Fam. Code, § 5234 · Article 2. General Provisions
Fam. Code, § 5234
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Within 10 days of service of an assignment order or an order/notice to withhold income for child support on an employer, the employer shall deliver both of the following to the obligor:
(a) A copy of the assignment order or the order/notice to withhold income for child support.
(b) A written statement of the obligor’s rights under the law to seek to quash, modify, or stay service of the earnings assignment order, together with a blank form that the obligor can file with the court to request a hearing to quash, modify, or stay service of the earnings assignment order with instructions on how to file the form and obtain a hearing date.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 480, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.
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