California Family Code

§ 17432

FAM § 17432 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 17 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)In any action filed by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400, 17402, or 17404, the court may, on any terms that may be just, set aside that part of the judgment or order concerning the amount of child support to be paid. This relief may be granted after the six-month time limit of Section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure has elapsed, based on the grounds, and within the time limits, specified in this section.

(b)This section shall apply only to judgments or orders for support that were based upon presumed income as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 17400 and that were entered after the entry of the default of the defendant under Section 17430. This section shall apply only to the amount of support ordered and not that portion of the judgment or order concerning the determination of parentage.

(c)The court may set aside the child support order contained in a judgment described in subdivision (b) if the defendant’s income was substantially different for the period of time during which judgment was effective compared with the income the defendant was presumed to have. A “substantial difference” means that amount of income that would result in an order for support that deviates from the order entered by default by 10 percent or more.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 213, Sec. 20. (SB 343) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 21 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 213.