(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Obligee” means a person to whom a duty of support is owed.

Terms Used In California Family Code 3550

  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 145
  • Support: refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section 17402. See California Family Code 150

(2) “Obligor” means a person who owes a duty of support.

(b) An obligor present or resident in this state has the duty of support as defined in Sections 3900, 3901, 3910, 4300, and 4400, regardless of the presence or residence of the obligee.

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