California Code
Family Code - FAM
DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT

PART 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 3500. - 3500. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 3515. - 3515. “Separate property” does not include quasi-community property. (Enacted by...

CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions

Section 3550. - 3550. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Obligee” means...

Section 3551. - 3551. Laws attaching a privilege against the disclosure of communications...

Section 3552. - 3552. (a) In a proceeding involving child, family, or spousal...

Section 3554. - 3554. An appeal may be taken from an order or...

Section 3555. - 3555. Where support is ordered to be paid through the...

Section 3556. - 3556. The existence or enforcement of a duty of support...

Section 3557. - 3557. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, absent good...

Section 3558. - 3558. In a proceeding involving child or family support, a...

CHAPTER 3 - Support Agreements

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 3580. - 3580. Subject to this chapter and to Section 3651, spouses...

ARTICLE 2 - Child Support

Section 3585. - 3585. The provisions of an agreement between the parents for...

Section 3586. - 3586. If an agreement between the parents combines child support...

Section 3587. - 3587. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court has...

ARTICLE 3 - Spousal Support

Section 3590. - 3590. The provisions of an agreement for support of either...

Section 3591. - 3591. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 3592. - 3592. If an obligation under an agreement for settlement of...

Section 3593. - 3593. Sections 3590 and 3591 are effective only with respect...

CHAPTER 4 - Spousal and Child Support During Pendency of Proceeding

Section 3600. - 3600. During the pendency of any proceeding for dissolution of...

Section 3601. - 3601. (a) An order for child support entered pursuant to...

Section 3602. - 3602. Unless the order specifies otherwise, an order made pursuant...

Section 3603. - 3603. An order made pursuant to this chapter may be...

Section 3604. - 3604. An order made pursuant to this chapter does not...

CHAPTER 5 - Expedited Child Support Order

Section 3620. - 3620. An order under this chapter shall be known as...

Section 3621. - 3621. In an action for child support that has been...

Section 3622. - 3622. The court shall make an expedited support order upon...

Section 3623. - 3623. (a) An application for the expedited support order confers...

Section 3624. - 3624. (a) Subject to Section 3625, an expedited support order...

Section 3625. - 3625. (a) A response to the application for the proposed...

Section 3626. - 3626. The obligated parent shall cause the court clerk to,...

Section 3627. - 3627. The obligated parent shall give notice of the hearing...

Section 3628. - 3628. If notice of the hearing is not given as...

Section 3629. - 3629. (a) At the hearing on the application for the...

Section 3630. - 3630. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the amount...

Section 3631. - 3631. When there is a hearing, the resulting order shall...

Section 3632. - 3632. An order after hearing shall become effective not more...

Section 3633. - 3633. An order entered under this chapter may be modified...

Section 3634. - 3634. The Judicial Council shall prepare all forms necessary to...

CHAPTER 6 - Modification,Termination, or Set Aside of Support Orders

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 3650. - 3650. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, as used...

Section 3651. - 3651. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d)...

Section 3652. - 3652. Except as against a governmental agency, an order modifying,...

Section 3653. - 3653. (a) An order modifying or terminating a support order...

Section 3654. - 3654. At the request of either party, an order modifying,...

ARTICLE 2 - Discovery Before Commencing Modification or Termination Proceeding

Section 3660. - 3660. The purpose of this article is to permit inexpensive...

Section 3662. - 3662. Methods of discovery other than that described in this...

Section 3663. - 3663. In the absence of a pending motion for modification...

Section 3664. - 3664. (a) At any time following a judgment of dissolution...

Section 3665. - 3665. (a) A copy of the prior year’s federal and...

Section 3666. - 3666. This article may be enforced in the manner specified...

Section 3667. - 3667. Upon the subsequent filing of a motion for modification...

Section 3668. - 3668. The Judicial Council shall adopt forms which shall be...

ARTICLE 3 - Simplified Procedure for Modification of Support Order

Section 3680. - 3680. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 3680.5. - 3680.5. (a) The local child support agency shall monitor child...

ARTICLE 4 - Relief From Orders

Section 3690. - 3690. (a) The court may, on any terms that may...

Section 3691. - 3691. The grounds and time limits for an action or...

Section 3692. - 3692. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, or any...

