California Family Code

§ 4007.5

FAM § 4007.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 9 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Every money judgment or order for support of a child shall be suspended, by operation of law, for any period exceeding 90 consecutive days in which the person ordered to pay support is incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized, unless the person owing support has the means to pay support while incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized.

(b)(1) The child support obligation shall be suspended effective on the first day of the first full month of incarceration or involuntary institutionalization.

(2)For persons owing support who are released from incarceration or involuntary institutionalization on or after January 1, 2024, the child support obligation shall resume on the first day of the 10th month after release from incarceration or involuntary institutionalization of the person owing support.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 565, Sec. 1. (AB 1148) Effective January 1, 2024.