(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, whenever a warrant may properly be issued by a local child support agency pursuant to § 17522 of the Family Code, and the warrant may be levied with the same effect as a levy pursuant to a writ of execution, the local child support agency may use any of the remedies available to a judgment creditor, including, but not limited to, those provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 708.010) of Division 2.

(b) The proper court for the enforcement of the remedies provided under this chapter is the superior court in the county where the local child support agency enforcing the support obligation is located.

Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 689.020

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • creditor: means the state or the department or agency of the state seeking to collect the liability. See California Code of Civil Procedure 688.040
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 6. Effective September 28, 2000.)

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