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2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 4 - SUPPORT OF PARENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Relief from Duty to Support Parent Who Abandoned Child › Section 4412.

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 and to the parent’s conservator, if any, or, if the parent is deceased, the personal representative of the parent’s estate. At least five days before the date of the hearing, the citation and a copy of the petition shall be personally served on each person to whom it is directed, in the same manner as provided by law for the service of summons.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 4 - SUPPORT OF PARENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Relief from Duty to Support Parent Who Abandoned Child › Section 4413.

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 having a county counsel, of the county in which the parent resides has been served with notice of the pendency of the proceeding.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 4 - SUPPORT OF PARENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Relief from Duty to Support Parent Who Abandoned Child › Section 4414.

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 law to support the parent.
(b) An order under this section also releases the petitioner with respect to any state law under which a child is required to do any of the following:
(1) Pay for the support, care, maintenance, and the like of a parent.
(2) Reimburse the state or a local public agency for furnishing the support, care, maintenance, or the like of a parent.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4500.

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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4501.

4501. A family support order is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a child support order.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4502.

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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 86, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4503.

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 for the enforcement of such a judgment, notwithstanding the fact that the child has attained the age of 18 years.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4505.

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 agency or any other entity designated by the court, including, but not limited to, the court itself, each two weeks, or at a frequency deemed appropriate by the court, a list of at least five different places the parent has applied for employment.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2011.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 249, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008. Section operative January 1, 2011, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4506.

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 all of the following:
(1) The title of the court where the judgment is entered and the cause and number of the proceeding.
(2) The date of entry of the judgment and of any renewal of the judgment.
(3) Where the judgment and any renewals are entered in the records of the court.
(4) The name and last known address of the party ordered to pay support.
(5) The name and address of the party to whom support payments are ordered to be paid.
(6) Only the last four digits of the social security number, birth date, and driver’s license number of the party who is ordered to pay support. If any of those numbers are not known to the party to whom support payments are to be paid, that fact shall be indicated on the abstract of the court judgment. This paragraph shall not apply to documents created prior to January 1, 2010.
(7) Whether a stay of enforcement has been ordered by the court and, if so, the date the stay ends.
(8) The date of issuance of the abstract.
(9) Any other information deemed reasonable and appropriate by the Judicial Council.
(b) The Judicial Council may develop a form for an abstract of a judgment ordering a party to pay child, family, or spousal support to another party which contains the information required by subdivision (a).
(c) 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 record a notice of support judgment. The notice of support judgment shall contain the same information as the form adopted by the Judicial Council pursuant to subdivision (b) and Section 4506.1. The notice of support judgment shall have the same force and effect as an abstract of judgment certified by the clerk of the court where the judgment was entered. The local child support agency or other Title IV-D agency shall not be subject to any civil liability as a consequence of causing a notice of support judgment to be recorded.
(d) As used in this section, “judgment” includes an order for child, family, or spousal support.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 552, Sec. 3. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4506.1.

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 abstract of support judgment as authorized by Section 4506 and substitute the office address of the agency designated to receive support payments for the address of the party to whom support was ordered to be paid.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1269, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4506.2.

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 substitution of payee, if a judgment or abstract of judgment has previously been recorded pursuant to Section 697.320 of the Code of Civil Procedure by the support obligee or by a different governmental agency.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the Title IV-D agency ceases enforcement of a support obligation at the request of the support obligee, the agency may file and record a substitution of payee, if a judgment or abstract of judgment has been previously recorded pursuant to Section 697.320 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) The substitution of payee shall contain all of the following:
(1) The name and address of the governmental agency or substituted payee filing the substitution and a notice that the substituted payee is to be contacted when notice to a lienholder may or must be given.
(2) The title of the court, the cause, and number of the proceeding where the substituted payee has registered the judgment.
(3) The name and last known address of the party ordered to pay support.
(4) The recorder identification number or book and page of the recorded document to which the substitution of payee applies.
(5) Any other information deemed reasonable and appropriate by the Judicial Council.
(d) The recorded substitution of payee shall not affect the priorities created by earlier recordations of support judgments or abstracts of support judgments.
(e) An agency enforcing the support obligation pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act is not required to obtain prior court approval or a clerk’s certification when filing and recording a substitution of payee under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 599, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4506.3.

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, which conforms with the requirements of Section 27361.6 of the Government Code, for the substitution of payee, for notice directing payment of support to the local child support agency pursuant to Section 4204, and for notice that support has been assigned pursuant to Section 11477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The form shall be available no later than July 1, 1998.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 46. Effective September 28, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4507.

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 1151.5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 176, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 4508.

