DIVISION 9. SUPPORT 3500-5700.905›PART 2. CHILD SUPPORT 3900-4253›CHAPTER 2. Court-Ordered Child Support 4000-4253›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 4000-4014

§ 4001

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

In any proceeding where there is at issue the support of a minor child or a child for whom support is authorized under Section 3901 or 3910, the court may order either or both parents to pay an amount necessary for the support of the child.

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

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