Family Code section 5231

Unless stayed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 5260), an assignment order is effective and binding upon any existing or future employer of the obligor upon whom a copy of the order is served in compliance with Section 5232 and 5233, notwithstanding the absence of the name, address, or other identifying information regarding the obligor’s employer, or the inclusion of incorrect information regarding the support obligor’s employer.

Source: Section 5231, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=5231.­ (updated Sep. 28, 2000; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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