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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 9Pt. 3Ch. 2Art. 7§ 11485 Child Support Notification Duty

§ 11485 Child Support Notification Duty

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§ 11485 Child Support Notification Duty

Key Takeaways

  • •If parents are getting a divorce and their kid might need government help (like money or food), the court must tell the local child support office.
  • •If a kid is already getting government help, the county must tell the court about the divorce and share info about the parents' money.
  • •The child support office can use other ways to make sure parents pay, not just the rules in this law.

Example

A mom files for divorce and her kid starts getting food stamps.

The court must tell the child support office about the divorce. The county must also tell the court that the kid is getting food stamps and share info about how much money the mom and dad make.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 11485 Child Support Notification Duty

If, to the knowledge of the court, aid has been applied for or granted to a child of parents who are engaged in a divorce or separate maintenance action which is pending, or if the court at any stage of the litigation believes that within the near future there is a likelihood that aid will be applied for on behalf of the child, the court shall direct the clerk to notify the local child support agency and the county department of the pending action. In any case in which aid has been applied for on behalf of the child, and the county department has knowledge that an action for divorce or separate maintenance has been filed, it shall be the duty of the county director to notify the court that aid is being paid or has been applied for, and to furnish to it such information as is available to the county department as to the financial resources of the parents which might be applied to child support. The enforcement remedies provided the local child support agency under this article shall not preclude the use of any other remedy which he has under the law to enforce this article. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 478, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 2000.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

divorceseparate maintenance actionlocal child support agencycounty departmentfinancial resources

Related Statutes

  • § 11479 Paternity Establishment For Adoption
  • § 11476.6 Child Support Payment Notification
  • § 10058 County Social Services Agency
  • § 10059 County Director Definition
  • § 11457 Child Support Payment Handling

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 11485.
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