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).
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), every order or judgment to pay child support may require a child support obligor to designate an account for the purpose of paying the child support obligation by electronic funds transfer, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 6479.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The order or judgment may require the obligor to deposit funds in an interest-bearing account with a state or federally chartered commercial bank, a savings and loan association, or in shares of a federally insured credit union doing business in this state, and shall require the obligor to maintain funds in the account sufficient to pay the monthly child support obligation. The court may order that each payment be electronically transferred to either the obligee’s account or the local child support agency account. The obligor shall be required to notify the obligee if the depository institution or the account number is changed. No interest shall accrue on any amount subject to electronic funds transfer as long as funds are maintained in the account that are sufficient to pay the monthly child support obligation.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 755, Sec. 4. Effective October 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › 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 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 court to receive the payment. The local child support agency is the “child support obligee” for the purposes of this chapter for all cases in which an application for services has been filed under Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 755, Sec. 5. Effective October 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4551.

4551. Except as provided in this section, this chapter:
(a) Does not apply to a temporary child support order.
(b) Applies to an application for modification of child support filed on or after January 1, 1992, but this chapter does not constitute the basis for the modification.
(c) Applies to an application for modification of child support in a case where the child support obligee has previously waived the establishment of a child support trust account pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 4560 and now seeks the establishment of the child support trust account.
(d) Applies to an order or judgment entered by the court on or after January 1, 1993, ordering a child support obligor to pay a then existing child support arrearage that the child support obligor has unlawfully failed to pay as of the date of that order or judgment, including the arrearages which were incurred before January 1, 1992.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4552.

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. In taking these steps, the Judicial Council shall ensure the uniform statewide application of this chapter and compliance with Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4553.

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 federal law, including, but not limited to, the state reimbursement requirements of Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4554.

4554. This chapter applies notwithstanding any other law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Money › Section 4560.

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 to one year’s child support or such lesser amount as is equal to the child support amount due to be paid by the child support obligor between the time of the date of the order and the date when the support obligation will be terminated by operation of law. This amount shall be known as the “child support security deposit.”
(b) Unless expressly waived by the child support obligee, the court may order the establishment of a child support trust account pursuant to this chapter in every proceeding in which a child support obligation is imposed by order of the court. Among other reasons, the court may decline to establish a child support trust account upon its finding that an adequately funded child support trust account already exists pursuant to this chapter for the benefit of the child or children involved in the proceeding or that the child support obligor has provided adequate alternative security which is equivalent to the child support security deposit otherwise required by this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Money › Section 4561.

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 commercial bank, a trust company authorized to transact trust business in this state, or a savings and loan association, or in shares of a federally insured credit union doing business in this state and having a trust department, subject to withdrawal only upon authorization of the court. The moneys so deposited shall be used exclusively to guarantee the monthly payment of child support.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Money › Section 4562.

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 filed with the court within a reasonable time specified by the court, not to exceed 30 days.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Money › Section 4563.

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 payment and cessation of the child support obligation as provided by court order or operation of law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 3 - Application to Reduce or Eliminate Deposit › Section 4565.

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 child support security deposit on either of the following grounds:
(1) The obligor has provided adequate alternative equivalent security to assure timely payment of the amount required by Section 4560.
(2) The obligor is unable, without undue financial hardship, to pay the support deposit required by Section 4560.
(b) The application shall be supported by all reasonable and necessary financial and other information required by the court to establish the existence of either ground for relief.
(c) After the filing of an application, the child support obligor shall also serve the application and supporting financial and other information submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) upon the child support obligee and any other party to the proceeding.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 441, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 3 - Application to Reduce or Eliminate Deposit › Section 4566.

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 notice and opportunity for any party opposing the application to file responsive financial and other information setting forth the factual and legal bases for the party’s opposition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 3 - Application to Reduce or Eliminate Deposit › Section 4567.

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 before it so as to maximize the payment and deposit of the amount required by Section 4560, or an equivalent adequate security for the payment thereof, without imposition of undue financial hardship on the support obligor. If the court finds that the deposit of the amount required by Section 4560 would impose an undue financial hardship upon the child support obligor, the court shall reduce this amount to an amount that the child support obligor can pay as the child support security deposit without undue financial hardship.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 4 - Use of Deposit to Make Delinquent Support Payment › Section 4570.

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 pursuant to this chapter solely for the purpose of providing the amount of child support then in arrears.
(b) Funds so disbursed shall be used exclusively for the support, maintenance, and education of the child or children subject to the child support order.
(c) The court shall also order the account to be replenished by the child support obligor in the same amounts as are expended from the account to pay the amount of child support which the child support obligor has failed to pay the child support obligee in a timely manner.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 4 - Use of Deposit to Make Delinquent Support Payment › Section 4571.

