CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Enforcement
......Writ of Execution
.........Against Pension Plan
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Child support order may be enforced by writ of execution on employee benefit plan.

If pension plan abused by secreting c/p assets, it is not entitled to ERISA protection and all assets within may be reached by a writ of execution; QDRO not required.

Spendthrift trust or alienation provisions ineffective to prevent execution for court ordered family support payments.