Subject to this division, the father and mother of a minor child have an equal responsibility to support their child in the manner suitable to the child’s circumstances.
Cal. Fam. Code § 3900
Support of Minor Child
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case 53 Cal. App. 4th 1139 - In Re Marriage of Drake (1997)
Most recently applied in Scott v. McDonald (August 2018)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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