{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-4253","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 4253","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when hearing child support matters, a commissioner or referee may enter default orders if the defendant does not respond to notice or other process within the time prescribed to respond to that notice.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 9. SUPPORT [3500. - 5700.905.]","PART 2. CHILD SUPPORT [3900. - 4253.]","CHAPTER 2. Court-Ordered Child Support [4000. - 4253.]","ARTICLE 4. Child Support Commissioners [4250. - 4253.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0e00cf7d5f26a46b016ad5cfc9189b5263d6b51a393e3f2efebebb61b87c8ec8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-4252","next":"us-ca/fam-4300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}