PART 4. SUPPORT OF PARENTS [4400. - 4414.]

Part 4 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.

§§ 4400–4414 · 11 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 4400–4405 · 6 sections

   • § 4400 Except as otherwise provided by law, an adult child shall, to the extent of the adult child’s ability, support a parent who is in need and unable to…
   • § 4401 The promise of an adult child to pay for necessaries previously furnished to a parent described in Section 4400 is binding.
   • § 4402 The duty of support under this part is cumulative and not in substitution for any other duty.
   • § 4403 (a) Subject to subdivision (b): (1) A parent, or the county on behalf of the parent, may bring an action against the child to enforce the duty of support under…
   • § 4404 In determining the amount to be ordered for support, the court shall consider the following circumstances of each party: (a) Earning capacity and needs. (b)…
   • § 4405 The court retains jurisdiction to modify or terminate an order for support where justice requires.
2. CHAPTER 2. Relief from Duty to Support Parent Who Abandoned Child §§ 4410–4414 · 5 sections

   • § 4410 An adult child may file a petition in the county where a parent of the child resides requesting that the court make an order freeing the petitioner from the…
   • § 4411 The court shall make the order requested pursuant to Section 4410 only if the petition alleges and the court finds all of the following: (a) The child was…
   • § 4412 On the filing of a petition under this chapter, the clerk shall set the matter for hearing by the court and shall issue a citation, stating the time and place…
   • § 4413 If the parent is a resident of this state, the court does not have jurisdiction to make an order under this chapter until 30 days after the county counsel, or…
   • § 4414 (a) If, upon hearing, the court determines that the requirements of Section 4411 are satisfied, the court shall make an order that the petitioner is relieved…