California Family Code 6342 – (a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue any of the …
(a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue any of the following orders:
(1) An order that restitution be paid to the petitioner for loss of earnings and out-of-pocket expenses, including, but not limited to, expenses for medical care and temporary housing, incurred as a direct result of the abuse inflicted by the respondent or any actual physical injuries sustained from the abuse.
Terms Used In California Family Code 6342
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
- Petitioner: includes plaintiff, where appropriate. See California Family Code 126
- Respondent: includes defendant, where appropriate. See California Family Code 127
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- 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) An order that restitution be paid by the petitioner for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by a party as a result of an ex parte order that is found by the court to have been issued on facts shown at a noticed hearing to be insufficient to support the order.
(3) An order that restitution be paid by the respondent to any public or private agency for the reasonable cost of providing services to the petitioner required as a direct result of the abuse inflicted by the respondent or any actual injuries sustained therefrom.
(b) An order for restitution under this section shall not include damages for pain and suffering.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. Effective January 1, 1994.)