The purpose of this chapter is to provide an extraordinary remedy for cases of bad faith failure to pay child support obligations.

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

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Terms Used In California Family Code 4600

  • 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