California
Family Code
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This code shall be known as the Family Code.
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A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision…
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A provision of this code, insofar as it is the same in substance as a provision of a uniform act, sh…
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(a) As used in this section: (1) “New law” means either of the following, as the case may be: (A) Th…
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Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meanin…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the general provisions and rules of construction…
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Whenever a reference is made to a portion of this code or to another law, the reference applies to a…
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Unless otherwise expressly stated: (a) “Division” means a division of this code. (b) “Part” means a …
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The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present.
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The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.
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A reference to “husband” and “wife,” “spouses,” or “married persons,” or a comparable term, includes…
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“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. “Shall not” and “may not” are prohibitory.
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If a provision or clause of this code or its application to any person or circumstances is held inva…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions and rules of construction in thi…
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“Child for whom support may be ordered” means a minor child and a child for whom support is authoriz…
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“Community estate” includes both community property and quasi-community property.
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“Community property” is property that is community property under Part 2 (commencing with Section 76…
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“County” includes city and county.
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(a) “Date of separation” means the date that a complete and final break in the marital relationship …
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“Employee benefit plan” includes public and private retirement, pension, annuity, savings, profit sh…
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“Family support” means an agreement between the parents, or an order or judgment, that combines chil…
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“Income and expense declaration” means the form for an income and expense declaration in family law …
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“Judgment” and “order” include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances.
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“Person” includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, co…
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“Proceeding” includes an action.
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“Property” includes real and personal property and any interest therein.
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“Property declaration” means the form for a property declaration in family law matters adopted by th…
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“Quasi-community property” means all real or personal property, wherever situated, acquired before o…
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“Petitioner” includes plaintiff, where appropriate.
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“Respondent” includes defendant, where appropriate.
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“Separate property” is property that is separate property under Part 2 (commencing with Section 760)…
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“Spousal support” means support of the spouse of the obligor.
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“Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5.
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“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, …
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“Support” refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount…
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“Support order” means a judgment or order of support in favor of an obligee, whether temporary or fi…
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(a) As used in this code, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Indian,” “Indian child,”…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) There is no resource that is more vital to…
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(a) In an Indian child custody proceeding, the court shall apply Sections 224.2 to 224.6, inclusive,…
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(a) In an Indian child custody proceeding notice shall comply with subdivision (b) of this section. …
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(a) In a custody proceeding involving a child who would otherwise be an Indian child based on the de…
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The superior court has jurisdiction in proceedings under this code.
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Except to the extent that any other statute or rules adopted by the Judicial Council provide applica…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council may provide by rule for the practic…
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(a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2024, in proceedings under this code, a court shall provide self-ident…
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A petition, response, application, opposition, or other pleading filed with the court under this cod…
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(a) In a hearing on an order to show cause, or on a modification thereof, or in a hearing on a motio…
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Except as otherwise provided in this code or by court rule, the court may, when it considers it nece…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), after entry of a judgment of dissolution of marria…
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(a) In the absence of a stipulation by the parties to the contrary, there shall be no ex parte commu…
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(a) At a hearing on any order to show cause or notice of motion brought pursuant to this code, absen…
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With respect to the ability to conduct formal discovery in family law proceedings, when a request fo…
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This part applies to a temporary restraining order in a summons issued under any of the following pr…
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The summons shall state on its face that the order is enforceable in any place in this state by any …
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(a) Upon filing the petition and issuance of the summons and upon personal service of the petition a…
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The automatic granting of the ex parte temporary restraining order under this part is not a court de…
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Nothing in this part precludes either party from applying to the court for modification or revocatio…
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This part applies where a temporary restraining order, including a protective order as defined in Se…
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Except as provided in Section 6300, an order described in Section 240 may not be granted without not…
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(a) Within 21 days, or, if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the date that a temporary r…
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(a) If a petition under this part has been filed, the respondent shall be personally served with a c…
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(a) On the day of the hearing, the hearing on the petition shall take precedence over all other matt…
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(a) The respondent shall be entitled, as a matter of course, to one continuance for a reasonable per…
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A request for a temporary restraining order described in Section 240, issued without notice, shall b…
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If a court orders a party to pay attorney’s fees or costs under this code, the court shall first det…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the court may base an award of attorney’s fees…
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(a) Where the court orders one of the parties to pay attorney’s fees and costs for the benefit of th…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the court shall not award attorney’s fees against …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the injured spouse is entitled to a remedy author…
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A judgment or order made or entered pursuant to this code may be enforced by the court by execution,…
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(a) A money judgment or judgment for possession or sale of property that is made or entered under th…
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(a) The Judicial Council shall modify the title of its existing form, “Order to Show Cause and Decla…
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(a) For the purpose of application of the laws of succession set forth in the Probate Code to a dece…
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(a) Domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and…
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(a) A person under 18 years of age who, together with the other proposed domestic partner, otherwise…
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(a) Registered domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, and shall be…
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(a) (1) The Secretary of State shall prepare forms entitled “Declaration of Domestic Partnership” an…
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(a) Two persons desiring to become domestic partners may complete and file a Declaration of Domestic…
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(a) Parties to a registered domestic partnership shall not be required to have the same name. Neithe…
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The Secretary of State shall establish a process by which two persons, who have been living together…
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(a) The Secretary of State shall create a document no later than March 1, 2020, with annual updates …
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(a) A registered domestic partnership may be terminated without filing a proceeding for dissolution …
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A legal union of two persons, other than a marriage, that was validly formed in another jurisdiction…
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(a) Any local ordinance or law that provides for the creation of a “domestic partnership” shall be p…
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(a) Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between two persons, to which th…
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Two unmarried persons 18 years of age or older, who are not otherwise disqualified, are capable of c…
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(a) An unmarried person under 18 years of age may be issued a marriage license upon obtaining a cour…
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If it appears to the satisfaction of the court by application of a minor that the minor requires a w…
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(a) In determining whether to issue a court order granting permission to marry pursuant to Section 3…
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Consent to and solemnization of marriage may be proved under the same general rules of evidence as f…
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Except as provided in Section 307, a marriage shall be licensed, solemnized, and authenticated, and …
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(a) Parties to a marriage shall not be required to have the same name. Neither party shall be requir…
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This division, so far as it relates to the solemnizing of marriage, is not applicable to members of …
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A marriage contracted outside this state that would be valid by laws of the jurisdiction in which th…
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If either party to a marriage denies the marriage, or refuses to join in a declaration of the marria…
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Marriage is dissolved only by one of the following: (a) The death of one of the parties. (b) A judgm…
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(a) Before entering a marriage, or declaring a marriage pursuant to Section 425, the parties shall f…
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The marriage license shall show all of the following: (a) The identity of the parties to the marriag…
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Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 351 or 359 of this code, or Section 103175 of the Health …
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Notwithstanding Section 307, 351, 351.5, 359, or 422 of this code, or Section 103175 or 103180 of th…
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No marriage license shall be granted if either of the applicants lacks the capacity to enter into a …
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(a) Each applicant for a marriage license shall be required to present authentic photo identificatio…
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(a) The forms for the marriage license shall be prescribed by the State Department of Public Health,…
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A marriage license issued pursuant to this part expires 90 days after its issuance. The calendar dat…
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(a) The county clerk shall number each marriage license issued and shall transmit at periodic interv…
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(a) The State Department of Public Health shall prepare and publish a brochure that shall contain th…
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(a) Except as provided in Sections 420 and 426, applicants to be married shall first appear together…
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(a) If a marriage license is lost, damaged, or destroyed after the marriage ceremony, but before it …
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(a) Although marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil, and not a religious, contract, …
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(a) For each county, the county clerk is designated as a commissioner of civil marriages. (b) The co…
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In addition to the persons permitted to solemnize marriages under Section 400, a county may license …
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(a) No particular form for the ceremony of marriage is required for solemnization of the marriage, b…
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Before solemnizing a marriage, the person solemnizing the marriage shall require the presentation of…
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The person solemnizing a marriage shall sign and print or type upon the marriage license a statement…
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(a) The person solemnizing the marriage shall return the marriage license, endorsed as required in S…
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If no record of the solemnization of a California marriage previously contracted under this division…
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If for sufficient reason, as described in subdivision (d), either or both of the parties to be marri…
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When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pur…
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For purposes of this part, the document issued by the county clerk is a marriage license until it is…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 502, a confidential marriage license shall be issued by the county…
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If for sufficient reason, as described in subdivision (d), either or both of the parties to be marri…
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The county clerk shall issue a confidential marriage license upon the request of a notary public app…
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A confidential marriage license is valid only for a period of 90 days after its issuance by the coun…
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(a) The form of the confidential marriage license shall be prescribed by the State Registrar of Vita…
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(a) The confidential marriage license shall be presented to the person solemnizing the marriage. (b)…
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Upon issuance of a confidential marriage license, parties shall be provided with an application to o…
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(a) A party to a confidential marriage may obtain a certified copy of the confidential marriage cert…
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(a) If a confidential marriage license is lost, damaged, or destroyed after the performance of the m…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the county clerk shall maintain confidential marriage cer…
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(a) No notary public shall issue a confidential marriage license pursuant to this part unless the no…
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(a) An application for approval to authorize confidential marriages pursuant to this part shall be s…
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No approval, or renewal of the approval, shall be granted pursuant to this chapter unless the notary…
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An approval to issue confidential marriage licenses pursuant to this chapter is valid for one year. …
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(a) The county clerk shall maintain a list of the notaries public who are approved to issue confiden…
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(a) If, after an approval to issue confidential marriage licenses is granted pursuant to this chapte…
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(a) The fee for an application for approval to authorize confidential marriages pursuant to this cha…
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Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Section 420, a county clerk may issue …
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A couple seeking a marriage license or solemnization pursuant to this part shall present, in the man…
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(a) Each member of the couple shall be physically located in the State of California while using rem…
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(a) At the discretion of the county clerk, a couple applying for a marriage license using remote tec…
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A county clerk may provide guidance relating to marriage license applications, marriage license issu…
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For purposes of this part, “remote technology” means audiovideo technology that is provided by a cou…
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For the purposes of this division, a leasehold interest in real property is real property, not perso…
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Spouses contract toward each other obligations of mutual respect, fidelity, and support.
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(a) Subject to subdivision (b), either spouse may enter into any transaction with the other, or with…
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Spouses may hold property as joint tenants or tenants in common, or as community property, or as com…
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The respective interests of each spouse in community property during continuance of the marriage rel…
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Except as otherwise provided by statute, neither spouse has any interest in the separate property of…
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Notwithstanding Section 752 and except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 2045), Arti…
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If notice of the pendency of a proceeding for dissolution of the marriage, for nullity of the marria…
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(a) The terms “participant,” “beneficiary,” “employer,” “employee organization,” “named fiduciary,” …
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Except as otherwise provided by statute, all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired…
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(a) Unless the trust instrument or the instrument of transfer expressly provides otherwise, communit…
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(a) Separate property of a married person includes all of the following: (1) All property owned by t…
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(a) The earnings and accumulations of a spouse and the minor children living with, or in the custody…
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After entry of a judgment of legal separation of the parties, the earnings or accumulations of each …
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Except as provided in Section 781 and subject to the rules of allocation set forth in Section 2603, …
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(a) Money or other property received or to be received by a married person in satisfaction of a judg…
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(a) Where an injury to a married person is caused in whole or in part by the negligent or wrongful a…
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In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, when a spouse is convicted of attempting to murde…
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If a married person is injured by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of a person other than t…
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The presumption that property acquired during marriage is community property does not apply to any p…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, whenever any real or personal property, or any int…
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Subject to Sections 851 to 853, inclusive, married persons may by agreement or transfer, with or wit…
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A transmutation is subject to the laws governing fraudulent transfers.
