ARTICLE 6. Information Concerning Address and Employment of Obligor [5280. - 5282.]

Cal. Family Code - FAM 6.
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Cal. Family Code - FAM § 5280. Section 5280.

If the obligee making the application under this chapter also states that the whereabouts of the obligor or the identity of the obligor’s employer is unknown to the party to whom support has been ordered to be paid, the local child support agency shall do both of the following: (a) Contact the California parent locator service maintained by the Department of Justice in the manner prescribed in Section 17506. (b) Upon receiving the requested information, notify the court of the last known address of the obligor and the name and address of the obligor’s last known employer.

Cal. Family Code - FAM § 5281. Section 5281.

An assignment order required or authorized by this chapter shall include a requirement that the obligor notify the obligee of any change of employment and of the name and address of the obligor’s new employer within 10 days of obtaining new employment.

Cal. Family Code - FAM § 5282. Section 5282.

After the obligor has left employment with the employer, the employer, at the time the next payment is due on the assignment order, shall notify the obligee designated in the assignment order by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the last known address of the obligee that the obligor has left employment.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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