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California Family Code

§ 5246

FAM § 5246 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 9 · Part 5 · Ch. 8 · Art. 2
(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.
(b)In lieu of an earnings assignment order signed by a judicial officer, the local child support agency may serve on the employer a notice of assignment in the manner specified in Section 5232. An order/notice to withhold income for child support shall have the same force and effect as an earnings assignment order signed by a judicial officer. An order/notice to withhold income for child support, when used under this section, shall be considered a notice and shall not require the signature of a judicial officer.
(c)Pursuant to Section 666 of Title 42 of the United States Code, the federally mandated order/notice to withhold income for child support shall be used for the purposes described in this section.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 55. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.

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