Section 4506.2 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 1.
4506.2
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a
support obligation is being enforced pursuant to Title IV-D of the
Social Security Act, the agency enforcing the obligation may file and
record a substitution of payee, if a judgment or abstract of
judgment has previously been recorded pursuant to Section 697.320 of
the Code of Civil Procedure by the support obligee or by a different
governmental agency.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the Title
IV-D agency ceases enforcement of a support obligation at the request
of the support obligee, the agency may file and record a
substitution of payee, if a judgment or abstract of judgment has been
previously recorded pursuant to Section 697.320 of the Code of Civil
Procedure.
(c) The substitution of payee shall contain all of the following:
(1) The name and address of the governmental agency or substituted
payee filing the substitution and a notice that the substituted
payee is to be contacted when notice to a lienholder may or must be
given.
(2) The title of the court, the cause, and number of the
proceeding where the substituted payee has registered the judgment.
(3) The name and last known address of the party ordered to pay
support.
(4) The recorder identification number or book and page of the
recorded document to which the substitution of payee applies.
(5) Any other information deemed reasonable and appropriate by the
Judicial Council.
(d) The recorded substitution of payee shall not affect the
priorities created by earlier recordations of support judgments or
abstracts of support judgments.
(e) An agency enforcing the support obligation pursuant to Title
IV-D of the Social Security Act is not required to obtain prior court
approval or a clerk's certification when filing and recording a
substitution of payee under this section.