Cal. Codes » Penal Code / PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS / TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS / CHAPTER 2. Abandonment and Neglect of Children
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Cal. Penal Code § 270a (2026)

Abandonment and Neglect of Children

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Every individual who has sufficient ability to provide for his or her spouse’s support, or who is able to earn the means of such spouse’s support, who willfully abandons and leaves his or her spouse in a destitute condition, or who refuses or neglects to provide such spouse with necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical attendance, unless by such spouse’s conduct the individual was justified in abandoning such spouse, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1953–2019 · leading case: Dimon v. Dimon, 254 P.2d 528 (Cal. 1953).
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Dimon v. Dimon, 254 P.2d 528 (Cal. 1953). · cites it 2× “) The allowance of support following divorce "proceeds upon the theory that the husband entered upon an obligation which, among other things, bound him to support the wife during the period of their joint lives, and gave to her a right to share in the fruits and accumulations of…”
People v. Pierce, 395 P.2d 893 (Cal. 1964). “Thus, a husband can be convicted for inflicting corporal injury upon his wife (Pen.”
Davis v. Johnson, 359 F. Supp. 3d 831 (N.D. Cal. 2019). “Penal Code § 206 ); and two counts of felony child abuse ( Cal. Penal Code § 270a(a) ). Pet. at 2. Petitioner pled not guilty on July 19, 2010, and pled not guilty by reason of insanity on March 4, 2011.”
In re Jennings, 133 Cal. App. 3d 373 (Cal. Ct. App. 1982). “) 10 See California Penal Code section 270a making the refusal to provide support for a spouse a misdemeanor.”
Weissberg v. Weissberg, No. A132161 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 28, 2013). “Code §§ 4300 and 4303, Pen. Code § 270a) or an offense to the state, for example, such as inter-spousal violence.”
Cal. Penal Code § 270a(a): 1 case
Davis v. Johnson, 359 F. Supp. 3d 831 (N.D. Cal. 2019). “Penal Code § 206 ); and two counts of felony child abuse ( Cal. Penal Code § 270a(a) ). Pet. at 2. Petitioner pled not guilty on July 19, 2010, and pled not guilty by reason of insanity on March 4, 2011.”
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