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DIVISION 9. SUPPORT 3500-5700.905›PART 2. CHILD SUPPORT 3900-4253›CHAPTER 1. Duty of Parent to Support Child 3900-3952›ARTICLE 4. Liability to Others Who Provide Support for Child 3950-3952

§ 3950

California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If a parent neglects to provide articles necessary for the parent’s child who is under the charge of the parent, according to the circumstances of the parent, a third person may in good faith supply the necessaries and recover their reasonable value from the parent.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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