California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17420

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

After judgment in any court action brought to enforce the support obligation of a noncustodial parent pursuant to the provisions of this division, the court shall issue an earnings assignment order for support pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5200) of Part 5 of Division 9.

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Cal. Fam. Code § 17420 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-17-support-services/chapter-2-child-support-enforcement/article-1-support-obligations/section-17420

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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