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Request for Hearing Regarding Earnings Assignment (Governmental—UIFSA)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective July 1, 2008

This form is used to ask the judge for a hearing to potentially cancel or change an order that says support payments must be taken out of your paycheck. It is not used to change a current child support amount.

The court describes it as: Ask the judge to cancel the order for support to be taken out of your paycheck.

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Where this fits in a case

Hearing

Stage: Hearing

This form is used when a person objects to an existing Income Withholding for Support or Earnings Assignment Order. The filer must file it with the court clerk and may need to pay a filing fee.

Either party may file.

Common questions

Who should fill out this form?
The form should be completed by the person requesting the hearing. If the person has an attorney, the attorney should complete it.
Do I need to pay a fee to file this?
You may have to pay a filing fee. If you cannot afford it, the court might waive the fee, but you must fill out other forms first to find out more.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect July 1, 2008.

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