Family Code section 4070

If a parent is experiencing extreme financial hardship due to justifiable expenses resulting from the circumstances enumerated in Section 4071, on the request of a party, the court may allow the income deductions under Section 4059 that may be necessary to accommodate those circumstances.

Source: Section 4070, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=4070. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_4070

Original Source: Section 4070, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=4070. (last accessed May 12, 2025).