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(a) A transmutation of real or personal property is not valid unless made in writing by an express d…
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(a) A statement in a will of the character of property is not admissible as evidence of a transmutat…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the const…
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“Debt” means an obligation incurred by a married person before or during marriage, whether based on …
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A debt is “incurred” at the following time: (a) In the case of a contract, at the time the contract …
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(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, the community estate is liable for a debt inc…
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(a) The earnings of a married person during marriage are not liable for a debt incurred by the perso…
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For the purposes of this part, quasi-community property is liable to the same extent, and shall be t…
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(a) The separate property of a married person is liable for a debt incurred by the person before or …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 913, a married person is personally liable for the following debts incur…
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(a) For the purpose of this part, a child or spousal support obligation of a married person that doe…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after division of community and quasi-commu…
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A right of reimbursement provided by this part is subject to the following provisions: (a) The right…
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Except as otherwise provided by statute, this part governs the liability of separate property and pr…
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The provisions of this part that govern reimbursement apply to all debts, regardless of whether sati…
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(a) A married person is not liable for any injury or damage caused by the other spouse except in cas…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) and Sections 761 and 1103, either spouse ha…
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(a) A spouse has a claim against the other spouse for any breach of the fiduciary duty that results …
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(a) Except as provided in Sections 761 and 1103, either spouse has the management and control of the…
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(a) Where one or both of the spouses either has a conservator of the estate or lacks legal capacity …
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The property rights of spouses prescribed by statute may be altered by a premarital agreement or oth…
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A minor may make a valid premarital agreement or other marital property agreement if the minor is em…
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(a) A premarital agreement or other marital property agreement that is executed and acknowledged or …
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Nothing in this chapter affects the validity or effect of premarital agreements made before January …
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act.
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This chapter is effective on and after January 1, 1986, and applies to any premarital agreement exec…
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Premarital agreement” means an agreement between prospective spouses m…
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A premarital agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties. It is enforceable without con…
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(a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to all of the following: (1) The rig…
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A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.
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After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed …
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(a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves…
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If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agr…
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Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital a…
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Except as otherwise provided by law, spouses cannot, by a contract with each other, alter their lega…
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This part may be cited as the Family Conciliation Court Law.
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The purposes of this part are to protect the rights of children and to promote the public welfare by…
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(a) This part applies only in counties in which the superior court determines that the social condit…
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Each superior court shall exercise the jurisdiction conferred by this part. While sitting in the exe…
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The presiding judge of the superior court shall annually, in the month of January, designate at leas…
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(a) The judge of the family conciliation court may transfer any case before the family conciliation …
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(a) The presiding judge of the superior court may appoint a judge of the superior court other than t…
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(a) In each county in which a family conciliation court is established, the superior court may appoi…
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(a) A person employed as a supervising counselor of conciliation or as an associate counselor of con…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Eligible provider” means the…
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The probation officer in every county shall do all of the following: (a) Give assistance to the fami…
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(a) All superior court hearings or conferences in proceedings under this part shall be held in priva…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), upon order of the judge of the family conciliation court,…
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(a) A court may contract with any other court or courts to provide joint family conciliation court s…
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(a) When a controversy exists between spouses, or when a controversy relating to child custody or vi…
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Before the filing of a proceeding for determination of custody or visitation rights, for dissolution…
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The petition shall be captioned substantially as follows: In the Superior Court of the State of Cali…
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The petition shall: (a) Allege that a controversy exists between the spouses or parents and request …
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(a) The clerk of the court shall provide, at the expense of the court, blank forms for petitions for…
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No fee shall be charged by any officer for filing the petition.
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(a) The court shall fix a reasonable time and place for hearing on the petition. The court shall cau…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for the purpose of conducting hearings pursuant to this p…
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(a) The hearing shall be conducted informally as a conference or a series of conferences to effect a…
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(a) At or after the hearing, the court may make orders in respect to the conduct of the spouses or p…
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(a) During a period beginning upon the filing of the petition for conciliation and continuing until …
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If a petition for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the p…
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(a) If an application is made to the family conciliation court for conciliation proceedings in respe…
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The Judicial Council shall do all of the following: (a) Assist courts in implementing mediation and …
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The Judicial Council shall establish an advisory committee of persons representing a broad spectrum …
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(a) There is in the State Treasury the Family Law Trust Fund. (b) Moneys collected by the state purs…
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This part applies to a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal…
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In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the…
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When service of summons on a spouse is made pursuant to Section 415.50 of the Code of Civil Procedur…
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(a) During the time a motion pursuant to Section 418.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure is pending, t…
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(a) If a written agreement is entered into by the parties, the parties may utilize a collaborative l…
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A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days of …
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(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the court may order that a person who claims an interest in the proc…
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(a) Evidence collected by eavesdropping in violation of Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of…
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(a) On a determination that payment of an obligation of a party would benefit either party or a chil…
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(a) A petition for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, or legal separation of the parties,…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the petitioner or respondent may redact any social securi…
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(a) Upon request by a party to a petition for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, or legal…
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On and after January 1, 2014, upon the filing of a petition for dissolution of marriage, nullity of …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the court has ordered an issue or issues bifurcated f…
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The reconciliation of the parties, whether conditional or unconditional, is an ameliorating factor t…
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(a) (1) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, or legal separation of the…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), during the pendency of a proceeding for dissolution o…
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(a) The court may make an award of attorney’s fees and costs under Section 2030 or 2031 where the ma…
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(a) Either party may encumber the party’s interest in community real property to pay reasonable atto…
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(a) On application of either party, the court may deny the family law attorney’s real property lien …
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(a) In addition to the contents required by Section 412.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the summo…
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(a) In addition to the contents required by Section 412.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the summo…
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Nothing in Section 2040 adversely affects the rights, title, and interest of a purchaser for value, …
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During the pendency of the proceeding, on application of a party in the manner provided by Part 4 (c…
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(a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue a protective order, as defined in Section 6218, …
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A judgment may include a protective order, as defined in Section 6218, and any other restraining ord…
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Upon filing of the petition, or at any time during the proceeding, a party may transmit to, or the c…
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Upon the entry of an order or judgment in the proceeding requiring a party to maintain existing heal…
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Notice pursuant to this chapter may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the last known …
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The insured or policyholder who is a party to the proceeding shall furnish to the other party the na…
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(a) Upon written application by a party, the clerk shall enter an order joining as a party to the pr…
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Upon entry of the order under Section 2060, the party requesting joinder shall file an appropriate p…
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(a) The party requesting joinder shall serve all of the following upon the employee benefit plan: (1…
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(a) The employee benefit plan shall file and serve a copy of a notice of appearance upon the party r…
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Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the employee benefit plan is not required to pay any …
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If the employee benefit plan has been served and no notice of appearance, notice of motion to quash …
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(a) This article governs a proceeding in which an employee benefit plan has been joined as a party. …
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Either party or their representatives may notify the employee benefit plan of any proposed property …
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The employee benefit plan is not required to, but may, appear at any hearing in the proceeding. For …
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(a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), the provisions of an order entered by stipulation of the pa…
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(a) At any hearing on a motion to set aside or modify an order pursuant to Section 2073, any party m…
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In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for nullity of marriage, but not in a proceeding for …
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The restoration of a former name or birth name requested under Section 2080 shall not be denied on t…
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This code does not abrogate the common law right of any person to change one’s name.
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Divorce Recognition Act.
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A divorce obtained in another jurisdiction shall be of no force or effect in this state if both part…
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Proof that a person hereafter obtaining a divorce from the bonds of matrimony in another jurisdictio…
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The application of this chapter is limited by the requirement of the Constitution of the United Stat…
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The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) It is the policy of the State of California (1…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply to this chapter:…
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(a) From the date of separation to the date of the distribution of the community or quasi-community …
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In order to provide full and accurate disclosure of all assets and liabilities in which one or both …
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(a) Except by court order for good cause, as provided in Section 2107, or when service of the prelim…
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(a) Except by court order for good cause, before or at the time the parties enter into an agreement …
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Except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2105, Section 2110, or absent good cause as provide…
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(a) If one party fails to serve on the other party a preliminary declaration of disclosure under Sec…
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At any time during the proceeding, the court has the authority, on application of a party and for go…
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The provisions of this chapter requiring a final declaration of disclosure do not apply to a summary…
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In the case of a default judgment, the petitioner may waive the final declaration of disclosure requ…
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A disclosure required by this chapter does not abrogate the attorney work product privilege or imped…
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The Judicial Council shall adopt appropriate forms and modify existing forms to effectuate the purpo…
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This chapter applies to any proceeding commenced on or after January 1, 1993.
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The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The State of California has a strong policy of…
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(a) In proceedings for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of …
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The grounds and time limits for a motion to set aside a judgment, or any part or parts thereof, are …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or any other law, a judgment may not be set asi…
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The negligence of an attorney shall not be imputed to a client to bar an order setting aside a judgm…
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When ruling on an action or motion to set aside a judgment, the court shall set aside only those pro…
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As to assets or liabilities for which a judgment or part of a judgment is set aside, the date of val…
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As to actions or motions filed under this chapter, if a timely request is made, the court shall rend…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a party from seeking relief under Section 2556. (b) Nothing in…
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This chapter applies to judgments entered on or after January 1, 1993.
