{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"4000","citation":"Fam. Code, § 4000","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 2. Court-Ordered Child Support [4000. - 4253.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [4000. - 4014.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-2/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If a parent has the duty to provide for the support of the parent’s child and willfully fails to so provide, the other parent, or the child by a guardian ad litem, may bring an action against the parent to enforce the duty.</p>","text":"If a parent has the duty to provide for the support of the parent’s child and willfully fails to so provide, the other parent, or the child by a guardian ad litem, may bring an action against the parent to enforce the duty.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-provisions-4000","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}