BILL NUMBER: SB 594	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Torlakson

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2005

   An act to amend Section 150 of the Family Code, relating to
support obligations.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 594, as introduced, Torlakson.   Support obligations.
   Existing law defines "support" as a support obligation owing on
behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to
a specified provision of the Family Code.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
definition.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 150 of the  Family Code  is amended to read:
   150.  "Support" refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of
a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section
17402. It also includes  support that is  past due 
support or arrearage when it exists   or in arrears
 . "Support," when used with reference to a minor child or a
child described in Section 3901, includes maintenance and education.