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 failure to comply with the order.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 4 - Use of Deposit to Make Delinquent Support Payment › Section 4572.

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 support agency with jurisdiction over the case.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 755, Sec. 6. Effective October 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 4 - Use of Deposit to Make Delinquent Support Payment › Section 4573.

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 with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), the local child support agency shall forward the support received pursuant to this chapter to the custodial parent or other person having care or control of the child or children involved.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 47. Effective September 28, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › 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 extraordinary remedy for cases of bad faith failure to pay child support obligations.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4601.

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 payments.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4602.

4602. If requested by an obligor-parent, the deposit holder shall prepare a statement setting forth disbursements and receipts made under this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4603.

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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 4604.

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 incurred in a sale of assets pursuant to this chapter and in the preparation of a statement pursuant to Section 4602), the court shall, after a hearing, order the obligor-parent to pay the reasonable fees and costs incurred by the deposit holder. The hearing shall be held not less than 20 days after the deposit holder serves notice of motion or order to show cause upon the obligor-parent.
(b) Fees and costs ordered to be paid under this section shall be in addition to any deposit made under this chapter but shall not exceed whichever of the following is less:
(1) Five percent of one year’s child support obligation.
(2) The total amount ordered deposited under Section 4614.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Assets › Section 4610.

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 order to show cause or notice of motion, application, and declaration signed under penalty of perjury by the person or county officer to whom support has been ordered to have been paid stating that the parent or parents so ordered is in arrears in payment in a sum equal to the amount of 60 days of payments, the court shall issue to the parent or parents ordered to pay support, following notice and opportunity for a hearing, an order requiring that the parent or parents deposit assets to secure future support payments with the deposit holder designated by the court.
(b) In a proceeding under this article, upon request of any party, the court may also issue an ex parte restraining order as specified in Section 4620.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 145. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Assets › Section 4611.

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.
(b) The obligor had the ability to pay the support.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Assets › Section 4612.

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 assets under Section 4631:
(a) Child support payments are not in arrears.
(b) Laches.
(c) There has been a change in the custody of the children.
(d) There is a pending motion for reduction in support due to a reduction in income.
(e) Illness or disability.
(f) Unemployment.
(g) Serious adverse impact on the immediate family of the obligor-parent residing with the obligor-parent that outweighs the impact of denial of the motion or stopping the sale on obligee.
(h) Serious impairment of the ability of the obligor-parent to generate income.
(i) Other emergency conditions.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 2 - Order for Deposit of Assets › Section 4613.

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 subject to an assignment pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5200) and there is reason to believe that the obligor-parent has earned income from some source of employment.
(b) An assignment of a portion of salary or wages pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5200) would not be sufficient to meet the amount of the support obligation, for reasons other than a change of circumstances which would qualify for a reduction in the amount of child support ordered.
(c) The job history of the obligor-parent shows that an assignment of a portion of salary or wages pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5200), would be difficult to enforce or would not be a practical means for securing the payment of the support obligation, due to circumstances including, but not limited to, multiple concurrent or consecutive employers.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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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. In all instances, the assets shall include a sum of money up to or equal in value to one year of support payments or six thousand dollars ($6,000) whichever is less, or any other assets, personal or real, designated by the court which equal in value up to one year of payments for support of the child, or six thousand dollars ($6,000), whichever is less, subject to Section 703.070 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 146. Effective January 1, 1994.)
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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 obligor-parent and equal in value to one year of payments.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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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. Not less than 20 days written notice of the hearing shall be served on the obligor-parent.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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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.
(b) A deposit of real property is made effective by recordation of the certified abstract with the county recorder.
(c) The deposited real property and the rights, benefits, and liabilities attached to that property shall continue in the possession of the legal owner.
(d) For purposes of Section 701.545 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the date of the issuance of the order to deposit assets shall be construed as the date notice of levy on an interest in real property was served on the judgment debtor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments › ARTICLE 3 - Ex Parte Restraining Orders › Section 4620.

