgment
• § 4726 — No penalties may be imposed pursuant to this chapter if, in the discretion of the court, all of the following conditions are met: (a) Within a timely fashion after service of the notice of delinquency
• § 4727 — Any penalty due under this chapter shall not be greater than 6 percent per month of the original amount of support arrearages or support installment, nor may the penalties on any arrearage amount or s
• § 4728 — Penalties due pursuant to this chapter may be enforced by the issuance of a writ of execution in the same manner as a writ of execution may be issued for unpaid installments of child support, as descr
• § 4729 — The local child support agency or any other agency providing support enforcement services pursuant to Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act may not enforce child support obligations utilizing
• § 4730 — At any hearing to set or modify the amount payable for the support of a child, the court shall not consider any penalties imposed under this chapter in determining the amount of current support to be
• § 4731 — A subsequent notice of delinquency may be served and filed at any time.
• § 4732 — The Judicial Council shall adopt forms or notices for the use of the procedures provided by this chapter.
• § 4733 — Penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the custodian of the child who is the subject of the child support judgment or order, whether or not the child is a recipient of public as
• § 5 — Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this code.
• § 50 — Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions and rules of construction in this part govern the construction of this code.
• § 500 — When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage under Chapter 1 (commencing wit
• § 500.5 — For purposes of this part, the document issued by the county clerk is a marriage license until it is registered with the county clerk, at which time the license becomes a marriage certificate.
• § 501 — (a) Except as provided in Section 502, a confidential marriage license shall be issued by the county clerk upon the personal appearance together of the parties to be married and their payment of the f
• § 502 — If for sufficient reason, as described in subdivision (d), either or both of the parties to be married are physically unable to appear in person before the county clerk, a confidential marriage licens
• § 503 — The county clerk shall issue a confidential marriage license upon the request of a notary public approved by the county clerk to issue confidential marriage licenses pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing
• § 504 — A confidential marriage license is valid only for a period of 90 days after its issuance by the county clerk.
• § 505 — (a) The form of the confidential marriage license shall be prescribed by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics.
• § 506 — (a) The confidential marriage license shall be presented to the person solemnizing the marriage.
• § 508 — Upon issuance of a confidential marriage license, parties shall be provided with an application to obtain a certified copy of the confidential marriage certificate from the county clerk.
• § 509 — (a) A party to a confidential marriage may obtain a certified copy of the confidential marriage certificate from the county clerk of the county in which the certificate is filed by submitting an appli
• § 510 — (a) If a confidential marriage license is lost, damaged, or destroyed after the performance of the marriage, but before it is returned to the county clerk, or deemed unacceptable for registration by t
• § 5100 — Notwithstanding Section 290, a child, family, or spousal support order may be enforced by a writ of execution or a notice of levy pursuant to Section 706.
• § 5103 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 2060, an order for the payment of child, family, or spousal support may be enforced against an employee benefit plan regardless of whether the plan has been joined as a par
• § 5104 — (a) The application for a writ of execution shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating the total amount due and unpaid that is authorized to be enforced pursuant to Sections 5100 to 5103, inclusive,
• § 511 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the county clerk shall maintain confidential marriage certificates filed pursuant to Section 506 as permanent records which shall not be open to public inspe
• § 5200 — Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 5201 — “Arrearage” or “arrearages” is the amount necessary to satisfy a support judgment or order pursuant to Section 695.
• § 5202 — “Assignment order” has the same meaning as “earnings assignment order for support.
• § 5204 — “Due date of support payments” is the date specifically stated in the order of support or, if no date is stated in the support order, the last day of the month in which the support payment is to be pa
• § 5206 — “Earnings,” to the extent that they are subject to an earnings assignment order for support under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 703.
• § 5208 — (a) “Earnings assignment order for support” means an order that assigns to an obligee a portion of the earnings of a support obligor due or to become due in the future.
• § 5210 — “Employer” includes all of the following: (a) A person for whom an individual performs services as an employee, as defined in Section 706.
• § 5212 — “IV-D Case” means any case being established, modified, or enforced by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 654 of Title 42 of the United States Code (Section 454 of the Social Security
• § 5214 — “Obligee” or “assigned obligee” means either the person to whom support has been ordered to be paid, the local child support agency, or other person designated by the court to receive the payment.
• § 5216 — “Obligor” means a person owing a duty of support.
• § 5220 — “Timely payment” means receipt of support payments by the obligee or assigned obligee within five days of the due date.
• § 5230 — (a) When the court orders a party to pay an amount for support or orders a modification of the amount of support to be paid, the court shall include in its order an earnings assignment order for suppo
• § 5230.1 — (a) An earnings assignment or income withholding order for support issued by a court or administrative agency of another state is binding upon an employer of the obligor to the same extent as an earni
• § 5230.5 — Any obligee alleging arrearages in child support shall specify the amount thereof under penalty of perjury.