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Marriages between parents and children, ancestors and descendants of every degree, and between sibli…
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(a) A subsequent marriage contracted by a person during the life of his or her former spouse, with a…
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A marriage is voidable and may be adjudged a nullity if any of the following conditions existed at t…
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A proceeding to obtain a judgment of nullity of marriage, for causes set forth in Section 2210, must…
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A proceeding to obtain a judgment of nullity of marriage, for causes set forth in Section 2210, must…
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(a) The effect of a judgment of nullity of marriage is to restore the parties to the status of unmar…
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(a) A proceeding based on void or voidable marriage is commenced by filing a petition entitled “In r…
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(a) If a determination is made that a marriage is void or voidable and the court finds that either p…
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The property divided pursuant to Section 2251 is liable for debts of the parties to the same extent …
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In a proceeding under this part, custody of the children shall be determined according to Division 8…
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The court may, during the pendency of a proceeding for nullity of marriage or upon judgment of nulli…
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The court may grant attorney’s fees and costs in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Sectio…
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The effect of a judgment of dissolution of marriage when it becomes final is to restore the parties …
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Dissolution of the marriage or legal separation of the parties may be based on either of the followi…
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Irreconcilable differences are those grounds which are determined by the court to be substantial rea…
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A marriage may be dissolved on the grounds of permanent legal incapacity to make decisions only upon…
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No dissolution of marriage granted on the ground of permanent legal incapacity to make decisions rel…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a judgment of dissolution of marriage may not be entered …
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(a) In a proceeding for legal separation of the parties in which neither party, at the time the proc…
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For the purpose of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, each spouse may have a separate domicil…
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(a) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties is commenced by …
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In any proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for legal separation of the parties, or for the suppo…
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(a) All dissolution actions, to the greatest extent possible, shall be assigned to the same superior…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if no demand for money, property, costs, or attorney’s f…
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(a) A copy of the petition, together with a copy of a summons, in a form and content approved by the…
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(a) If the petition for dissolution of the marriage is based on the ground of permanent legal incapa…
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Subject to Section 2334, if from the evidence at the hearing the court finds that there are irreconc…
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(a) If it appears that there is a reasonable possibility of reconciliation, the court shall continue…
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Except as otherwise provided by statute, in a pleading or proceeding for dissolution of marriage or …
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In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, where the judgment i…
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(a) No judgment of dissolution or of legal separation of the parties may be granted upon the default…
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(a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, the court, upon noticed motion, may sever and grant…
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(a) In a proceeding for dissolution of the marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court sh…
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Where a judgment of dissolution or nullity of marriage or legal separation of the parties is to be g…
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(a) Subject to subdivision (b) and to Sections 2340 to 2344, inclusive, no judgment of dissolution i…
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A judgment of dissolution of marriage shall specify the date on which the judgment becomes finally e…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2340, if an appeal is taken from the judgment or a motion for a new tria…
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Where a joint petition for summary dissolution under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2400) is the…
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(a) (1) If the parties file a joint petition for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of …
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The Judicial Council shall adopt or amend any rules or forms necessary to implement Section 2342.5 o…
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The court may, upon notice and for good cause shown, or on stipulation of the parties, retain jurisd…
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(a) The death of either party after entry of the judgment does not prevent the judgment from becomin…
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The court may not render a judgment of the legal separation of the parties without the consent of bo…
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(a) If the court determines that a judgment of dissolution of the marriage should be granted, but by…
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A judgment of legal separation of the parties does not bar a subsequent judgment of dissolution of t…
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(a) In addition to the requirements of Section 103200 of the Health and Safety Code, the clerk of th…
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(a) A marriage may be dissolved by the summary dissolution procedure provided in this chapter if all…
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(a) A proceeding for summary dissolution of the marriage shall be commenced by filing a joint petiti…
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(a) At any time before the filing of application for judgment pursuant to Section 2403, either party…
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When six months have expired from the date of the filing of the joint petition for summary dissoluti…
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Entry of the judgment pursuant to Section 2403 constitutes: (a) A final adjudication of the rights a…
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(a) Entry of the judgment pursuant to Section 2403 does not prejudice nor bar the rights of either o…
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(a) Each superior court shall make available a brochure, the contents and form of which shall be pre…
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(a) The purpose of family centered case resolution is to benefit the parties by providing judicial a…
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(a) A court-ordered family centered case resolution plan must be in conformance with due process req…
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The Judicial Council may, by rule, increase the procedures set forth in this chapter.
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this part govern the construc…
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“Separate property” does not include quasi-community property.
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Except upon the written agreement of the parties, or on oral stipulation of the parties in open cour…
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For the purposes of division and in confirming or assigning the liabilities of the parties for which…
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(a) For the purpose of division of the community estate upon dissolution of marriage or legal separa…
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The court may make any orders the court considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this divisi…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, in any case in which the parties do not ag…
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The disposition of the community estate, as provided in this division, is subject to revision on app…
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In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the…
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) It is the public policy of this state to p…
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For the purpose of division of property on dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the partie…
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Notwithstanding Sections 2550 to 2552, inclusive, the court may divide the community estate as provi…
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Where economic circumstances warrant, the court may award an asset of the community estate to one pa…
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As an additional award or offset against existing property, the court may award, from a party’s shar…
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(a) “Community estate personal injury damages” as used in this section means all money or other prop…
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The court may, if there is a judgment for civil damages for an act of domestic violence perpetrated …
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If the net value of the community estate is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and one party c…
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(a) The court, at the request of a party to proceedings for dissolution of marriage or for legal sep…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the court shall make whatever orders are necessary or app…
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(a) A final order of a tribal court that creates or recognizes the existence of the right of a spous…
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The debts for which the community estate is liable which are unpaid at the time of trial, or for whi…
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Debts incurred by either spouse before the date of marriage shall be confirmed without offset to the…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), debts incurred by either spouse after the date of marriag…
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Debts incurred by either spouse after the date of separation but before entry of a judgment of disso…
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Debts incurred by either spouse after entry of a judgment of dissolution of marriage but before term…
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Notwithstanding Sections 2620 to 2624, inclusive, all separate debts, including those debts incurred…
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The court has jurisdiction to order reimbursement in cases it deems appropriate for debts paid after…
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Notwithstanding Sections 2550 to 2552, inclusive, and Sections 2620 to 2624, inclusive, educational …
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Notwithstanding Sections 2550 to 2552, inclusive, and Sections 2620 to 2624, inclusive, joint Califo…
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(a) “Contributions to the acquisition of property,” as used in this section, include downpayments, p…
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(a) “Community contributions to education or training” as used in this section means payments made w…
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In a proceeding for division of the community estate, the court has jurisdiction, at the request of …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if the property subject to division includes real propert…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the const…
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“Joint custody” means joint physical custody and joint legal custody.
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“Joint legal custody” means that both parents shall share the right and the responsibility to make t…
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“Joint physical custody” means that each of the parents shall have significant periods of physical c…
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“Sole legal custody” means that one parent shall have the right and the responsibility to make the d…
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“Sole physical custody” means that a child shall reside with and be under the supervision of one par…
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(a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child and the father, if presumed to be the father under Se…
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(a) In making a determination of the best interests of the child in a proceeding described in Sectio…
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(a) If a party’s deportation or detention by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement o…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state to ensure that the…
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This part applies in any of the following: (a) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage. (b) A proce…
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The court may, during the pendency of a proceeding or at any time thereafter, make an order for the …
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Upon the trial of a question of fact in a proceeding to determine the custody of a minor child, the …
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A motion by a parent for reconsideration of an existing child custody order shall be granted if the …
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(a) If custody of a minor child is the sole contested issue, the case shall be given preference over…
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In making an order for custody, if the court does not consider it inappropriate, the court may speci…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, access to records and information pertaining to a minor …
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(a) In a proceeding involving child custody or visitation rights, if a report containing psychologic…
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Family reunification services shall not be ordered as a part of a child custody or visitation rights…
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(a) If allegations of child abuse, including child sexual abuse, are made during a child custody pro…
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(a) If a court determines, based on the investigation described in Section 3027 or other evidence pr…
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(a) A parent shall not be placed on supervised visitation, or be denied custody of or visitation wit…
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(a) The court may order financial compensation for periods when a parent fails to assume the caretak…
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An order granting custody to a parent who is receiving, or in the opinion of the court is likely to …
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(a) (1) No person shall be granted physical or legal custody of, or unsupervised visitation with, a …
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(a) Upon the motion of one or both parents, or the legal guardian or custodian, or upon the court’s …
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(a) Where the court considers the issue of custody or visitation the court is encouraged to make a r…
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(a) The Judicial Council shall establish a state-funded one-year pilot project beginning July 1, 199…
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(a) Custody should be granted in the following order of preference according to the best interest of…
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When making a determination of the best interests of a child pursuant to Section 3011, the court sha…
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(a) Before making an order granting custody to a person other than a parent, over the objection of a…
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In any custody or visitation proceeding brought under this part, as described in Section 3021, or an…
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(a) If a child is of sufficient age and capacity to reason so as to form an intelligent preference a…
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In determining the person or persons to whom custody should be granted under paragraph (2) or (3) of…
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(a) Upon a finding by the court that a party seeking custody of a child has perpetrated domestic vio…
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(a) If a party is absent or relocates from the family residence, the court shall not consider the ab…
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(a) A party’s absence, relocation, or failure to comply with custody and visitation orders shall not…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in a proceeding to determine child custody or visitation with a c…
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It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to codify the decision of the Californi…
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A petition for a temporary custody order, containing the statement required by Section 3429, may be …
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If the parties have agreed to or reached an understanding on the custody or temporary custody of the…
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(a) In the absence of an agreement, understanding, or stipulation, the court may, if jurisdiction is…
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In conjunction with any ex parte order seeking or modifying an order of custody, the court shall ent…
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(a) The court shall refrain from making an order granting or modifying a custody order on an ex part…
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There is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint custody is in the best interest of…
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On application of either parent, joint custody may be ordered in the discretion of the court in case…
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When a request for joint custody is granted or denied, the court, upon the request of any party, sha…
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In making an order of joint legal custody, the court shall specify the circumstances under which the…
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In making an order of joint physical custody, the court shall specify the rights of each parent to p…
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In making an order for custody with respect to both parents, the court may grant joint legal custody…
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In making an order of joint physical custody or joint legal custody, the court may specify one paren…
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An order for joint custody may be modified or terminated upon the petition of one or both parents or…
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An order for the custody of a minor child entered by a court in this state or any other state may, s…
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In counties having a conciliation court, the court or the parties may, at any time, pursuant to loca…
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(a) In making an order pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3080), the court shall grant r…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may grant reasonable visitation to a stepp…
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(a) If either parent of an unemancipated minor child is deceased, the children, siblings, parents, a…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a proceeding described in Section 3021, the court…
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(a) On petition to the court by a grandparent of a minor child, the court may grant reasonable visit…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that a parent’s fundamental right to provide for the care, cu…
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As used in this chapter, “court-appointed investigator” means a probation officer, domestic relation…
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(a) A person may be a court-connected or private child custody evaluator under this chapter only if …
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(a) In a contested proceeding involving child custody or visitation rights, the court may appoint a …
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(a) Where a court-appointed investigator is directed by the court to conduct a custody investigation…
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Where there has been a history of domestic violence between the parties, or where a protective order…
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Nothing in this chapter prohibits a court-appointed investigator from recommending to the court that…
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A statement, whether written or oral, or conduct shall not be held to constitute a waiver by a party…
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Nothing in this chapter limits the duty of a court-appointed investigator to assist the appointing c…
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The Judicial Council shall, by January 1, 1999, do both of the following: (a) Adopt standards for fu…
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(a) In any contested proceeding involving child custody or visitation rights, where the court has ap…
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Without filing a petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, a spouse m…
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(a) In any proceeding pursuant to Section 3120, and in any proceeding subsequent to entry of a relat…
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If a petition to determine custody of a child has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, o…
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If a custody or visitation order has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction and the child…
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In performing the functions described in Sections 3130 and 3131, the district attorney shall act on …
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If the district attorney represents to the court, by a written declaration under penalty of perjury,…
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(a) When the district attorney incurs expenses pursuant to this chapter, including expenses incurred…
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(a) Upon request of the district attorney, the court may issue a protective custody warrant to secur…
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Part 3 (commencing with Section 3400) does not limit the authority of a district attorney or arresti…
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(a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), before granting or modifying a custody order in a case in w…
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(a) If the court determines that it would be in the best interest of the minor child, the court may …
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(a) The child’s counsel appointed under this chapter is charged with the representation of the child…
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(a) The child’s counsel may, upon noticed motion to all parties and the local child protective servi…
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(a) If the court appoints counsel under this chapter to represent the child, counsel shall receive a…
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Each superior court shall make a mediator available. The court is not required to institute a family…
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The purposes of a mediation proceeding are as follows: (a) To reduce acrimony that may exist between…
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(a) Mediation of cases involving custody and visitation concerning children shall be governed by uni…
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Courts shall develop local rules to respond to requests for a change of mediators or to general prob…
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(a) The mediator may be a member of the professional staff of a family conciliation court, probation…
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Any person, regardless of administrative title, hired on or after January 1, 1998, who is responsibl…
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(a) If it appears on the face of a petition, application, or other pleading to obtain or modify a te…