Section 3693. - 3693. When ruling on an action or motion to set...

CHAPTER 7 - Health Insurance

ARTICLE 1 - Health Insurance Coverage for Supported Child

Section 3750. - 3750. “Health insurance coverage” as used in this article includes...

Section 3751. - 3751. (a) (1) Support orders issued or modified pursuant to...

Section 3751.5. - 3751.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employer...

Section 3752. - 3752. (a) If the local child support agency has been...

Section 3752.5. - 3752.5. (a) A child support order issued or modified pursuant...

Section 3753. - 3753. The cost of the health insurance shall be in...

ARTICLE 2 - Health Insurance Coverage Assignment

Section 3760. - 3760. As used in this article, unless the provision or...

Section 3761. - 3761. (a) Upon application by a party or local child...

Section 3762. - 3762. Good cause for not making a health insurance coverage...

Section 3763. - 3763. (a) The health insurance coverage assignment order may be...

Section 3764. - 3764. (a) A health insurance coverage assignment order does not...

Section 3765. - 3765. (a) The obligor may move to quash a health...

Section 3766. - 3766. (a) The employer, or other person providing health insurance,...

Section 3767. - 3767. The employer or other person providing health insurance shall...

Section 3768. - 3768. (a) An employer or other person providing health insurance...

Section 3769. - 3769. No employer shall use a health insurance coverage assignment...

Section 3770. - 3770. Upon notice of motion by the obligor, the court...

Section 3771. - 3771. Upon request of the local child support agency the...

Section 3772. - 3772. The Judicial Council shall adopt forms for the health...

Section 3773. - 3773. (a) This section applies only to Title IV-D cases...

CHAPTER 8 - Deferred Sale of Home Order

Section 3800. - 3800. As used in this chapter: (a) “Custodial parent” means...

Section 3801. - 3801. (a) If one of the parties has requested a...

Section 3802. - 3802. (a) If the court determines pursuant to Section 3801...

Section 3803. - 3803. A deferred sale of home order shall state the...

Section 3804. - 3804. A deferred sale of home order may be recorded...

Section 3806. - 3806. The court may make an order specifying the parties’...

Section 3807. - 3807. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in...

Section 3808. - 3808. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in...

Section 3809. - 3809. In making an order pursuant to this chapter, the...

Section 3810. - 3810. This chapter is applicable regardless of whether the deferred...

CHAPTER 9 - Software Used to Determine Support

Section 3830. - 3830. (a) On and after January 1, 1994, no court...

PART 2 - CHILD SUPPORT

CHAPTER 1 - Duty of Parent to Support Child

ARTICLE 1 - Support of Minor Child

Section 3900. - 3900. Subject to this division, the father and mother of...

Section 3901. - 3901. (a) (1) The duty of support imposed by Section...

Section 3902. - 3902. The court may direct that an allowance be made...

ARTICLE 2 - Support of Adult Child

Section 3910. - 3910. (a) The father and mother have an equal responsibility...

ARTICLE 3 - Support of Grandchild

Section 3930. - 3930. A parent does not have the duty to support...

ARTICLE 4 - Liability to Others Who Provide Support for Child

Section 3950. - 3950. If a parent neglects to provide articles necessary for...

Section 3951. - 3951. (a) A parent is not bound to compensate the...

Section 3952. - 3952. If a parent chargeable with the support of a...

CHAPTER 2 - Court-Ordered Child Support

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 4000. - 4000. If a parent has the duty to provide for...

Section 4001. - 4001. In any proceeding where there is at issue the...

Section 4002. - 4002. (a) The county may proceed on behalf of a...

Section 4003. - 4003. In any case in which the support of a...

Section 4004. - 4004. In a proceeding where there is at issue the...

Section 4005. - 4005. At the request of either party, the court shall...

Section 4006. - 4006. In a proceeding for child support under this code,...

Section 4007. - 4007. (a) If a court orders a person to make...

Section 4007.5. - 4007.5. (a) Every money judgment or order for support of...

Section 4008. - 4008. The community property, the quasi-community property, and the separate...

Section 4009. - 4009. An original order for child support may be made...

Section 4010. - 4010. In a proceeding in which the court orders a...

Section 4011. - 4011. Payment of child support ordered by the court shall...

