§ 4203 County Enforcement Expenses Charge

Family Code·California

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This law says the county has to pay for the costs of enforcing child support orders, like fees for serving papers or other expenses.

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•The county pays for enforcing child support orders.
•This includes costs like serving legal papers.
•The county where the court case is happening covers these costs.

Example

A parent isn't paying child support, so the court sends papers to make them pay.

The county where the court case is happening has to cover the cost of sending those papers and other enforcement costs.

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§ 4203 County Enforcement Expenses Charge

(a) Except as provided in Section 4202, expenses of the county officer designated by the court, and expenses of the local child support agency incurred in the enforcement of an order of the type described in Section 4200 or 4201, are a charge upon the county where the proceedings are pending. (b) Fees for service of process in the enforcement of an order of the type described in Section 4200 or 4201 are a charge upon the county where the process is served. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 39. Effective September 28, 2000.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

expenses county officer local child support agency enforcement order Section 4200 Section 4201 charge upon the county fees for service of process

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 4203.

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