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(a) If a stepparent or grandparent has petitioned, or otherwise applied, for a visitation order purs…
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Mediation shall not be denied to the parties on the basis that paternity is at issue in a proceeding…
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(a) Upon an order of the presiding judge of a superior court authorizing the procedure in that court…
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If a matter is set for mediation pursuant to this chapter, the mediation shall be set before or conc…
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(a) Notice of mediation and of any hearing to be held pursuant to this chapter shall be given to the…
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Mediation proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall be held in private and shall be confidential. A…
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An agreement reached by the parties as a result of mediation shall be limited as follows: (a) Where …
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A custody or visitation agreement reached as a result of mediation may be modified at any time at th…
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(a) In mediation proceedings pursuant to this chapter, the mediator has the duty to assess the needs…
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(a) In a proceeding in which mediation is required pursuant to this chapter, where there has been a …
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(a) The mediator has authority to exclude counsel from participation in the mediation proceedings pu…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 3188, the mediator may, consistent with local court rules, submit …
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Except as provided in Section 3188, nothing in this chapter prohibits the mediator from recommending…
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(a) If issues that may be resolved by agreement pursuant to Section 3178 are not resolved by an agre…
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(a) An agreement reached by the parties as a result of mediation shall be reported to counsel for th…
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(a) Any court selected by the Judicial Council under subdivision (c) may voluntarily adopt a confide…
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(a) The court may require parents or any other party involved in a custody or visitation dispute, an…
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The counseling pursuant to this chapter shall be specifically designed to facilitate communication b…
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In a proceeding in which counseling is ordered pursuant to this chapter, where there has been a hist…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a court shall not order family reunification treatments, programs…
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The Judicial Council shall develop standards for supervised visitation providers in accordance with …
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(a) Any standards for supervised visitation providers adopted by the Judicial Council pursuant to Se…
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Any supervised visitation maintained or imposed by the court shall be administered in accordance wit…
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(a) The programs described in this chapter shall be administered by the family law division of the s…
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(a) All supervised visitation and exchange programs funded pursuant to this chapter shall comply wit…
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Subject to the availability of federal funding for the purposes of this chapter, the family law divi…
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(a) The Judicial Council shall annually submit an application to the federal Administration for Chil…
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This part may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
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As used in this part: (a) “Abandoned” means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care…
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This part does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of …
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(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfa…
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(a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States f…
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A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this part bi…
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If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this part is raised in a child custody …
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(a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be give…
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(a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or r…
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(a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding aris…
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(a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may …
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(a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do all of the follow…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state that has made a child custod…
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state may not modify a child custody d…
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(a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state…
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(a) Before a child custody determination is made under this part, notice and an opportunity to be he…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdi…
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(a) A court of this state that has jurisdiction under this part to make a child custody determinatio…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424 or by any other law of this state, if a court of th…
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(a) In a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, sh…
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(a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who i…
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In this chapter: (a) “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a c…
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Under this chapter, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of a child made under …
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(a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of an…
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(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination m…
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(a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state…
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(a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enf…
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If a proceeding for enforcement under this chapter is commenced in a court of this state and the cou…
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(a) A petition under this chapter must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enfo…
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 3451, the petition and order shall be served, by any method …
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(a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to Section 3424, upon a finding tha…
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(a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petition…
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(a) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses…
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A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state, and co…
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(a) A law of another state that authorizes a state agency to remove a child from their parent or gua…
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An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this chapter in accordance with expe…
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(a) In a case arising under this part or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inte…
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At the request of a district attorney acting under Section 3455, a law enforcement officer may take …
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The court may assess all direct expenses and costs incurred by a district attorney under Section 345…
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In applying and construing this Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, consideratio…
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If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the …
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A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custod…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the const…
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“Separate property” does not include quasi-community property.
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(a) As used in this section: (1) “Obligee” means a person to whom a duty of support is owed. (2) “Ob…
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Laws attaching a privilege against the disclosure of communications between spouses are inapplicable…
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(a) In a proceeding involving child, family, or spousal support, no party to the proceeding may refu…
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An appeal may be taken from an order or judgment under this division as in other civil actions.
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Where support is ordered to be paid through the county officer designated by the court on behalf of …
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The existence or enforcement of a duty of support owed by a noncustodial parent for the support of a…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, absent good cause to the contrary, the court, in ord…
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In a proceeding involving child or family support, a court may require either parent to attend job t…
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Subject to this chapter and to Section 3651, spouses may agree, in writing, to an immediate separati…
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The provisions of an agreement between the parents for child support shall be deemed to be separate …
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If an agreement between the parents combines child support and spousal support without designating t…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court has the authority to approve a stipulated agre…
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The provisions of an agreement for support of either party shall be deemed to be separate and severa…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the provisions of an agreement for the support o…
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If an obligation under an agreement for settlement of property to a spouse or for support of a spous…
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Sections 3590 and 3591 are effective only with respect to a property settlement agreement entered in…
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During the pendency of any proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the par…
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(a) An order for child support entered pursuant to this chapter continues in effect until the order …
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Unless the order specifies otherwise, an order made pursuant to this chapter is not enforceable duri…
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An order made pursuant to this chapter may be modified or terminated at any time except as to an amo…
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An order made pursuant to this chapter does not prejudice the rights of the parties or the child wit…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter, “support order” means a…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) and subject to Article 3 (commencing with Section…
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Except as against a governmental agency, an order modifying, terminating, or setting aside a support…
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(a) An order modifying or terminating a support order may be made retroactive to the date of the fil…
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At the request of either party, an order modifying, terminating, or setting aside a support order sh…
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The purpose of this article is to permit inexpensive discovery of facts before the commencement of a…
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Methods of discovery other than that described in this article may only be used if a motion for modi…
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In the absence of a pending motion for modification or termination of a support order, a request for…
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(a) At any time following a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, …
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(a) A copy of the prior year’s federal and state personal income tax returns shall be attached to th…
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This article may be enforced in the manner specified in Sections 1991, 1991.1, 1991.2, 1992, and 199…
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Upon the subsequent filing of a motion for modification or termination of the support order by the r…
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The Judicial Council shall adopt forms which shall be used in the procedure provided by this article…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) There is currently no simple method availa…
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(a) The local child support agency shall monitor child support cases and seek modifications, when ne…
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(a) The court may, on any terms that may be just, relieve a party from a support order, or any part …
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The grounds and time limits for an action or motion to set aside a support order, or part thereof, a…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, or any other law, a support order may not be se…
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When ruling on an action or motion to set aside a support order, the court shall set aside only thos…
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“Health insurance coverage” as used in this article includes all of the following: (a) Vision care a…
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(a) (1) Support orders issued or modified pursuant to this chapter shall include a provision requiri…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employer or insurer shall not deny enrollment of …
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(a) If the local child support agency has been designated as the assigned payee for child support, t…
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(a) A child support order issued or modified pursuant to this division shall include a provision req…
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The cost of the health insurance shall be in addition to the child support amount ordered under Arti…
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As used in this article, unless the provision or context otherwise requires: (a) “Employer” includes…
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(a) Upon application by a party or local child support agency in any proceeding where the court has …
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Good cause for not making a health insurance coverage assignment order shall be limited to either of…
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(a) The health insurance coverage assignment order may be ordered at the time of trial or entry of a…
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(a) A health insurance coverage assignment order does not become effective until 20 days after servi…
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(a) The obligor may move to quash a health insurance coverage assignment order as provided in this s…
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(a) The employer, or other person providing health insurance, shall take steps to commence coverage,…
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The employer or other person providing health insurance shall do all of the following: (a) Notify th…
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(a) An employer or other person providing health insurance who willfully fails to comply with a vali…
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No employer shall use a health insurance coverage assignment order as grounds for refusing to hire a…
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Upon notice of motion by the obligor, the court shall terminate a health insurance coverage assignme…
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Upon request of the local child support agency the employer shall provide the following information …
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The Judicial Council shall adopt forms for the health insurance coverage assignment required or auth…
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(a) This section applies only to Title IV-D cases where support enforcement services are being provi…
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Custodial parent” means a party awarded physical custody of a child. (…
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(a) If one of the parties has requested a deferred sale of home order pursuant to this chapter, the …
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(a) If the court determines pursuant to Section 3801 that it is economically feasible to consider or…
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A deferred sale of home order shall state the duration of the order and may include the legal descri…
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A deferred sale of home order may be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in …
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The court may make an order specifying the parties’ respective responsibilities for the payment of t…
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Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, a deferred sale of home order may be modifi…
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Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, if the party awarded the deferred sale of h…
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In making an order pursuant to this chapter, the court shall reserve jurisdiction to determine any i…
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This chapter is applicable regardless of whether the deferred sale of home order is made before or a…
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(a) On and after January 1, 1994, no court shall use any computer software to assist in determining …
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Subject to this division, the father and mother of a minor child have an equal responsibility to sup…
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(a) (1) The duty of support imposed by Section 3900 continues as to an unmarried child who has attai…
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The court may direct that an allowance be made to the parent of a child for whom support may be orde…
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(a) Each parent of a child has an equal responsibility to maintain, to the extent of their ability, …
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A parent does not have the duty to support a child of the parent’s child.
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If a parent neglects to provide articles necessary for the parent’s child who is under the charge of…
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(a) A parent is not bound to compensate the other parent, or a relative, for the voluntary support o…
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If a parent chargeable with the support of a child dies leaving the child chargeable to the county o…
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If a parent has the duty to provide for the support of the parent’s child and willfully fails to so …
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In any proceeding where there is at issue the support of a minor child or a child for whom support i…
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(a) The county may proceed on behalf of a child to enforce the child’s right of support against a pa…
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In any case in which the support of a child is at issue, the court may, upon a showing of good cause…
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In a proceeding where there is at issue the support of a child, the court shall require the parties …
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At the request of either party, the court shall make appropriate findings with respect to the circum…
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In a proceeding for child support under this code, including, but not limited to, Division 17 (comme…
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(a) If a court orders a person to make specified payments for support of a child during the child’s …
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(a) Every money judgment or order for support of a child shall be suspended, by operation of law, fo…
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The community property, the quasi-community property, and the separate property may be subjected to …
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An original order for child support may be made retroactive to the date of filing the petition, comp…
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In a proceeding in which the court orders a payment for the support of a child, the court shall, at …
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Payment of child support ordered by the court shall be made by the person owing the support payment …
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Upon a showing of good cause, the court may order a parent required to make a payment of child suppo…
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If obligations for support of a child are discharged in bankruptcy, the court may make all proper or…
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(a) An order for child support issued or modified pursuant to this chapter shall include a provision…
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In adopting the statewide uniform guideline provided in this article, it is the intention of the Leg…
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The court shall adhere to the statewide uniform guideline and may depart from the guideline only in …
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(a) The statewide uniform guideline, as required by federal regulations, shall apply in any case in …
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In implementing the statewide uniform guideline, the courts shall adhere to the following principles…
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(a) The Judicial Council shall periodically review the statewide uniform guideline to recommend to t…
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(a) The statewide uniform guideline for determining child support orders is as follows: CS = K[HN - …
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(a) To comply with federal law, the court shall state, in writing or on the record, the following in…
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(a) The amount of child support established by the formula provided in subdivision (a) of Section 40…
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(a) (1) The income of the obligor parent’s subsequent spouse or nonmarital partner shall not be cons…
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(a) The annual gross income of each parent means income from whatever source derived, except as spec…
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The annual net disposable income of each parent shall be computed by deducting from the parent’s ann…
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The monthly net disposable income shall be computed by dividing the annual net disposable income by …
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The amounts in Section 4062 shall be considered additional support for the children and shall be com…
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(a) The court shall order the following as additional child support: (1) Childcare costs, if those e…
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(a) When making an order pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4062, the court shall: (1) Advise ea…
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The court may adjust the child support order as appropriate to accommodate seasonal or fluctuating i…
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(a) Unless prohibited by applicable federal law, the parties may stipulate to a child support amount…
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Orders and stipulations otherwise in compliance with the statewide uniform guideline may designate a…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the statewide uniform guideline shall be reviewed by the Le…
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(a) The Judicial Council may develop the following: (1) Model worksheets to assist parties in determ…
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The establishment of the statewide uniform guideline constitutes a change of circumstances.
