Terms Used In California Codes > Family Code > Division 17 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 - General

• Board: means the Central Valley Flood Protection Board. See California Water Code 12980
• County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
• County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
• Delta: means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as described in Section 12220. See California Water Code 12980
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Local agency: means any city, county, district, or other political subdivision of the state which is authorized to maintain levees. See California Water Code 12980
• order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
• Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
• Proceeding: includes an action. See California Family Code 110
• Spousal support: means support of the spouse of the obligor. See California Family Code 142
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
• 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
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10
• 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