CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Child Support
......DCSS/DAs in Chld Supp. Litigation/Welfare
.........Welfare Reimbursement
............Amount: Limited to Child Support Order
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Noncustodial parent(s) must reimburse county when welfare paid for benefit of minor, up to amount of previously ordered child support.

Judgment in which child support is reserved does not act to limit welfare reimbursement order (as would prior child support order in a specific amount).

Welfare reimbursement based on current child support guideline, not guideline in effect when support obligation accrued.