Section 4002 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The county may proceed on behalf of a child to enforce
the child's right of support against a parent.
(b) If the county furnishes support to a child, the county has the
same right as the child to secure reimbursement and obtain
continuing support. The right of the county to reimbursement is
subject to any limitation otherwise imposed by the law of this state.
(c) The court may order the parent to pay the county reasonable
attorney's fees and court costs in a proceeding brought by the county
pursuant to this section.