California § 4506.2 - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a support obligation is being en

§ 4506.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a support obligation is being en

(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.