• § 5231 — Unless stayed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 5260), an assignment order is effective and binding upon any existing or future employer of the obligor upon whom a copy of the order is se
• § 5232 — Service on an employer of an assignment order may be made by first-class mail in the manner prescribed in Section 1013 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 5233 — Unless the order states a later date, beginning as soon as possible after service of the order on the employer but not later than 10 days after service of the order on the employer, the employer shall
• § 5234 — Within 10 days of service of an assignment order or an order/notice to withhold income for child support on an employer, the employer shall deliver both of the following to the obligor: (a) A copy of
• § 5235 — (a) The employer shall continue to withhold and forward support as required by the assignment order until served with notice terminating the assignment order.
• § 5236 — The state agency or the local agency, designated to enforce support obligations as required by federal law, shall allow employers to simplify the process of assignment order withholding by forwarding,
• § 5237 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the obligee shall notify the employer of the obligor, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, of any change of address within a reasonable period of t
• § 5238 — (a) Where an assignment order or assignment orders include both current support and payments towards the liquidation of arrearages, priority shall be given first to the current child support obligatio
• § 5239 — Arrearages of support payments shall be computed on the basis of the payments owed and unpaid on the date that the obligor has been given notice of the assignment order as required by Section 5234.
• § 5240 — (a) Upon the filing and service of a motion and a notice of motion by the obligor, the court shall terminate the service of an assignment order if past due support has been paid in full, including any
• § 5241 — (a) An employer who willfully fails to withhold and forward support pursuant to a currently valid assignment order entered and served upon the employer pursuant to this chapter is liable to the oblige
• § 5242 — Service of the assignment order creates a lien on the earnings of the employee and the property of the employer to the same extent as the service of an earnings withholding order as provided in Sectio
• § 5243 — An assignment order for support has priority as against any attachment, execution, or other assignment as specified in Section 706.
• § 5244 — A reference to the local child support agency in this chapter applies only when the local child support agency is otherwise ordered or required to act pursuant to law.
• § 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
• § 5246 — (a) This section applies only to Title IV-D cases where support enforcement services are being provided by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400.
• § 5247 — Neither the local child support agency nor an employer shall be subject to any civil liability for any amount withheld and paid to the obligee, the local child support agency, or the State Disbursemen
• § 5250 — For a support order first issued or modified before July 1, 1990, this article provides a procedure for obtaining an earnings assignment order for support when the court in ordering support or modific
• § 5251 — The obligee seeking issuance of an assignment order to enforce a support order described in Section 5250 may use the procedure set forth in this article by filing an application under Section 5252, or
• § 5252 — (a) An assignment order under this article may be issued only upon an application signed under penalty of perjury by the obligee that the obligor is in default in support payments in a sum equal to th
• § 5253 — Upon receipt of the application, the court shall issue, without notice to the obligor, an assignment order requiring the employer of the obligor to pay to the obligee or the State Disbursement Unit th
• § 5260 — (a) The court may order that service of the assignment order be stayed only if the court makes a finding of good cause or if an alternative arrangement exists for payment in accordance with paragraph
• § 5261 — (a) If service of the assignment order has been ordered stayed, the stay shall terminate pursuant to subdivision (b) upon the obligor’s failure to make timely support payments or earlier by court orde
• § 5270 — (a) An obligor may move to quash an assignment order on any of the following grounds: (1) The assignment order does not correctly state the amount of current or overdue support ordered by the courts.
• § 5271 — (a) The motion and notice of motion to quash the assignment order shall be filed with the court issuing the order within 10 days after delivery of the copy of the assignment order to the obligor by th
• § 5272 — A finding of error in the amount of the current support or arrearage or that the amount exceeds federal or state limits is not grounds to vacate the assignment order.
• § 5280 — If the obligee making the application under this chapter also states that the whereabouts of the obligor or the identity of the obligor’s employer is unknown to the party to whom support has been orde
• § 5281 — An assignment order required or authorized by this chapter shall include a requirement that the obligor notify the obligee of any change of employment and of the name and address of the obligor’s new
• § 5282 — After the obligor has left employment with the employer, the employer, at the time the next payment is due on the assignment order, shall notify the obligee designated in the assignment order by first
• § 5290 — No employer shall use an assignment order authorized by this chapter as grounds for refusing to hire a person, or for discharging, taking disciplinary action against, denying a promotion to, or for ta
• § 5295 — The Judicial Council shall prescribe forms necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter, including the following: (a) The written statement of the obligor’s rights.
