CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Child Support
......Jurisdiction
.........Subject Matter
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Superior court has jurisdiction to order child support in Family Code proceeding.

Parties may stipulate to enforceable order for support of children beyond age of majority.

Child support duty can be enforced by civil suit in superior court

If petition does not pray for child support, default judgment ordering child support is void and subject to collateral attack.

Cal. court has jurisdiction to make support order, even where divorce pending or granted in another state, so long as other proceeding doesn't raise issue of support.

Stipulated order to pay child support beyond child's majority is enforceable.

Small claims court judgment setting child support arrearage is void for lack of jurisdiction.