CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Child Support
......Retroactive Award
.........Initial Award
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Original order for child support may be made retroactive to the date of filing the petition, complaint, or other initial pleading.

Fam. Code §4009 properly applied to make retroactive child support order; no violation of Equal Protection.

Original child support order may only be made retroactive to date of filing of proper formal request, such as motion or OSC. [former law.]

Retroactive child support provisions repealed.