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 hearing, issue ex parte orders restraining any person from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life, and if the order is directed against a party, requiring the party to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the court for all such extraordinary expenditures.
(b) The matter shall be made returnable not later than 20 days, or if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the date of the order at which time the ex parte order shall expire.
(c) The court, at the hearing, shall determine for which property the obligor-parent shall be required to report extraordinary expenditures and shall specify what is deemed an extraordinary expenditure for purposes of this subdivision.
(d) An order issued pursuant to this section after the hearing shall state on its face the date of expiration of the order, which shall expire in one year or upon deposit of assets or money pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 4610), whichever first occurs.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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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, if payments continue in arrears, the deposit holder shall, not less than 25 days after providing the obligor-parent or parents with a written notice served personally or with return receipt requested, unless a motion or order to show cause has been filed to stop the use or sale, use the money or sell or otherwise process the deposited assets for an amount sufficient to pay the arrearage and the amount ordered by the court for the support currently due for the child for whom support may be ordered.
(b) Assets deposited pursuant to an order issued under Article 2 (commencing with Section 4610) shall be construed as being assets subject to levy pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 701.510) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The sale of assets shall be conducted in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 701.510) and Article 7 (commencing with Section 701.810) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) The deposit holder may deduct from the deposited money the sum of one dollar ($1) for each payment made pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 147. Effective January 1, 1994.)
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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.
(b) The clerk of the court shall set the motion for hearing not less than 20 days after service of the notice of motion and the motion on the person or county officer to whom support has been ordered to have been paid.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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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 article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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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 the court issued the order described under Article 2 (commencing with Section 4610).
(b) The obligor-parent has made all support payments on time during that one-year period.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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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 697.370 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(b) Request the clerk of the court where the order to deposit assets was made to certify the release.
(c) Record the certified release in the office of the county recorder where the certified abstract was recorded under Section 4617.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 4 - Child Support Delinquency Reporting › Section 4700.

4700. This chapter may be cited as the Child Support Delinquency Reporting Law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 4 - Child Support Delinquency Reporting › Section 4701.

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.
(b) The department shall design and develop standards for the system in conjunction with representatives of the California Family Support Council and the credit reporting industry.
(c) The standards for the system shall be consistent with credit reporting industry standards and reporting format and with the department’s statewide central automated system for support enforcement.
(d) The standards shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Court-ordered child support obligations and delinquent payments, including amounts owed and by whom. The California local child support agencies, on a monthly basis, shall update this information, and then submit it to the department which, in turn, shall consolidate and transmit it to the credit reporting agencies.
(2) Before the initial reporting of a court-ordered child support obligation or a delinquent payment, the local child support agency shall attempt to notify the obligor parent of the proposed action and give 30 days to contest in writing the accuracy of the information, or to pay the arrearage, if any, in compliance with the due process requirements of the laws of this state.
(e) The department and the local child support agencies are responsible for the accuracy of information provided pursuant to this section, and the information shall be based upon the data available at the time the information is provided. Each of these organizations and the credit reporting agencies shall follow reasonable procedures to ensure maximum possible accuracy of the information provided. Neither the department, nor the local child support agencies are liable for any consequences of the failure of a parent to contest the accuracy of the information within the time allowed under paragraph (2) of subdivision (d).
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 48. Effective September 28, 2000.)
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4720. “Support” for the purposes of this chapter means support as defined in Section 150.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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4721. (a) This chapter applies only to installments of child support that are due on or after January 1, 1992.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the penalties provided under this chapter shall be applied in egregious instances of noncompliance with child support orders.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that for the purposes of this chapter, payments made through wage assignments are considered timely regardless of the date of receipt by the local child support agency or obligee.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 49. Effective September 28, 2000.)
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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.
(b) Except as provided in Section 4726, and subject to Section 4727, any amount of child support specified in a notice of delinquency that remains unpaid for more than 30 days after the notice of delinquency has been filed and served shall incur a penalty of 6 percent of the delinquent payment for each month that it remains unpaid, up to a maximum of 72 percent of the unpaid balance due.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 9 - SUPPORT › PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS › CHAPTER 5 - Civil Penalty for Child Support Delinquency › Section 4723.

4723. (a) The notice of delinquency shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the support obligee.
(b) The notice of delinquency shall state all of the following:
(1) The amount that the child support obligor is in arrears.
(2) The installments of support due, the amounts, if any, that have been paid, and the balance due.
(3) That any unpaid installment of child support will incur a penalty of 6 percent of the unpaid support per month until paid, to a maximum of 72 percent of the original amount of the unpaid support, unless the support arrearage is paid within 30 days of the date of service of the notice of delinquency.
(c) In the absence of a protective order prohibiting the support obligor from knowing the whereabouts of the child or children for whom support is payable, or otherwise excusing the requirements of this subdivision, the notice of delinquency shall also include a current address and telephone number of all of the children for whom support is due and, if different from that of the support obligee, the address at which court papers may be served upon the support obligee.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
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4724. The notice of delinquency may be served personally or by certified mail or in any manner provided for service of summons.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)