LANG v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. AO24633.

153 Cal.App.3d 510 (1984)

200 Cal. Rptr. 526

JOYCE A. LANG, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; WARREN G. LANG, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

March 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Timothy C. Wright and Robertson, Alexander, Luther, Esselstein, Shiells & Wright for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent and for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

KING, J.

In this case we hold that a superior court cannot require requests for wage assignments for payment of child support or arrearages of child support to be brought upon noticed motion, and cannot refuse a proper ex parte request for a wage assignment for the payment of reasonable attorneys' fees for obtaining the wage assignment. A local rule which so requires is invalid because it is inconsistent with statutory law...

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