California Family Code

§ 5238

FAM § 5238 Effective Jan 1, 1998Div. 9 · Part 5 · Ch. 8 · Art. 2

Statute text

(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 obligation, then the current spousal support obligation, and thereafter to the liquidation of child and then spousal support arrearages.

(b)Where there are multiple assignment orders for the same employee, the employer shall prorate the withheld payments as follows:

(1)If the obligor has more than one assignment for support, the employer shall add together the amount of support due for each assignment.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 599, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 1998.