Section 4012. - 4012. Upon a showing of good cause, the court may...

Section 4013. - 4013. If obligations for support of a child are discharged...

Section 4014. - 4014. (a) An order for child support issued or modified...

ARTICLE 2 - Statewide Uniform Guideline

Section 4050. - 4050. In adopting the statewide uniform guideline provided in this...

Section 4052. - 4052. The court shall adhere to the statewide uniform guideline...

Section 4052.5. - 4052.5. (a) The statewide uniform guideline, as required by federal...

Section 4053. - 4053. In implementing the statewide uniform guideline, the courts shall...

Section 4054. - 4054. (a) The Judicial Council shall periodically review the statewide...

Section 4055. - 4055. (a) The statewide uniform guideline for determining child support...

Section 4056. - 4056. (a) To comply with federal law, the court shall...

Section 4057. - 4057. (a) The amount of child support established by the...

Section 4057.5. - 4057.5. (a) (1) The income of the obligor parent’s subsequent...

Section 4058. - 4058. (a) The annual gross income of each parent means...

Section 4059. - 4059. The annual net disposable income of each parent shall...

Section 4060. - 4060. The monthly net disposable income shall be computed by...

Section 4061. - 4061. The amounts in Section 4062 shall be considered additional...

Section 4062. - 4062. (a) The court shall order the following as additional...

Section 4063. - 4063. (a) When making an order pursuant to paragraph (2)...

Section 4064. - 4064. The court may adjust the child support order as...

Section 4065. - 4065. (a) Unless prohibited by applicable federal law, the parties...

Section 4066. - 4066. Orders and stipulations otherwise in compliance with the statewide...

Section 4067. - 4067. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 4068. - 4068. (a) The Judicial Council may develop the following: (1)...

Section 4069. - 4069. The establishment of the statewide uniform guideline constitutes a...

Section 4070. - 4070. If a parent is experiencing extreme financial hardship due...

Section 4071. - 4071. (a) Circumstances evidencing hardship include the following: (1) Extraordinary...

Section 4072. - 4072. (a) If a deduction for hardship expenses is allowed,...

Section 4073. - 4073. The court shall be guided by the goals set...

Section 4074. - 4074. This article applies to an award for the support...

Section 4075. - 4075. This article shall not be construed to affect the...

Section 4076. - 4076. (a) When the court is requested to modify a...

Section 4077. - 4077. The Department of Child Support Services and the Judicial...

ARTICLE 3 - Payment to Court Designated County Officer; Enforcement by District Attorney

Section 4200. - 4200. In any proceeding where a court makes or has...

Section 4201. - 4201. In any proceeding where a court makes or has...

Section 4202. - 4202. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a...

Section 4203. - 4203. (a) Except as provided in Section 4202, expenses of...

Section 4204. - 4204. Notwithstanding any other law, in any proceeding where the...

Section 4205. - 4205. Any notice from the local child support agency requesting...

ARTICLE 4 - Child Support Commissioners

Section 4250. - 4250. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 4251. - 4251. (a) Commencing July 1, 1997, each superior court shall...

Section 4252. - 4252. (a) The superior court shall appoint one or more...

Section 4253. - 4253. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when hearing child...

PART 3 - SPOUSAL SUPPORT

CHAPTER 1 - Duty to Support Spouse

Section 4300. - 4300. Subject to this division, a person shall support the...

Section 4301. - 4301. Subject to Section 914, a person shall support the...

Section 4302. - 4302. A person is not liable for support of the...

Section 4303. - 4303. (a) The obligee spouse, or the county on behalf...

CHAPTER 2 - Factors to be Considered in Ordering Support

Section 4320. - 4320. In ordering spousal support under this part, the court...

Section 4321. - 4321. In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal...

Section 4322. - 4322. In an original or modification proceeding, where there are...

Section 4323. - 4323. (a) (1) Except as otherwise agreed to by the...

Section 4324. - 4324. In addition to any other remedy authorized by law,...

Section 4324.5. - 4324.5. (a) In any proceeding for dissolution of marriage where...

Section 4325. - 4325. (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage where...

Section 4326. - 4326. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), in a...

CHAPTER 3 - Spousal Support Upon Dissolution or Legal Separation

Section 4330. - 4330. (a) In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or...

