Vince v. City of Orange
The Orange County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) appeals from a writ of mandate, issued by the Orange County Superior Court, ordering DCSS to stop its actions enforcing a support order. The support order had been entered by the Los Angeles County Superior Court, but never registered with the Orange County Superior Court.
We affirm. Unless DCSS first complies with the registration provisions of Family Code section 5600 et seq., DCSS is not authorized to enforce a support order entered by a court in another county as if it had originally been entered by the Orange County Superior Court. A writ of mandate was the proper means for ensuring DCSSs compliance with the Family Codes rules regarding enforcement of support orders entered in other counties.
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