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DIVISION 9. SUPPORT 3500-5700.905›PART 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS 4500-5616›CHAPTER 5. Civil Penalty for Child Support Delinquency 4720-4733

§ 4728

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

Penalties due pursuant to this chapter may be enforced by the issuance of a writ of execution in the same manner as a writ of execution may be issued for unpaid installments of child support, as described in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5100), except that payment of penalties under this chapter may not take priority over payment of arrearages or current support.

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

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