Family Code section 5247

Neither the local child support agency nor an employer shall be subject to any civil liability for any amount withheld and paid to the obligee, the local child support agency, or the State Disbursement Unit pursuant to an earnings assignment order or notice of assignment.

Source: Section 5247, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=5247. (updated Jan. 1, 2004; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_5247

Original Source: Section 5247, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=5247. (last accessed May 12, 2025).