Section 4331. - 4331. (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or...

Section 4332. - 4332. In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for...

Section 4333. - 4333. An order for spousal support in a proceeding for...

Section 4334. - 4334. (a) If a court orders spousal support for a...

Section 4335. - 4335. An order for spousal support terminates at the end...

Section 4336. - 4336. (a) Except on written agreement of the parties to...

Section 4337. - 4337. Except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing,...

Section 4338. - 4338. In the enforcement of an order for spousal support,...

Section 4339. - 4339. The court may order the supporting party to give...

CHAPTER 4 - Payment to Court-Designated Officer; Enforcement by District Attorney

Section 4350. - 4350. In any proceeding where a court makes or has...

Section 4351. - 4351. (a) In a proceeding where the court has entered...

Section 4352. - 4352. (a) Insofar as expenses of the county officer designated...

CHAPTER 5 - Provision for Support After Death of Supporting Party

Section 4360. - 4360. (a) For the purpose of Section 4320, where it...

PART 4 - SUPPORT OF PARENTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 4400. - 4400. Except as otherwise provided by law, an adult child...

Section 4401. - 4401. The promise of an adult child to pay for...

Section 4402. - 4402. The duty of support under this part is cumulative...

Section 4403. - 4403. (a) Subject to subdivision (b): (1) A parent, or...

Section 4404. - 4404. In determining the amount to be ordered for support,...

Section 4405. - 4405. The court retains jurisdiction to modify or terminate an...

CHAPTER 2 - Relief from Duty to Support Parent Who Abandoned Child

Section 4410. - 4410. An adult child may file a petition in the...

Section 4411. - 4411. The court shall make the order requested pursuant to...

Section 4412. - 4412. On the filing of a petition under this chapter,...

Section 4413. - 4413. If the parent is a resident of this state,...

Section 4414. - 4414. (a) If, upon hearing, the court determines that the...

PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 4500. - 4500. An order for child, family, or spousal support that...

Section 4501. - 4501. A family support order is enforceable in the same...

Section 4502. - 4502. The period for enforcement and procedure for renewal of...

Section 4503. - 4503. If a parent has been ordered to make payments...

Section 4504. - 4504. (a) If the noncustodial parent is receiving payments from...

Section 4505. - 4505. (a) A court may require a parent who alleges...

Section 4506. - 4506. (a) An abstract of a judgment ordering a party...

Section 4506.1. - 4506.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a support...

Section 4506.2. - 4506.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a...

Section 4506.3. - 4506.3. The Judicial Council, in consultation with the California Family...

Section 4507. - 4507. When a court orders a person to make payment...

Section 4508. - 4508. (a) This section does not apply to any child...

CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 4550. - 4550. “Child support obligee” as used in this chapter means...

Section 4551. - 4551. Except as provided in this section, this chapter: (a)...

Section 4552. - 4552. The Judicial Council shall promulgate such rules of court...

Section 4553. - 4553. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit...

Section 4554. - 4554. This chapter applies notwithstanding any other law. (Enacted by...

ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Money

Section 4560. - 4560. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or in...

Section 4561. - 4561. If a child support security deposit is ordered, the...

Section 4562. - 4562. The court shall also order that evidence of the...

Section 4563. - 4563. An account established pursuant to this chapter shall be...

ARTICLE 3 - Application to Reduce or Eliminate Deposit

Section 4565. - 4565. (a) Before entry of a child support order pursuant...

Section 4566. - 4566. Upon the filing of an application under Section 4565...

Section 4567. - 4567. The court shall then provide an opportunity for hearing,...

ARTICLE 4 - Use of Deposit to Make Delinquent Support Payment

Section 4570. - 4570. (a) Upon the application of the child support obligee...

Section 4571. - 4571. The court shall cause a copy of the application,...

Section 4572. - 4572. The court shall cause a copy of its order...

Section 4573. - 4573. If support is ordered to be paid through the...

CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 4600. - 4600. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an...

Section 4601. - 4601. “Deposit holder” as used in this chapter means the...

Section 4602. - 4602. If requested by an obligor-parent, the deposit holder shall...

Section 4603. - 4603. The deposit holder who is responsible for any money...

Section 4604. - 4604. (a) If the deposit holder incurs fees or costs...

ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Assets

Section 4610. - 4610. (a) Subject to Sections 4613, 4614, and 4615, in...

Section 4611. - 4611. In a proceeding under this chapter, an obligor-parent shall...

Section 4612. - 4612. An obligor-parent alleged to be in arrears may use...

Section 4613. - 4613. The court shall not issue an order pursuant to...

Section 4614. - 4614. The designation of assets subject to an order pursuant...

Section 4615. - 4615. In lieu of depositing cash or other assets as...

Section 4616. - 4616. Upon deposit of an asset which is not readily...

Section 4617. - 4617. (a) If the asset ordered to be deposited is...

ARTICLE 3 - Ex Parte Restraining Orders

Section 4620. - 4620. (a) During the pendency of a proceeding under this...

ARTICLE 4 - Use or Sale of Assets to Make Support Payments

Section 4630. - 4630. (a) Upon an obligor-parent’s failure, within the time specified...

Section 4631. - 4631. (a) An obligor-parent may file a motion to stop...

Section 4632. - 4632. An obligor-parent alleged to be in arrears under this...

ARTICLE 5 - Return of Assets of Obligor

Section 4640. - 4640. The deposit holder shall return all assets subject to...

Section 4641. - 4641. If the deposited asset is real property and the...

CHAPTER 4 - Child Support Delinquency Reporting

Section 4700. - 4700. This chapter may be cited as the Child Support...

Section 4701. - 4701. (a) The Department of Child Support Services shall administer...

CHAPTER 5 - Civil Penalty for Child Support Delinquency

Section 4720. - 4720. “Support” for the purposes of this chapter means support...

Section 4721. - 4721. (a) This chapter applies only to installments of child...

Section 4722. - 4722. (a) Any person with a court order for child...

Section 4723. - 4723. (a) The notice of delinquency shall be signed under...

Section 4724. - 4724. The notice of delinquency may be served personally or...

Section 4725. - 4725. If the child support owed, or any arrearages, interest,...

Section 4726. - 4726. No penalties may be imposed pursuant to this chapter...

Section 4727. - 4727. Any penalty due under this chapter shall not be...

Section 4728. - 4728. Penalties due pursuant to this chapter may be enforced...

Section 4729. - 4729. The local child support agency or any other agency...

Section 4730. - 4730. At any hearing to set or modify the amount...

Section 4731. - 4731. A subsequent notice of delinquency may be served and...

Section 4732. - 4732. The Judicial Council shall adopt forms or notices for...

Section 4733. - 4733. Penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid...

CHAPTER 7 - Enforcement by Writ of Execution

Section 5100. - 5100. Notwithstanding Section 290, a child, family, or spousal support...

Section 5103. - 5103. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2060, an order for the payment...

Section 5104. - 5104. (a) The application for a writ of execution shall...

CHAPTER 8 - Earnings Assignment Order

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 5200. - 5200. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 5201. - 5201. “Arrearage” or “arrearages” is the amount necessary to satisfy...

Section 5202. - 5202. “Assignment order” has the same meaning as “earnings assignment...

Section 5204. - 5204. “Due date of support payments” is the date specifically...

Section 5206. - 5206. “Earnings,” to the extent that they are subject to...

Section 5208. - 5208. (a) “Earnings assignment order for support” means an order...

Section 5210. - 5210. “Employer” includes all of the following: (a) A person...

Section 5212. - 5212. “IV-D Case” means any case being established, modified, or...

Section 5214. - 5214. “Obligee” or “assigned obligee” means either the person to...

Section 5216. - 5216. “Obligor” means a person owing a duty of support....

Section 5220. - 5220. “Timely payment” means receipt of support payments by the...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 5230. - 5230. (a) When the court orders a party to pay...

Section 5230.1. - 5230.1. (a) An earnings assignment or income withholding order for...

Section 5230.5. - 5230.5. Any obligee alleging arrearages in child support shall specify...

Section 5231. - 5231. Unless stayed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section...

Section 5232. - 5232. Service on an employer of an assignment order may...

Section 5233. - 5233. Unless the order states a later date, beginning as...

Section 5234. - 5234. Within 10 days of service of an assignment order...

Section 5235. - 5235. (a) The employer shall continue to withhold and forward...

