California : Family Code: 5200-5220
(provided by Divorce Source, Inc.)
Published 5.20.98
5200. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the
definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
5201. "Arrearage" or "arrearages" is the amount necessary to
satisfy a support judgment or order pursuant to Section 695.210 of
the Code of Civil Procedure.
5202. "Assignment order" has the same meaning as "earnings
assignment order for support."
5204. "Due date of support payments" is the date specifically
stated in the order of support or, if no date is stated in the
support order, the last day of the month in which the support payment
is to be paid.
5206. "Earnings," to the extent that they are subject to an
earnings assignment order for support under Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 703.010) of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code
of Civil Procedure, include:
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(a) Wages, salary, bonus, money, and benefits described in
Sections 704.110, 704.113, and 704.115 of the Code of Civil
Procedure.
(b) Payments due for services of independent contractors, interest, dividends, rents, royalties, residuals, patent rights, or mineral or other natural resource rights.
(c) Payments or credits due or becoming due as a result of written or oral contracts for services or sales whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise.
(d) Payments due for workers' compensation temporary disability benefits.
(e) Payments due as a result of disability from benefits described in Section 704.130 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(f) Any other payments or credits due or becoming due, regardless of source.
5210. "Employer" includes all of the following:
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(a) A person for whom an individual performs services as an
employee, as defined in Section 706.011 of the Code of Civil
Procedure.
(b) The United States government and any public entity as defined in Section 811.2 of the Government Code.
(c) Any person or entity paying earnings as defined under Section 5206.
5214. "Obligee" or "assigned obligee" means either the person to whom support has been ordered to be paid, the district attorney, or other person designated by the court to receive the payment. The district attorney is the obligee for all IV-D Cases as defined under Section 5212 or in which an application for services has been filed under Part D (commencing with Section 651) and Part E (commencing with Section 670) of Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code (Title IV-D or IV-E of the Social Security Act).
5216. "Obligor" means a person owing a duty of support.
5220. "Timely payment" means receipt of support payments by the obligee or assigned obligee within five days of the due date.
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