California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17418

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 478, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.

In enforcing the provisions of this division, the local child support agency shall inquire of both the custodial and noncustodial parent as to the number of minor children each is legally obligated to support. The local child support agency shall consider the needs of all of these children in computing the level of support requested to be ordered by the court.

Cite this section

Cal. Fam. Code § 17418 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-17-support-services/chapter-2-child-support-enforcement/article-1-support-obligations/section-17418

Other sections in Article 1 - Support Obligations

§ 17400§ 17400.5§ 17401§ 17401.5§ 17402§ 17402.1§ 17404§ 17404.1§ 17404.2§ 17404.3…§ 17422§ 17424§ 17428§ 17430§ 17432§ 17432.5§ 17433§ 17433.5§ 17434§ 17440

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