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If a parent is experiencing extreme financial hardship due to justifiable expenses resulting from th…
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(a) Circumstances evidencing hardship include the following: (1) Extraordinary health expenses for w…
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(a) If a deduction for hardship expenses is allowed, the court shall do both of the following: (1) S…
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The court shall be guided by the goals set forth in this article when considering whether or not to …
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This article applies to an award for the support of children, including those awards designated as “…
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This article shall not be construed to affect the treatment of spousal support and separate maintena…
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(a) When the court is requested to modify a child support order issued prior to July 1, 1992, for th…
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The Department of Child Support Services and the Judicial Council shall meet and confer, no later th…
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In any proceeding where a court makes or has made an order requiring the payment of child support to…
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In any proceeding where a court makes or has made an order requiring the payment of child support to…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a proceeding where the custodial parent resides i…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 4202, expenses of the county officer designated by the court, and …
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Notwithstanding any other law, in any proceeding where the court has made an order requiring the pay…
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Any notice from the local child support agency requesting a meeting with the support obligor for any…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Child and spousal support are serious lega…
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(a) Commencing July 1, 1997, each superior court shall provide sufficient commissioners to hear Titl…
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(a) The superior court shall appoint one or more subordinate judicial officers as child support comm…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when hearing child support matters, a commissioner or re…
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Subject to this division, a person shall support the person’s spouse.
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Subject to Section 914, a person shall support the person’s spouse while they are living together ou…
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A person is not liable for support of the person’s spouse when the person is living separate from th…
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(a) The obligee spouse, or the county on behalf of the obligee spouse, may bring an action against t…
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In ordering spousal support under this part, the court shall consider all of the following circumsta…
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In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court may deny supp…
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In an original or modification proceeding, where there are no children, and a party has or acquires …
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(a) (1) Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, there is a rebuttable presumption, …
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In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, when a spouse is convicted of attempting to murde…
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(a) In any proceeding for dissolution of marriage where there is a criminal conviction for a violent…
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(a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage where there is a criminal conviction for a domestic …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), in a proceeding in which a spousal support order exists o…
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(a) In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court may order…
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(a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties, the court ma…
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In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties, the court shall …
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An order for spousal support in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of …
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(a) If a court orders spousal support for a contingent period of time, the obligation of the support…
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An order for spousal support terminates at the end of the period provided in the order and shall not…
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(a) Except on written agreement of the parties to the contrary or a court order terminating spousal …
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Except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, the obligation of a party under an order for t…
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In the enforcement of an order for spousal support, the court shall resort to the property described…
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The court may order the supporting party to give reasonable security for payment of spousal support.
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In any proceeding where a court makes or has made an order requiring the payment of spousal support,…
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(a) In a proceeding where the court has entered an order pursuant to Section 4350, the court may als…
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(a) Insofar as expenses of the county officer designated by the court and expenses of the local chil…
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(a) For the purpose of Section 4320, where it is just and reasonable in view of the circumstances of…
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Except as otherwise provided by law, an adult child shall, to the extent of the adult child’s abilit…
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The promise of an adult child to pay for necessaries previously furnished to a parent described in S…
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The duty of support under this part is cumulative and not in substitution for any other duty.
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(a) Subject to subdivision (b): (1) A parent, or the county on behalf of the parent, may bring an ac…
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In determining the amount to be ordered for support, the court shall consider the following circumst…
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The court retains jurisdiction to modify or terminate an order for support where justice requires.
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An adult child may file a petition in the county where a parent of the child resides requesting that…
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The court shall make the order requested pursuant to Section 4410 only if the petition alleges and t…
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On the filing of a petition under this chapter, the clerk shall set the matter for hearing by the co…
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If the parent is a resident of this state, the court does not have jurisdiction to make an order und…
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(a) If, upon hearing, the court determines that the requirements of Section 4411 are satisfied, the …
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An order for child, family, or spousal support that is made, entered, or enforceable in this state i…
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A family support order is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a child support o…
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The period for enforcement and procedure for renewal of a judgment or order for child, family, or sp…
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If a parent has been ordered to make payments for the support of a minor child, an action to recover…
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(a) If the noncustodial parent is receiving payments from the federal government pursuant to the Soc…
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(a) A court may require a parent who alleges that the parent’s default in a child or family support …
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(a) An abstract of a judgment ordering a party to pay spousal, child, or family support to the other…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a support obligation is being enforced pursuant to …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a support obligation is being enforced pursuant…
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The Judicial Council, in consultation with the California Family Support Council, the Department of …
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When a court orders a person to make payment for child support or family support, the court may orde…
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(a) This section does not apply to any child support obligor who is subject to an earnings assignmen…
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“Child support obligee” as used in this chapter means either the parent, guardian, or other person t…
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Except as provided in this section, this chapter: (a) Does not apply to a temporary child support or…
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The Judicial Council shall promulgate such rules of court and publish such related judicial forms as…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit any action or omission by the state or any of i…
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This chapter applies notwithstanding any other law.
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or in Article 3 (commencing with Section 4565), every orde…
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If a child support security deposit is ordered, the court shall order that the moneys be deposited b…
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The court shall also order that evidence of the deposit shall be provided by the child support oblig…
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An account established pursuant to this chapter shall be dissolved and any remaining funds in the ac…
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(a) Before entry of a child support order pursuant to Section 4560, the court shall give the child s…
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Upon the filing of an application under Section 4565 with the court and the service of the applicati…
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The court shall then provide an opportunity for hearing, and shall thereafter enter its order exerci…
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(a) Upon the application of the child support obligee stating that the support payment is 10 or more…
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The court shall cause a copy of the application, as well as its order to disburse and replenish fund…
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The court shall cause a copy of its order to disburse and replenish funds to be served upon the depo…
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If support is ordered to be paid through the local child support agency on behalf of a child not rec…
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide an extraordinary remedy for cases of bad faith failure to …
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“Deposit holder” as used in this chapter means the district attorney, county officer, or trustee des…
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If requested by an obligor-parent, the deposit holder shall prepare a statement setting forth disbur…
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The deposit holder who is responsible for any money or property and for any disbursements under this…
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(a) If the deposit holder incurs fees or costs under this chapter which are not compensated by the d…
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(a) Subject to Sections 4613, 4614, and 4615, in any proceeding where the court has ordered either o…
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In a proceeding under this chapter, an obligor-parent shall rebut both of the following presumptions…
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An obligor-parent alleged to be in arrears may use any of the following grounds as a defense to the …
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The court shall not issue an order pursuant to this article unless the court determines that one or …
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The designation of assets subject to an order pursuant to this article shall be based upon concern f…
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In lieu of depositing cash or other assets as provided in Section 4614, the obligor-parent may, if a…
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Upon deposit of an asset which is not readily convertible into money, the court may, after a hearing…
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(a) If the asset ordered to be deposited is real property, the order shall be certified as an abstra…
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(a) During the pendency of a proceeding under this chapter, upon the application of either party in …
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(a) Upon an obligor-parent’s failure, within the time specified by the court, to make reasonable eff…
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(a) An obligor-parent may file a motion to stop the use of the money or the sale of the asset under …
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An obligor-parent alleged to be in arrears under this article may use any ground set forth in Sectio…
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The deposit holder shall return all assets subject to court order under Article 2 (commencing with S…
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If the deposited asset is real property and the requirements of Section 4640 have been satisfied, th…
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This chapter may be cited as the Child Support Delinquency Reporting Law.
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(a) The Department of Child Support Services shall administer a statewide automated system for the r…
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“Support” for the purposes of this chapter means support as defined in Section 150.
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(a) This chapter applies only to installments of child support that are due on or after January 1, 1…
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(a) Any person with a court order for child support, the payments on which are more than 30 days in …
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(a) The notice of delinquency shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the support obligee. (b) T…
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The notice of delinquency may be served personally or by certified mail or in any manner provided fo…
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If the child support owed, or any arrearages, interest, or penalty, remains unpaid more than 30 days…
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No penalties may be imposed pursuant to this chapter if, in the discretion of the court, all of the …
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Any penalty due under this chapter shall not be greater than 6 percent per month of the original amo…
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Penalties due pursuant to this chapter may be enforced by the issuance of a writ of execution in the…
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The local child support agency or any other agency providing support enforcement services pursuant t…
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At any hearing to set or modify the amount payable for the support of a child, the court shall not c…
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A subsequent notice of delinquency may be served and filed at any time. The subsequent notice shall …
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The Judicial Council shall adopt forms or notices for the use of the procedures provided by this cha…
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Penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the custodian of the child who is the …
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Notwithstanding Section 290, a child, family, or spousal support order may be enforced by a writ of …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2060, an order for the payment of child, family, or spousal support may …
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(a) The application for a writ of execution shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating the total a…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the const…
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“Arrearage” or “arrearages” is the amount necessary to satisfy a support judgment or order pursuant …
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“Assignment order” has the same meaning as “earnings assignment order for support.”
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“Due date of support payments” is the date specifically stated in the order of support or, if no dat…
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“Earnings,” to the extent that they are subject to an earnings assignment order for support under Ch…
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(a) “Earnings assignment order for support” means an order that assigns to an obligee a portion of t…
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“Employer” includes all of the following: (a) A person for whom an individual performs services as a…
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“IV-D Case” means any case being established, modified, or enforced by the local child support agenc…
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“Obligee” or “assigned obligee” means either the person to whom support has been ordered to be paid,…
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“Obligor” means a person owing a duty of support.
