§ 5234

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 480, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.

Within 10 days of service of an assignment order or an order/notice to withhold income for child support on an employer, the employer shall deliver both of the following to the obligor:

(a)A copy of the assignment order or the order/notice to withhold income for child support.
(b)A written statement of the obligor’s rights under the law to seek to quash, modify, or stay service of the earnings assignment order, together with a blank form that the obligor can file with the court to request a hearing to quash, modify, or stay service of the earnings assignment order with instructions on how to file the form and obtain a hearing date.

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