Family Code section 3585

The provisions of an agreement between the parents for child support shall be deemed to be separate and severable from all other provisions of the agreement relating to property and support of either spouse. An order for child support based on the agreement shall be imposed by law and shall be made under the power of the court to order child support.

Source: Section 3585, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=3585. (updated Jan. 1, 2015; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_3585

Original Source: Section 3585, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=3585. (last accessed May 12, 2025).