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“Timely payment” means receipt of support payments by the obligee or assigned obligee within five da…
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(a) When the court orders a party to pay an amount for support or orders a modification of the amoun…
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(a) An earnings assignment or income withholding order for support issued by a court or administrati…
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Any obligee alleging arrearages in child support shall specify the amount thereof under penalty of p…
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Unless stayed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 5260), an assignment order is effective…
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Service on an employer of an assignment order may be made by first-class mail in the manner prescrib…
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Unless the order states a later date, beginning as soon as possible after service of the order on th…
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Within 10 days of service of an assignment order or an order/notice to withhold income for child sup…
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(a) The employer shall continue to withhold and forward support as required by the assignment order …
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The state agency or the local agency, designated to enforce support obligations as required by feder…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the obligee shall notify the employer of the obl…
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(a) Where an assignment order or assignment orders include both current support and payments towards…
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Arrearages of support payments shall be computed on the basis of the payments owed and unpaid on the…
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(a) Upon the filing and service of a motion and a notice of motion by the obligor, the court shall t…
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(a) An employer who willfully fails to withhold and forward support pursuant to a currently valid as…
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Service of the assignment order creates a lien on the earnings of the employee and the property of t…
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An assignment order for support has priority as against any attachment, execution, or other assignme…
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A reference to the local child support agency in this chapter applies only when the local child supp…
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Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the local child support agency to use any other civi…
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(a) This section applies only to Title IV-D cases where support enforcement services are being provi…
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Neither the local child support agency nor an employer shall be subject to any civil liability for a…
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For a support order first issued or modified before July 1, 1990, this article provides a procedure …
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The obligee seeking issuance of an assignment order to enforce a support order described in Section …
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(a) An assignment order under this article may be issued only upon an application signed under penal…
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Upon receipt of the application, the court shall issue, without notice to the obligor, an assignment…
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(a) The court may order that service of the assignment order be stayed only if the court makes a fin…
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(a) If service of the assignment order has been ordered stayed, the stay shall terminate pursuant to…
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(a) An obligor may move to quash an assignment order on any of the following grounds: (1) The assign…
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(a) The motion and notice of motion to quash the assignment order shall be filed with the court issu…
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A finding of error in the amount of the current support or arrearage or that the amount exceeds fede…
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If the obligee making the application under this chapter also states that the whereabouts of the obl…
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An assignment order required or authorized by this chapter shall include a requirement that the obli…
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After the obligor has left employment with the employer, the employer, at the time the next payment …
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No employer shall use an assignment order authorized by this chapter as grounds for refusing to hire…
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The Judicial Council shall prescribe forms necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter, …
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(a) A local child support agency or obligee may register an order for support or earnings withholdin…
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(a) When the local child support agency is responsible for the enforcement of a support order pursua…
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(a) An obligee other than the local child support agency may register an order issued in this state …
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(a) An obligor shall have 20 days after the service of notice of the registration of a California or…
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A previous determination of paternity made by another state, whether established through voluntary a…
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For the purposes of this chapter, “private child support collector” means any individual, corporatio…
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(a) A contract for the collection of child support between a private child support collector and an …
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(a) Each private child support collector: (1) That charges any initial fee, processing fee, applicat…
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(a) An obligee shall have the right to cancel a contract with a private support collector under eith…
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(a) A private child support collector shall do all of the following: (1) (A) Provide to an obligee a…
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(a) (1) A person may bring an action for actual damages incurred as a result of a violation of this …
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(a) Every court order for child support issued on or after January 1, 2010, and every child support …
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(a) This part may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. (b) There is a federal mand…
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In this part: (1) “Child” means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or …
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(a) The superior court is the tribunal of this state. (b) The Department of Child Support Services i…
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(a) Remedies provided by this part are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies und…
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(a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Chapters 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Chapter 7, to a su…
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(a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a …
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Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this part or other …
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Under this part, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings…
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(a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition …
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(a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this s…
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(a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this s…
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(a) If a proceeding is brought under this part and only one tribunal has issued a child-support orde…
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In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child-support orders in e…
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A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any chil…
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A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under t…
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(a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this state h…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, this chapter applies to all proceedings under this pa…
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A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a procee…
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Except as otherwise provided in this part, a responding tribunal of this state shall: (1) apply the …
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(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal of this state shal…
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(a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an init…
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If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tri…
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(a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner…
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(a) If the Attorney General or the Department of Child Support Services determines that the support …
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An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by th…
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(a) The Department of Child Support Services is the state information agency under this part. (b) Th…
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(a) In a proceeding under this part, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine…
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If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a…
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(a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (b) If an obligee prevail…
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(a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this part before a responding tribunal, whet…
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A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plea…
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(a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is…
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A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by teleph…
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A tribunal of this state may: (1) request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining disco…
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(a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts recei…
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(a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this part has not been issued, a responding tri…
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A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding trib…
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An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or b…
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(a) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a …
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If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings…
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An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance wit…
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An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state …
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(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in anot…
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(a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholdin…
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A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may b…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5700.706, a support order or income-withholding order of…
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(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order i…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreign country …
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(a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support or…
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(a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support or…
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(a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacat…
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Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing,…
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A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child-support o…
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A tribunal of this state may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes …
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(a) If Section 5700.613 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child-su…
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If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another sta…
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(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in …
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Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child-support order, the party obtaining the modificatio…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5700.711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exerc…
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A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-s…
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In this chapter: (1) “Application” means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or…
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This chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a p…
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The Department of Child Support Services is recognized as the agency designated by the United States…
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(a) In a support proceeding under this chapter, the Department of Child Support Services shall: (1) …
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(a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a party who is an individual or a support enforcem…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Sections 5700.605 through 5700.608 apply to a cont…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enf…
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If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entiret…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this state shall recogniz…
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(a) A tribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains …
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Personal information gathered or transmitted under this chapter may be used only for the purposes fo…
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A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this chapter must be in the original language and…
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of gove…
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(a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged crimin…
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In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote unif…
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This part applies to proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2016, to establish a support order or …
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If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the …
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The Department of Child Support Services may adopt emergency regulations as appropriate to implement…
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This division may be cited as the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this part govern the construc…
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(a) For purposes of this act, “abuse” means any of the following: (1) To intentionally or recklessly…
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“Affinity,” when applied to the marriage relation, signifies the connection existing in consequence …
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“Cohabitant” means a person who regularly resides in the household. “Former cohabitant” means a pers…
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“Dating relationship” means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectati…
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“Domestic violence” is abuse perpetrated against any of the following persons: (a) A spouse or forme…
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“Emergency protective order” means an order issued under Part 3 (commencing with Section 6240).
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For the purposes of this division, “firearm” includes the frame or receiver of the weapon, including…
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“Protective order” means an order that includes any of the following restraining orders, whether iss…
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Subject to adequate, discretionary funding from a city or a county, the superior courts in San Diego…
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The purpose of this division is to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and to…
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(a) Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, this division applies to any order described…
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There is no filing fee for an application, a responsive pleading, or an order to show cause that see…
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A custody or visitation order issued in a proceeding brought pursuant to this division is subject to…
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An order described in this division shall state on its face the date of expiration of the order and …
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A petition for an order described in this division is valid and the order is enforceable without exp…
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The Judicial Council shall prescribe the form of the orders and any other documents required by this…
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(a) On or before January 1, 2023, the Judicial Council shall amend the Judicial Council form entitle…
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The remedies provided in this division are in addition to any other civil or criminal remedies that …
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(a) State and local law enforcement agencies shall provide, upon request and without charging a fee,…
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A minor, under 12 years of age, accompanied by a duly appointed and acting guardian ad litem, shall …
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As used in this part: (a) “Judicial officer” means a judge, commissioner, or referee designated unde…
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The presiding judge of the superior court in each county shall designate at least one judge, commiss…
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A judicial officer may issue an ex parte emergency protective order where a law enforcement officer …
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An emergency protective order is valid only if it is issued by a judicial officer after making the f…
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A judicial officer may issue an ex parte emergency protective order to a peace officer defined in su…
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An emergency protective order may be issued only if the judicial officer finds both of the following…
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An emergency protective order may include any of the following specific orders, as appropriate: (a) …
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(a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to an order issued under this part be pro…
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An emergency protective order shall include all of the following: (a) A statement of the grounds ass…
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The fact that the endangered person has left the household to avoid abuse does not affect the availa…
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An emergency protective order shall be issued without prejudice to any person.
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An emergency protective order expires at the earlier of the following times: (a) The close of judici…
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If an emergency protective order concerns an endangered child, the child’s parent or guardian who is…
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A law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective order shall reduce the order to writi…
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A law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective order shall do all of the following: …
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(a) A law enforcement officer shall use every reasonable means to enforce an emergency protective or…
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A peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 or 830.2 of the Penal Code, may seek an emergency prote…
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(a) A law enforcement officer who responds to a situation in which the officer believes that there m…
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(a) An order may be issued under this part to restrain any person for the purpose specified in Secti…
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(a) An individual need not be a resident of the state to file a petition for an order under this par…
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(a) A minor or the minor’s legal guardian may petition the court to have information regarding a min…
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A notice of hearing under this part shall notify the respondent that, if the respondent does not att…
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(a) It is the function of a support person to provide moral and emotional support for a person who a…
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When making a protective order, as defined in Section 6218, where both parties are present in court,…
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(a) The court shall not issue a mutual order enjoining the parties from specific acts of abuse descr…
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(a) (1) Before a hearing on the issuance or denial of an order under this part, the court shall ensu…
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(a) (1) Petitions seeking domestic violence restraining orders under Chapter 2 (commencing with Sect…
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(a) Information about access to self-help services regarding domestic violence restraining orders sh…
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(a) (1) (A) A court or court facility that receives petitions for domestic violence restraining orde…
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(a) A party, support person as defined in Section 6303, or witness may appear remotely at the hearin…
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(a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (A) Domestic violence is an urgent …
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(a) The court may issue an ex parte order enjoining a party from molesting, attacking, striking, sta…
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(a) An order denying a petition for an ex parte order pursuant to Section 6320 shall include the rea…
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(a) The court may issue an ex parte order excluding a party from the family dwelling, the dwelling o…
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The court may issue an ex parte order enjoining a party from specified behavior that the court deter…
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(a) When relevant information is presented to the court at a noticed hearing that a restrained perso…
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(a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to an order issued under this part be pro…
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(a) Subject to Section 3064: (1) The court may issue an ex parte order determining the temporary cus…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Discretionary services organ…
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The court may issue an ex parte order determining the temporary use, possession, and control of real…
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The court may issue an ex parte order restraining a married person from specified acts in relation t…
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(a) The court may issue an ex parte order restraining any party from cashing, borrowing against, can…
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An ex parte order under this article shall be issued or denied on the same day that the application …
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Part 4 (commencing with Section 240) of Division 2 applies to the issuance of any ex parte order und…
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(a) (1) The court may issue any of the orders described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 6320) …
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(a) If the parties are married to each other and no other child support order exists or if there is …
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(a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue any of the following orders: (1) An order that r…
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(a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue an order determining the use, possession, and co…
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(a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue an order requiring the restrained party to parti…
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(a) After notice and a hearing, a court, upon request, shall issue an order for the payment of attor…
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(a) In the discretion of the court, the personal conduct, stay-away, and residence exclusion orders …
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The court may make appropriate custody and visitation orders pursuant to the Uniform Parentage Act (…
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(a) Commencing July 1, 2016, in order to ensure that the requesting party can maintain an existing w…
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A judgment entered in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, for legal s…
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If an order is included in a judgment pursuant to this article, the judgment shall state on its face…
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(a) Each county, with the approval of the Department of Justice, shall, by July 1, 1996, develop a p…
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(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Wyland’s Law. (b) Subject to an appropriation …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 6380 and subject to subdivision (b), an order issued under this part is …
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Each appropriate law enforcement agency shall make available to any law enforcement officer respondi…
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(a) A temporary restraining order, emergency protective order, or an order issued after hearing purs…
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(a) If a respondent named in an order issued under this part after a hearing has not been served per…
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(a) Proof of service of the protective order is not required for the purposes of Section 6380 if the…
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(a) The court may, in its discretion, appoint counsel to represent the petitioner in a proceeding to…
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The court shall order the clerk of the court to provide to a petitioner, without cost, up to three c…
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A willful and knowing violation of a protective order, as defined in Section 6218, is a crime punish…
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(a) A person subject to a protective order, as defined in Section 6218, shall not own, possess, purc…
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This part may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders …
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In this part: (1) “Foreign protection order” means a protection order issued by a tribunal of anothe…
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(a) A person authorized by the law of this state to seek enforcement of a protection order may seek …
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(a) A law enforcement officer of this state, upon determining that there is probable cause to believ…
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(a) A foreign protection order shall, upon request of the person in possession of the order, be regi…
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(a) There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action for false arrest or fal…
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A protected individual who pursues remedies under this part is not precluded from pursuing other leg…
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In applying and construing this part, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity…
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If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the …
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This part applies to protection orders issued before January 1, 2002, and to continuing actions for …
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This part may be cited as the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Prot…
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In this part: (a) “Canadian domestic violence protection order” means a judgment or part of a judgme…
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(a) If a law enforcement officer determines under subdivision (b) or (c) that there is probable caus…
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(a) A tribunal of this state may issue an order enforcing or refusing to enforce a Canadian domestic…
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(a) An individual may register a Canadian domestic violence protection order in this state. To regis…
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(a) There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action for false arrest or fal…
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An individual who seeks a remedy under this part may seek other legal or equitable remedies.
