CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Child Support
......Visitation Frustration/Concealment
.........Concealment
............Support Not Due
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Upon a finding of “unclean hands,” a F/L court in its broad equitable discretion may decline to enforce a child support arrearage judgment.

Active concealment of both custodial parent and child may be a defense to nonpayment of arrearages; estoppel may apply.

Concealment until child reached age of majority, not concealment until termination of support obligation, estopped W from collecting c/s arrearages.

Arrearage may be discharged if child hidden from obligor during period when arrearage accrued.

Estoppel of party will bind DA if conduct producing estoppel occurred prior to assignment of child support to county.

W and DA estopped to collect child support arrearage in non-aid case due to W's concealment of children during arrearage period.

Writ to collect child support arrearage properly quashed when arrearage accrued during period children were concealed.

Court has discretion to deny issuance of writ of execution when child hidden.