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DIVISION 9. SUPPORT 3500-5700.905›PART 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS 4500-5616›CHAPTER 8. Earnings Assignment Order 5200-5604›ARTICLE 1. Definitions 5200-5220

§ 5214

California Family Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Obligee” or “assigned obligee” means either the person to whom support has been ordered to be paid, the local child support agency, or other person designated by the court to receive the payment. The local child support agency is the obligee for all Title IV-D cases as defined under Section 5212 or in which an application for services has been filed under Part D (commencing with Section 651) and Part E (commencing with Section 670) of Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code (Title IV-D or IV-E of the Social Security Act).

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 755, Sec. 7. Effective October 12, 2001.)

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