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If there is more than one order issued and one of the orders is an emergency protective order that h…
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This part modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National C…
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This part applies to a Canadian domestic violence protection order issued before, on, or after Janua…
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If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the …
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A minor is an individual who is under 18 years of age. The period of minority is calculated from the…
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An adult is an individual who is 18 years of age or older.
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(a) The use of or reference to the words “age of majority,” “age of minority,” “adult,” “minor,” or …
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(a) A caregiver’s authorization affidavit that meets the requirements of this part authorizes a care…
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The caregiver’s authorization affidavit shall be in substantially the following form: Caregiver’s Au…
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A minor is civilly liable for a wrong done by the minor, but is not liable in exemplary damages unle…
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A minor may enforce the minor’s rights by civil action or other legal proceedings in the same manner…
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A contract for attorney’s fees for services in litigation, made by or on behalf of a minor, is void …
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For the purposes of this part, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Age of majority” means 1…
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A minor is considered engaged in the work of vlogging when the following are met at any time during …
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All vloggers whose content features a minor engaged in the work of vlogging, as described in subdivi…
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(a) A minor satisfying the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6651 shall be compensated by t…
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If a vlogger knowingly violates this part or should have known they were in violation of this part, …
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(a) This part does not affect a right or remedy available under any other law of the state. (b) This…
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This part shall not apply to a contract for vlogging services between a minor and their parent or gu…
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Except as provided in Section 6701, a minor may make a contract in the same manner as an adult, subj…
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A minor cannot do any of the following: (a) Give a delegation of power. (b) Make a contract relating…
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Except as otherwise provided by statute, a contract of a minor may be disaffirmed by the minor befor…
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A minor cannot disaffirm an obligation, otherwise valid, entered into by the minor under the express…
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A contract, otherwise valid, entered into during minority, may not be disaffirmed on that ground eit…
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If, before the contract of a minor is disaffirmed, goods the minor has sold are transferred to anoth…
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(a) This chapter applies to the following types of contracts entered into between an unemancipated m…
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(a) A contract, otherwise valid, of a type described in Section 6750, entered into during minority, …
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(a) A parent or guardian entitled to the physical custody, care, and control of a minor who enters i…
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(a) The trustee or trustees shall establish a trust account, that shall be known as a Coogan Trust A…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the const…
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“Dental care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, dental or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and ho…
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“Medical care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, medical or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and …
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“Parent or guardian” means either parent if both parents have legal custody, or the parent or person…
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“Vision care” means the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of disorders, diseases, and…
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The parent, guardian, or caregiver of a minor who is a relative of the minor and who may authorize m…
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(a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for medical care or dental ca…
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Subject to the limitations provided in this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a m…
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A consent given by a minor under this chapter is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority.
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(a) A minor may consent to the minor’s medical care, vision care, or dental care if all of the follo…
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(a) As used in this section: (1) “Mental health treatment or counseling services” means the provisio…
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(a) A minor may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy. (b) Thi…
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(a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, c…
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A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who is alleged to have been raped may consent to medical…
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(a) “Sexually assaulted” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, conduct coming wit…
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(a) As used in this section: (1) “Counseling” means the provision of counseling services by a provid…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a minor 16 years of age or older may consent to opioid use disorder t…
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(a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who states that the minor is injured as a result of …
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(a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for enlistment by the minor i…
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This part may be cited as the Emancipation of Minors Law.
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It is the purpose of this part to provide a clear statement defining emancipation and its consequenc…
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A person under the age of 18 years is an emancipated minor if any of the following conditions is sat…
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An emancipated minor shall be considered as being an adult for the following purposes: (a) The minor…
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An insurance contract entered into by an emancipated minor has the same effect as if it were entered…
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With respect to shares of stock in a domestic or foreign corporation held by an emancipated minor, a…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that proceedings under this part be as simple and inexpensive as…
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The issuance of a declaration of emancipation does not entitle the minor to any benefits under Divis…
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(a) A minor may petition the superior court of the county in which the minor resides or is temporari…
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(a) Before the petition for a declaration of emancipation is heard, notice the court determines is r…
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(a) The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section…
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(a) If the petition is denied, the minor has a right to file a petition for a writ of mandate. (b) I…
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(a) A declaration of emancipation obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information is…
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A petition to void a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the declaration was obtained by …
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(a) A petition to rescind a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the minor is indigent and…
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(a) Before a petition under this article is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall b…
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If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue an order voiding or rescinding the dec…
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Voiding or rescission of the declaration of emancipation does not alter any contractual obligation o…
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On application of a minor declared emancipated under this chapter, the Department of Motor Vehicles …
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A person who, in good faith, has examined a minor’s identification card and relies on a minor’s repr…
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No public entity or employee is liable for any loss or injury resulting directly or indirectly from …
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If a declaration of emancipation is voided or rescinded, notice shall be sent immediately to the Dep…
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(a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child, and the father, if presumed to be the father under S…
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(a) A parent entitled to the custody of a child has a right to change the residence of the child, su…
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The parent, as such, has no control over the property of the child.
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The employer of a minor shall pay the earnings of the minor to the minor until the parent or guardia…
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The parent, whether solvent or insolvent, may relinquish to the child the right of controlling the c…
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The authority of a parent ceases on any of the following: (a) The appointment, by a court, of a guar…
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Where a child, after attaining the age of majority, continues to serve and to be supported by the pa…
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The abuse of parental authority is the subject of judicial cognizance in a civil action brought by t…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 7541, the child of spouses who cohabited at the time of conception…
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(a) If the court finds that the spouse who is a presumed parent under Section 7540 is not a genetic …
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This chapter shall govern both of the following: (a) The genetic testing of a person who either volu…
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The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: (a) “Combined relationship index” means the p…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), in a civil action or proceeding in which parenta…
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All hospitals, local child support agencies, welfare offices, and family courts shall facilitate gen…
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(a) Genetic testing shall be of a type reasonably relied on by experts in the field of genetic testi…
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(a) A copy of the results of all genetic testing performed under Section 7551 or 7558 shall be serve…
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(a) The compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court shall be fixed at a reasonable am…
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(a) If the woman who gave birth to the child is the only other person who is a parent or has a claim…
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(a) Subject to a challenge under subdivision (b), a person is identified under this part as a geneti…
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This part applies to criminal actions subject to the following limitations and provisions: (a) An or…
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Nothing in this part prevents a party to an action or proceeding from producing other expert evidenc…
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(a) This section applies only to cases where support enforcement services are being provided by the …
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Payment of the cost of initial genetic testing shall be made in advance when agreed to by the partie…
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The court or local child support agency shall order additional genetic testing upon the request of a…
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If a person seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, the court may order genetic testing of …
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) There is a compelling state interest i…
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(a) On and after January 1, 1995, upon the event of a live birth, prior to an unmarried mother or a …
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(a) The Department of Child Support Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Ca…
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(a) The following persons may sign a voluntary declaration of parentage to establish the parentage o…
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(a) A voluntary declaration of parentage is void if, at the time of signing, any of the following ar…
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(a) The voluntary declaration of parentage shall be executed on a form developed by the Department o…
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(a) Either parent may rescind the voluntary declaration of parentage by filing a rescission form wit…
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(a) After the period for rescission provided in Section 7575 expires, but not later than two years a…
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The following rules apply in an action to challenge a valid voluntary declaration of parentage broug…
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(a) Every signatory to a voluntary declaration of parentage shall be made a party to a proceeding to…
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 7573, a voluntary declaration of parentage that is si…
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The following provisions shall apply for voluntary declarations signed on or before December 31, 199…
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This part may be cited as the Uniform Parentage Act.
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(a) “Natural parent” as used in this code means a nonadoptive parent established under this part, wh…
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The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of …
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Section 3140 is applicable to proceedings pursuant to this part.
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A court may order pendente lite relief consisting of a custody or visitation order pursuant to Part …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, bills for pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing sha…
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(a) In any proceeding to establish physical or legal custody of a child or a visitation order under …
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As used in this part, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Assisted reproduction” means conce…
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The parent and child relationship may be established as follows: (a) Between a child and the natural…
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A person is presumed to be the natural parent of a child if the person meets the conditions provided…
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Where Section 7611 does not apply, a man shall not be presumed to be the natural father of a child i…
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(a) Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7540) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Se…
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(a) (1) If a woman conceives through assisted reproduction with semen or ova or both donated by a do…
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(a) An intended parent may, but is not required to, use the forms set forth in this section to demon…
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(a) A promise in writing to furnish support for a child, growing out of a presumed parent or alleged…
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(a) A person who has sexual intercourse or causes conception with the intent to become a legal paren…
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(a) A child, the child’s natural mother, a person presumed to be the child’s parent under subdivisio…
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Regardless of its terms, an agreement between an alleged father or a presumed parent and the other p…
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An action under this chapter may be brought, an order or judgment may be entered before the birth of…
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(a) The local child support agency may, in the local child support agency’s discretion, bring an act…
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(a) The child may, if under the age of 12 years, and shall, if 12 years of age or older, be made a p…
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In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present in court for the ac…
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The judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child…
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The judgment or order may contain any other provision directed against the appropriate party to the …
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The procedure in an action under this part to change the name of a minor or adult child for whom a p…
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If the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child’s birth certificate, the court s…
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The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child’s guardian ad litem, and othe…
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(a) If there is a voluntary declaration of paternity in place, or parentage or a duty of support has…
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The court has continuing jurisdiction to modify or set aside a judgment or order made under this par…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, a hearing or trial held un…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, a hearing or trial held un…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an action for child custody and support and for other relief as p…
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For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Child” means the child of …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a judgment establishing parentage may be set aside or vacated upo…
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(a) A court may grant a motion to set aside or vacate a judgment establishing parentage only if all …
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A guardian ad litem may be appointed for the child to represent the best interests of the child in a…
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Any genetic testing used to support the motion to set aside or vacate shall be conducted in accordan…
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The court may deny the motion to set aside or vacate a judgment establishing parentage if it determi…
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If the court denies a motion pursuant to Section 7648, the court shall state on the record the basis…
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(a) This section applies only to cases where support enforcement services are being provided by a lo…
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A court may not issue an order setting aside or vacating a judgment establishing paternity pursuant …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the court grants a motion to set aside or vacate a pa…
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This article does not establish a basis for termination of any adoption, and does not affect any obl…
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This article does not establish a basis for setting aside or vacating a judgment establishing patern…
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This article does not limit the rights and remedies available under any other law with regard to set…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a distribution from the estate of a decedent or…
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(a) Any interested person may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother…
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If a mother relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the adopti…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a presumed father may waive the right to notice of any a…
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If the other parent relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, th…
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(a) If a mother relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the ad…
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(a) In an effort to identify all alleged fathers and presumed parents, the court shall cause inquiry…
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(a) If, after the inquiry, the biological father is identified to the satisfaction of the court, or …
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If, after the inquiry, the court is unable to identify the biological father or any possible biologi…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), notice of the proceeding shall be given to every person i…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an action to terminate the parental rights of an alleged father o…
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(a) The court may continue the proceedings for not more than 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel…
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(a) An order requiring or dispensing with an alleged father’s consent for the adoption of a child ma…
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There shall be no filing fee charged for a petition filed pursuant to Section 7662.
