California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17516

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

In no event shall public social service benefits, as defined in Section 10051 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or benefits paid pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act be employed to satisfy a support obligation.

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Cal. Fam. Code § 17516 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-17-support-services/chapter-2-child-support-enforcement/article-2-collections-and-enforcement/section-17516

Other sections in Article 2 - Collections and Enforcement

§ 17500§ 17502§ 17504§ 17504.2§ 17504.4§ 17505§ 17506§ 17508§ 17509§ 17510…§ 17526§ 17528§ 17530§ 17531§ 17540§ 17550§ 17552§ 17555§ 17556§ 17560

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