California Family Code

§ 5615

FAM § 5615 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 9 · Part 5 · Ch. 9

Statute text

(a)(1) A person may bring an action for actual damages incurred as a result of a violation of this chapter.

(2)In addition to actual damages, a private child support collector who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount determined by the court, which may not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(3)(A) The prevailing party in any action pursuant to this chapter shall be entitled to recover the costs of the action. Reasonable attorney’s fees, which shall be based on the time necessarily expended to enforce the liability, shall be awarded to a prevailing party, other than the private child support collector, asserting rights under this chapter. Reasonable attorney’s fees may be awarded to a prevailing private child support collector if the court finds that the party bringing the action did not prosecute the action in good faith.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 797, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.