{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"4001","citation":"Fam. Code, § 4001","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>In any proceeding where there is at issue the support of a minor child or a child for whom support is authorized under Section <a href=\"/fam/3901\">3901</a> or <a href=\"/fam/3910\">3910</a>, the court may order either or both parents to pay an amount necessary for the support of the child.</p>","text":"In any proceeding where there is at issue the support of a minor child or a child for whom support is authorized under Section 3901 or 3910, the court may order either or both parents to pay an amount necessary for the support of the child.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-provisions-4001","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}