CHAPTER 5. Civil Penalty for Child Support Delinquency [4720. - 4733.]
Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.
§§ 4720–4733 · 14 sections
- § 4720 “Support” for the purposes of this chapter means support as defined in Section 150.
- § 4721 (a) This chapter applies only to installments of child support that are due on or after January 1, 1992. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the…
- § 4722 (a) Any person with a court order for child support, the payments on which are more than 30 days in arrears, may file and then serve a notice of delinquency,…
- § 4723 (a) The notice of delinquency shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the support obligee. (b) The notice of delinquency shall state all of the following:…
- § 4724 The notice of delinquency may be served personally or by certified mail or in any manner provided for service of summons.
- § 4725 If the child support owed, or any arrearages, interest, or penalty, remains unpaid more than 30 days after serving the notice of delinquency, the support…
- § 4726 No penalties may be imposed pursuant to this chapter if, in the discretion of the court, all of the following conditions are met: (a) Within a timely fashion…
- § 4727 Any penalty due under this chapter shall not be greater than 6 percent per month of the original amount of support arrearages or support installment, nor may…
- § 4728 Penalties due pursuant to this chapter may be enforced by the issuance of a writ of execution in the same manner as a writ of execution may be issued for…
- § 4729 The local child support agency or any other agency providing support enforcement services pursuant to Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act may not…
- § 4730 At any hearing to set or modify the amount payable for the support of a child, the court shall not consider any penalties imposed under this chapter in…
- § 4731 A subsequent notice of delinquency may be served and filed at any time. The subsequent notice shall indicate those child support arrearages and ongoing…
- § 4732 The Judicial Council shall adopt forms or notices for the use of the procedures provided by this chapter.
- § 4733 Penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the custodian of the child who is the subject of the child support judgment or order, whether or…