{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"4640","citation":"Fam. Code, § 4640","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 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS [4500. - 5616.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments [4600. - 4641.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-5/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Return of Assets of Obligor [4640. - 4641.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-5/chapter-3/article-5"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The deposit holder shall return all assets subject to court order under Article 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/fam/4610\">4610</a>) to the obligor-parent when both of the following occur:</p><p>(a) One year has elapsed since the court issued the order described under Article 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/fam/4610\">4610</a>).</p><p>(b) The obligor-parent has made all support payments on time during that one-year period.</p>","text":"The deposit holder shall return all assets subject to court order under Article 2 (commencing with Section 4610) to the obligor-parent when both of the following occur: (a) One year has elapsed since the court issued the order described under Article 2 (commencing with Section 4610). (b) The obligor-parent has made all support payments on time during that one-year period.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/return-of-assets-of-obligor-4640","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}