Section 5236. - 5236. The state agency or the local agency, designated to...

Section 5237. - 5237. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 5238. - 5238. (a) Where an assignment order or assignment orders include...

Section 5239. - 5239. Arrearages of support payments shall be computed on the...

Section 5240. - 5240. (a) Upon the filing and service of a motion...

Section 5241. - 5241. (a) An employer who willfully fails to withhold and...

Section 5242. - 5242. Service of the assignment order creates a lien on...

Section 5243. - 5243. An assignment order for support has priority as against...

Section 5244. - 5244. A reference to the local child support agency in...

Section 5245. - 5245. Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the...

Section 5246. - 5246. (a) This section applies only to Title IV-D cases...

Section 5247. - 5247. Neither the local child support agency nor an employer...

ARTICLE 3 - Support Orders Issued or Modified Before July 1, 1990

Section 5250. - 5250. For a support order first issued or modified before...

Section 5251. - 5251. The obligee seeking issuance of an assignment order to...

Section 5252. - 5252. (a) An assignment order under this article may be...

Section 5253. - 5253. Upon receipt of the application, the court shall issue,...

ARTICLE 4 - Stay of Service of Assignment Order

Section 5260. - 5260. (a) The court may order that service of the...

Section 5261. - 5261. (a) If service of the assignment order has been...

ARTICLE 5 - Motion to Quash Assignment Order

Section 5270. - 5270. (a) An obligor may move to quash an assignment...

Section 5271. - 5271. (a) The motion and notice of motion to quash...

Section 5272. - 5272. A finding of error in the amount of the...

ARTICLE 6 - Information Concerning Address and Employment of Obligor

Section 5280. - 5280. If the obligee making the application under this chapter...

Section 5281. - 5281. An assignment order required or authorized by this chapter...

Section 5282. - 5282. After the obligor has left employment with the employer,...

ARTICLE 7 - Prohibited Practices

Section 5290. - 5290. No employer shall use an assignment order authorized by...

ARTICLE 8 - Judicial Council Forms

Section 5295. - 5295. The Judicial Council shall prescribe forms necessary to carry...

ARTICLE 9 - Intercounty Support Obligations

Section 5600. - 5600. (a) A local child support agency or obligee may...

Section 5601. - 5601. (a) When the local child support agency is responsible...

Section 5602. - 5602. (a) An obligee other than the local child support...

Section 5603. - 5603. (a) An obligor shall have 20 days after the...

Section 5604. - 5604. A previous determination of paternity made by another state,...

CHAPTER 9 - Private Child Support Collectors

Section 5610. - 5610. For the purposes of this chapter, “private child support...

Section 5611. - 5611. (a) A contract for the collection of child support...

Section 5612. - 5612. (a) Each private child support collector: (1) That charges...

Section 5613. - 5613. (a) An obligee shall have the right to cancel...

Section 5614. - 5614. (a) A private child support collector shall do all...

Section 5615. - 5615. (a) (1) A person may bring an action for...

Section 5616. - 5616. (a) Every court order for child support issued on...

PART 6 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 5700.101. - 5700.101. (a) This part may be cited as the Uniform...

Section 5700.102. - 5700.102. In this part: (1) “Child” means an individual, whether...

Section 5700.103. - 5700.103. (a) The superior court is the tribunal of this...

Section 5700.104. - 5700.104. (a) Remedies provided by this part are cumulative and...

Section 5700.105. - 5700.105. (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Chapters...

CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction

Section 5700.201. - 5700.201. (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a...

Section 5700.202. - 5700.202. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state...

Section 5700.203. - 5700.203. Under this part, a tribunal of this state may...

Section 5700.204. - 5700.204. (a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction...

Section 5700.205. - 5700.205. (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued...

Section 5700.206. - 5700.206. (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued...

Section 5700.207. - 5700.207. (a) If a proceeding is brought under this part...

Section 5700.208. - 5700.208. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of...

Section 5700.209. - 5700.209. A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected...

Section 5700.210. - 5700.210. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over...

Section 5700.211. - 5700.211. (a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support...

CHAPTER 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application

Section 5700.301. - 5700.301. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, this...

Section 5700.302. - 5700.302. A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal...

Section 5700.303. - 5700.303. Except as otherwise provided in this part, a responding...

