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Chapter 10: Government Child Support Cases (Title IV-D Support Cases)

California Rules of Court — Family and Juvenile Rules – 2026

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Division 1: Family Rules Article 1: General Provisions Article 3: Appearance by Telephone Article 4: Discovery Article 1: Parties to Proceedings Article 2: Joinder of Parties Article 3: Employee Pension Benefit Plan Article 1: Filing Fees and Fee Waivers Article 2: Special Procedures Article 1: Summonses, Notices, and Declarations Article 2: Initial Pleadings Article 3: Service of Papers Article 4: Manner of Service Article 5: Pleadings and Amended Pleadings Article 6: Specific Proceedings Chapter 5: Family Centered Case Resolution Plans Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Filing and Service Article 3: Meet-and-Confer Conferences Article 4: Evidence at Hearings Article 5: Reporting and Preparation of Order After Hearing Article 6: Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings Article 1: Request for Emergency Orders (Ex parte Orders) Article 2: Notice, Service, Appearance Article 3: Procedural Matters Not Requiring Notice (Non-Emergency Orders) Article 1: Child Custody Mediation Article 2: Child Custody Investigations and Evaluations Article 3: Ex parte Communication Article 4: Counsel Appointed to Represent a Child Article 5: Children's Participation in Family Court Article 6: Virtual Visitation Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Certification of Statewide Uniform Guideline Support Calculators Chapter 10: Government Child Support Cases (Title IV-D Support Cases) Article 1: Domestic Violence Prevention Act Cases Article 2: Tribal Court Protective Orders Article 1: Separate Trials Article 2: Interlocutory Appeals Chapter 13: Trials and Long-Cause Hearings Chapter 14: Default Proceedings and Judgments Chapter 15: Settlement Services Article 1: Limited Scope Representation Article 2: Attorney's Fees and Costs Chapter 18: Court Coordination Rules Article 1: General Provisions
Rule 5.300 Purpose, authority, and definitions Rule 5.305 Hearing of matters by a judge under Family Code sections 4251(a) and 4252(b)(7) Rule 5.310 Use of existing family law forms Rule 5.311 Implementation of new and revised governmental forms by local child support agencies Rule 5.315 Memorandum of points and authorities Rule 5.320 Attorney of record in support actions under title IV-D of the Social Security Act Rule 5.324 Telephone appearance in title IV-D hearings and conferences Rule 5.325 Procedures for clerk's handling of combined summons and complaint Rule 5.330 Procedures for child support case registry form Rule 5.335 Procedures for hearings on interstate income withholding orders Rule 5.340 Judicial education for child support commissioners Rule 5.350 Procedures for hearings to cancel (set aside) voluntary declarations of parentage or paternity when no previous action has been filed Rule 5.355 Minimum standards of training for court clerk staff whose assignment includes title IV-D child support cases Rule 5.360 Appearance by local child support agency Rule 5.365 Procedure for consolidation of child support orders Rule 5.370 Party designation in interstate and intrastate cases Rule 5.372 Transfer of title IV-D cases between tribal court and state court Rule 5.375 Procedure for a support obligor to file a motion regarding mistaken identity