California Family Code

§ 5246

FAM § 5246 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 9 · Part 5 · Ch. 8 · Art. 2

Statute text

(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.

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Legislative history

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