• § 530 — (a) No notary public shall issue a confidential marriage license pursuant to this part unless the notary public is approved by the county clerk to issue confidential marriage licenses pursuant to this
• § 531 — (a) An application for approval to authorize confidential marriages pursuant to this part shall be submitted to the county clerk in the county in which the notary public who is applying for the approv
• § 532 — No approval, or renewal of the approval, shall be granted pursuant to this chapter unless the notary public shows evidence of successful completion of a course of instruction concerning the issuance o
• § 533 — An approval to issue confidential marriage licenses pursuant to this chapter is valid for one year.
• § 534 — (a) The county clerk shall maintain a list of the notaries public who are approved to issue confidential marriage licenses.
• § 535 — (a) If, after an approval to issue confidential marriage licenses is granted pursuant to this chapter, it is discovered that the notary public has engaged in any of the actions specified in Section 82
• § 536 — (a) The fee for an application for approval to authorize confidential marriages pursuant to this chapter is three hundred dollars ($300).
• § 550 — Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Section 420, a county clerk may issue a marriage license, including a confidential marriage license, or solemnize or witness a marriage ce
• § 552 — A couple seeking a marriage license or solemnization pursuant to this part shall present, in the manner requested by the county clerk, a copy of a valid government-issued photo identification to verif
• § 554 — (a) Each member of the couple shall be physically located in the State of California while using remote technology to obtain a marriage license pursuant to this part.
• § 556 — (a) At the discretion of the county clerk, a couple applying for a marriage license using remote technology may sign their marriage license electronically or by original wet signature.
• § 558 — A county clerk may provide guidance relating to marriage license applications, marriage license issuance, and the witnessing or solemnizing of the marriage ceremony when the guidance relates to the us
• § 560 — For purposes of this part, “remote technology” means audiovideo technology that is provided by a county clerk and allows the couple, or the couple and others participating in a marriage solemnization,
• § 5600 — (a) A local child support agency or obligee may register an order for support or earnings withholding, or both, obtained in another county of the state.
• § 5601 — (a) When the local child support agency is responsible for the enforcement of a support order pursuant to Section 17400, the local child support agency may register a support order made in another cou
• § 5602 — (a) An obligee other than the local child support agency may register an order issued in this state using the same procedures specified in subdivision (a) of Section 5601, except that the obligee shal
• § 5603 — (a) An obligor shall have 20 days after the service of notice of the registration of a California order of support in which to file a noticed motion requesting the court to vacate the registration or
• § 5604 — A previous determination of paternity made by another state, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment procedures in effect in that state or through an administrative or judicial process sh
• § 5610 — For the purposes of this chapter, “private child support collector” means any individual, corporation, attorney, nonprofit organization, or other nongovernmental entity who is engaged by an obligee to
• § 5611 — (a) A contract for the collection of child support between a private child support collector and an obligee shall be in writing and written in simple language, in at least 10-point type, signed by the
• § 5612 — (a) Each private child support collector: (1) That charges any initial fee, processing fee, application fee, filing fee, or other fee or assessment that must be paid by an obligee regardless of whethe
• § 5613 — (a) An obligee shall have the right to cancel a contract with a private support collector under either of the following circumstances: (1) Within 15 business days of the later of signing the contract,
• § 5614 — (a) A private child support collector shall do all of the following: (1) (A) Provide to an obligee all of the following information: (i) The name of, and any other identifying information relating to,
• § 5615 — (a) (1) A person may bring an action for actual damages incurred as a result of a violation of this chapter.
• § 5616 — (a) Every court order for child support issued on or after January 1, 2010, and every child support agreement providing for the payment of child support approved by a court on or after January 1, 2010
• § 5700.101 — (a) This part may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
• § 5700.102 — In this part: (1) “Child” means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent or who is or is alleged to be the
• § 5700.103 — (a) The superior court is the tribunal of this state.
• § 5700.104 — (a) Remedies provided by this part are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.
• § 5700.105 — (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Chapters 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Chapter 7, to a support proceeding involving: (1) a foreign support order; (2) a foreign tribunal; or (3) an obligee,
• § 5700.201 — (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the indiv
• § 5700.202 — Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this part or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has cont
• § 5700.203 — Under this part, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another s
• § 5700.204 — (a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only
• § 5700.205 — (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child-support order if
• § 5700.206 — (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (1) the
• § 5700.207 — (a) If a proceeding is brought under this part and only one tribunal has issued a child-support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized.
• § 5700.208 — In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child-support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least o
• § 5700.209 — A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child-support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child-support order for
• § 5700.210 — A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this part, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign suppor
• § 5700.211 — (a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence o
• § 5700.301 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, this chapter applies to all proceedings under this part.
• § 5700.302 — A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.
• § 5700.303 — Except as otherwise provided in this part, a responding tribunal of this state shall: (1) apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state