Section 5700.304. - 5700.304. (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by...

Section 5700.305. - 5700.305. (a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives...

Section 5700.306. - 5700.306. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by...

Section 5700.307. - 5700.307. (a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon...

Section 5700.308. - 5700.308. (a) If the Attorney General or the Department of...

Section 5700.309. - 5700.309. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the...

Section 5700.310. - 5700.310. (a) The Department of Child Support Services is the...

Section 5700.311. - 5700.311. (a) In a proceeding under this part, a petitioner...

Section 5700.312. - 5700.312. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a...

Section 5700.313. - 5700.313. (a) The petitioner may not be required to pay...

Section 5700.314. - 5700.314. (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under...

Section 5700.315. - 5700.315. A party whose parentage of a child has been...

Section 5700.316. - 5700.316. (a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who...

Section 5700.317. - 5700.317. A tribunal of this state may communicate with a...

Section 5700.318. - 5700.318. A tribunal of this state may: (1) request a...

Section 5700.319. - 5700.319. (a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this...

CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage

Section 5700.401. - 5700.401. (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under...

Section 5700.402. - 5700.402. A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage...

CHAPTER 5 - Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration

Section 5700.501. - 5700.501. An income-withholding order issued in another state may be...

Section 5700.502. - 5700.502. (a) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s...

Section 5700.503. - 5700.503. If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income-withholding...

Section 5700.504. - 5700.504. An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued...

Section 5700.505. - 5700.505. An employer that willfully fails to comply with an...

Section 5700.506. - 5700.506. (a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement...

Section 5700.507. - 5700.507. (a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to...

CHAPTER 6 - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

ARTICLE 1 - Registration for Enforcement of Support Order

Section 5700.601. - 5700.601. A support order or income-withholding order issued in another...

Section 5700.602. - 5700.602. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5700.706, a...

Section 5700.603. - 5700.603. (a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in...

Section 5700.604. - 5700.604. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the...

ARTICLE 2 - Contest of Validity or Enforcement

Section 5700.605. - 5700.605. (a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued...

Section 5700.606. - 5700.606. (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity...

Section 5700.607. - 5700.607. (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of...

Section 5700.608. - 5700.608. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation...

ARTICLE 3 - Registration and Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State

Section 5700.609. - 5700.609. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify,...

Section 5700.610. - 5700.610. A tribunal of this state may enforce a child-support...

Section 5700.611. - 5700.611. (a) If Section 5700.613 does not apply, upon petition...

Section 5700.612. - 5700.612. If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of...

Section 5700.613. - 5700.613. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals...

Section 5700.614. - 5700.614. Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child-support...

ARTICLE 4 - Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order

Section 5700.615. - 5700.615. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5700.711, if...

Section 5700.616. - 5700.616. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify,...

CHAPTER 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention

Section 5700.701. - 5700.701. In this chapter: (1) “Application” means a request under...

Section 5700.702. - 5700.702. This chapter applies only to a support proceeding under...

Section 5700.703. - 5700.703. The Department of Child Support Services is recognized as...

Section 5700.704. - 5700.704. (a) In a support proceeding under this chapter, the...

Section 5700.705. - 5700.705. (a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking...

Section 5700.706. - 5700.706. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a...

Section 5700.707. - 5700.707. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Sections...

Section 5700.708. - 5700.708. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a...

Section 5700.709. - 5700.709. If a tribunal of this state does not recognize...

Section 5700.710. - 5700.710. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and...

Section 5700.711. - 5700.711. (a) A tribunal of this state may not modify...

Section 5700.712. - 5700.712. Personal information gathered or transmitted under this chapter may...

Section 5700.713. - 5700.713. A record filed with a tribunal of this state...

CHAPTER 8 - Interstate Rendition

Section 5700.801. - 5700.801. (a) For purposes of this chapter, “governor” includes an...

Section 5700.802. - 5700.802. (a) Before making a demand that the governor of...

CHAPTER 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 5700.901. - 5700.901. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must...

Section 5700.902. - 5700.902. This part applies to proceedings begun on or after...

Section 5700.903. - 5700.903. If any provision of this part or its application...

Section 5700.905. - 5700.905. The Department of Child Support Services may adopt emergency...