California Family Code CHAPTER 5 - Civil Penalty for Child Support Delinquency

• Section 4720.
  “Support” for the purposes of this chapter means support as defined in Section 150.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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:(1) The amount...
• Section 4724.
  The notice of delinquency may be served personally or by certified mail or in any manner provided for service of summons.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch....
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 installments...
• Section 4732.
  The Judicial Council shall adopt forms or notices for the use of the procedures provided by this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10....
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018