Support Payments to County Officers

Division 9, Part 2, Chapter 2, Article 3 deals with payments to court designated county officers and enforcement by the district attorney.

Section 4200 provides that, in any proceeding where a court makes or has made an order requiring the payment of child support to a parent receiving welfare moneys for the maintenance of children for whom support may be ordered, the court is required to complete two specified tasks.

Section 4201 specifies that, in any proceeding where a court makes or has made an order requiring the payment of child support to the person having custody of a child for whom support may be ordered, the court may do either or both of two specified tasks.

Section 4202 states that, in a proceeding where the custodial parent resides in one county and the parent ordered to pay support resides in another county, the court may direct payment to be made to the county officer designated by the court for those purposes in the county of residence of the custodial parent, and may direct the local child support agency of either county to enforce the order.

Section 4203 states that all expenses of the county officer designated by the court, and expenses of the local child support agency incurred in the enforcement of an order, are a charge upon the county where the proceedings are pending.

Section 4204 provides that, in any proceeding where the court has made an order requiring the payment of child support and the child support is subsequently assigned to the county, the local child support agency is required to issue a notice directing that the payments to be made to the local child support agency, another county office, or the State Disbursement Unit.

Section 4205 provides that any notice from the local child support agency requesting a meeting with the support obligor for any purpose authorized under this part is to contain a statement advising the support obligor of the obligor’s right to have an attorney present at the meeting.