{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"3951","citation":"Fam. Code, § 3951","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>(a) A parent is not bound to compensate the other parent, or a relative, for the voluntary support of the parent’s child, without an agreement for compensation.</p><p>(b) A parent is not bound to compensate a stranger for the support of a child who has abandoned the parent without just cause.</p><p>(c) Nothing in this section relieves a parent of the obligation to support a child during any period in which the state, county, or other governmental entity provides support for the child.</p>","text":"(a) A parent is not bound to compensate the other parent, or a relative, for the voluntary support of the parent’s child, without an agreement for compensation. (b) A parent is not bound to compensate a stranger for the support of a child who has abandoned the parent without just cause. (c) Nothing in this section relieves a parent of the obligation to support a child during any period in which the state, county, or other governmental entity provides support for the child.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/liability-to-others-who-provide-support-for-child-3951","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}