{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"3950","citation":"Fam. Code, § 3950","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. SUPPORT [3500. - 5700.905.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 2. CHILD SUPPORT [3900. - 4253.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Duty of Parent to Support Child [3900. - 3952.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-2/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Liability to Others Who Provide Support for Child [3950. - 3952.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-2/chapter-1/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If a parent neglects to provide articles necessary for the parent’s child who is under the charge of the parent, according to the circumstances of the parent, a third person may in good faith supply the necessaries and recover their reasonable value from the parent.</p>","text":"If a parent neglects to provide articles necessary for the parent’s child who is under the charge of the parent, according to the circumstances of the parent, a third person may in good faith supply the necessaries and recover their reasonable value from the parent.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/liability-to-others-who-provide-support-for-child-3950","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}