§ 4000

California Family Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If a parent has the duty to provide for the support of the parent’s child and willfully fails to so provide, the other parent, or the child by a guardian ad litem, may bring an action against the parent to enforce the duty.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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