Section 5261 Of Article 4. Stay Of Service Of Assignment Order From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 4.
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. (a) If service of the assignment order has been ordered
stayed, the stay shall terminate pursuant to subdivision (b) upon the
obligor's failure to make timely support payments or earlier by
court order if requested by the local child support agency or by the
obligor. The stay shall terminate earlier by court order if requested
by any other obligee who can establish that good cause, as defined
in Section 5260, no longer exists.
(b) To terminate a stay of the service of the assignment order,
the obligee shall file a declaration signed under penalty of perjury
by the obligee that the obligor is in arrears in payment of any
portion of the support. At the time of filing the declaration, the
stay shall terminate by operation of law without notice to the
obligor.
(c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the filing
of a declaration under subdivision (b) with knowledge of the falsity
of its contents is punishable as a contempt pursuant to Section 1209
of the Code of Civil Procedure.