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A single petition may be filed pursuant to Section 7662 to terminate the parental rights of the alle…
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In addition to the contents required by Section 412.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in a proceedi…
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During the pendency of a proceeding under this part, on application of a party in the manner provide…
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(a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue a protective order as defined in Section 6218 an…
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A judgment entered in a proceeding under this part may include a protective order as defined in Sect…
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The purpose of this part is to serve the welfare and best interest of a child by providing the stabi…
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This part shall be liberally construed to serve and protect the interests and welfare of the child.
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A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a minor child declared free fr…
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A declaration of freedom from parental custody and control pursuant to this part terminates all pare…
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In a proceeding under this part, the court may appoint a suitable party to act in behalf of the chil…
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(a) A petition filed in a proceeding under this part, or a report of the probation officer or county…
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There shall be no filing fee charged for a proceeding brought under this part.
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(a) Sections 3020, 3022, 3040 to 3043, inclusive, and 3409 do not apply in a proceeding under this p…
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This part does not apply to a minor adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to sub…
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A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a child under the age of 18 ye…
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A finding pursuant to this chapter shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence, except as ot…
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(a) A proceeding under this part may be brought if any of the following occur: (1) The child has bee…
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(a) A proceeding under this part may be brought if all of the following requirements are satisfied: …
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(a) “Disability” as used in this section means any physical or mental incapacity which renders the p…
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(a) A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requirements are satisfi…
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A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requirements are satisfied: …
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(a) “Mentally disabled” as used in this section means that a parent or parents suffer a mental incap…
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(a) A petition may be filed under this part for an order or judgment declaring a child free from the…
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(a) An interested person may file a petition under this part for an order or judgment declaring a ch…
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A single petition may be filed under this part to free a child, or more than one child if the childr…
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The petition shall be filed in any of the following: (a) The county in which a minor described in Ch…
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Upon the filing of a petition under Section 7841, the clerk of the court shall, in accordance with t…
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(a) The juvenile probation officer, qualified court investigator, licensed clinical social worker, l…
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The petitioner shall be liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the termination …
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“Qualified court investigator,” as used in this article, has the meaning provided by Section 8543.
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At the beginning of the proceeding on a petition filed pursuant to this part, counsel shall be appoi…
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The court shall consider whether the interests of the child require the appointment of counsel. If t…
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If a parent appears without counsel and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel…
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Private counsel appointed under this article shall receive a reasonable sum for compensation and exp…
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The court may continue the proceeding for not to exceed 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel and …
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(a) It is the public policy of this state that judicial proceedings to declare a child free from par…
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(a) A continuance may be granted only upon a showing of good cause. Neither a stipulation between co…
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(a) Upon the filing of the petition, a citation shall issue requiring any person having the custody …
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(a) Notice of the proceeding shall be given by service of a citation on the father or mother of the …
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(a) If the parent of the child or a person alleged to be or claiming to be the parent cannot, with r…
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If a person personally served with a citation within this state as provided in Section 7880 fails wi…
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(a) Unless requested by the child concerning whom the petition has been filed and any parent or guar…
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In a proceeding under this part, the court shall consider the wishes of the child, bearing in mind t…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the child who is the subject of the petition is…
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(a) The testimony of the child may be taken in chambers and outside the presence of the child’s pare…
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The court shall not declare an Indian child free from the custody or control of a parent, unless bot…
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(a) If the court, by order or judgment, declares a child free from the custody and control of both p…
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(a) An order and judgment of the court declaring a child free from the custody and control of a pare…
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(a) Upon appeal from a judgment freeing a child who is a dependent child of the juvenile court from …
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The Interstate Compact on Placement of Children as set forth in Section 7901 is hereby adopted and e…
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The provisions of the interstate compact referred to in Section 7900 are as follows: INTERSTATE COMP…
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(a) Within 60 days of receipt of a request from another state to conduct a study of a home environme…
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Financial responsibility for a child placed pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of C…
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The phrase “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article 3 of the Interstate Compact on the Pl…
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The phrase “appropriate authority in receiving state” as used in paragraph (a) of Article 5 of the I…
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The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are …
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Any requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or oth…
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(a) Within 60 days after an officer or agency of this state, or its political subdivision, receives …
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No provision of law restricting out-of-state placement of children for adoption shall apply to place…
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The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall not apply to any placement, sending, or br…
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(a) A child who is born in this state and placed for adoption in this state with a resident of this …
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A court having jurisdiction to place children adjudged wards of the court may place a ward in an out…
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For the purposes of an interstate adoption placement, the term “jurisdiction” as used in Article 5 o…
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“Executive head” as used in Article 7 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means t…
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(a) Approval of an interstate placement of a child for adoption shall not be granted by the Compact …
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The health and safety of California…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department of Social Services or its designee shall inv…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the health and safety of children placed in out-of-state…
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(a) When a full service licensed private adoption agency has provided adoption-related services to a…
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(a) With full consideration for the proximity of the natural parents to the placement so as to facil…
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This part does not apply in determining the foster care setting in which the child may be placed for…
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A minor 10 years of age or older being considered for placement in a foster home has the right to ma…
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For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Assisted reproducti…
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(a) A nonattorney surrogacy or donor facilitator shall direct the client to deposit all client funds…
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(a) An assisted reproduction agreement for gestational carriers shall contain, but shall not be limi…
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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this part govern the construc…
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(a) “Adoption service provider” means any of the following: (1) A licensed private adoption agency. …
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“Adoptive parent” means a person who has obtained an order of adoption of a minor child or, in the c…
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“Agency adoption” means the adoption of a minor, other than an intercountry adoption, in which the d…
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“Applicant” means a person who has submitted a written application to adopt a child from the departm…
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“Birth parent” means the biological parent or, in the case of a person previously adopted, the adopt…
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“County adoption agency” means an adoption agency operated by a county or consortium of counties.
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“Days” means calendar days, unless otherwise specified.
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“Delegated county adoption agency” means a county adoption agency that has agreed to provide the ser…
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“Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
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(a) “Full-service adoption agency” means a licensed or authorized entity engaged in the business of …
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“Independent adoption” means the adoption of a child in which neither the department, county adoptio…
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“Intercountry adoption” means the adoption of a foreign-born child for whom federal law makes a spec…
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“Licensed adoption agency” means any agency licensed by the department to provide the adoption servi…
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(a) “Noncustodial adoption agency” means any licensed entity engaged in the business of providing ad…
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“Place for adoption” means, in the case of an independent adoption, the selection of a prospective a…
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“Prospective adoptive parent” means a person who has filed or intends to file a petition under Part …
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“Qualified court investigator” means a superior court investigator with the same minimum qualificati…
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“Special needs child” means a child for whom all of the following are true: (a) It has been determin…
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“Stepparent adoption” means an adoption of a child by a stepparent where one birth parent retains cu…
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An unmarried minor may be adopted by an adult as provided in this part.
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Tribal customary adoption as defined in Section 366.24 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and as a…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a prospective adoptive parent or parents shall …
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(a) A court may issue an order of adoption and declare that it shall be entered nunc pro tunc when i…
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The consent of a child, if over the age of 12 years, is necessary to the child’s adoption.
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(a) A married person, not lawfully separated from the person’s spouse, shall not adopt a child witho…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a child having a presumed father under Section 7611 shall…
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A child not having a presumed father under Section 7611 may not be adopted without the consent of th…
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Notwithstanding Sections 8604 and 8605, the consent of a birth parent is not necessary in the follow…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other section in this part, and in accordance with Section 1913 of the India…
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All forms adopted by the department authorizing the release of an infant from a health facility to t…
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(a) The department shall adopt regulations specifying the form and content of the reports required b…
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(a) Any person or organization that advertises in any periodical or newspaper, by radio, or other pu…
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An adoption request for the adoption or readoption of a nondependent minor may be filed with the cou…
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(a) The petitioners in a proceeding for adoption of a child shall file with the court a full account…
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All court hearings in an adoption proceeding shall be held in private, and the court shall exclude a…
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(a) The court shall examine all persons appearing before it pursuant to this part. The examination o…
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(a) If the prospective adoptive parent is commissioned or enlisted in the military service, or auxil…
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(a) (1) If it is impossible or impracticable for either prospective adoptive parent to make an appea…
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On and after January 1, 2014, the court shall provide to any petitioner for adoption pursuant to thi…
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Upon the request of the adoptive parents or the adopted child, a clerk of the superior court may iss…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an action may be brought in the county in which the petitioner re…
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After adoption, the adopted child and the adoptive parents shall sustain towards each other the lega…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that some adoptive children may benefit from either direct or…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the existing parent or parents of an adopted child are, f…
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A child adopted pursuant to this part may take the family name of the adoptive parent.
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The department shall adopt rules and regulations it determines are reasonably necessary to ensure th…
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Whenever a final decree of adoption of an Indian child has been vacated or set aside or the adoptive…
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(a) (1) If a parent is seeking to relinquish a child pursuant to Section 8700 or execute an adoption…
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(a) The department shall adopt regulations regarding the provision of adoption services by the depar…
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A licensed private adoption agency whose services are limited to a particular target population shal…
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Notwithstanding any other law, all adoption facilitators registered with the department on its state…
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(a) A person aggrieved by a violation of Section 8609 may bring a civil action for damages, rescissi…
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(a) The department shall create a section on its internet website dedicated to educating the public …
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Notwithstanding any other law, an adoption order issued pursuant to this part shall include the name…
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(a) Either birth parent may relinquish a child to the department, county adoption agency, or license…
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(a) A relinquishing birth parent may elect to sign a waiver of the right to revoke relinquishment in…
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At or before the time a relinquishment is signed, the department, county adoption agency, or license…
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(a) The department shall adopt a statement to be presented to the birth parents at the time a relinq…
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When the parental rights of a birth parent are terminated pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Sec…
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(a) The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency to which a child has been fr…
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(a) A foster care license or certification or resource family approval shall not be required for pla…
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(a) Where a child is in the custody of a public agency or licensed adoption agency, if it is establi…
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(a) An agency may not place a child for adoption unless a written report on the child’s medical back…
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(a) The department shall establish a statewide photo-listing service to serve all county adoption ag…
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(a) The agency responsible for recruitment of potential adoptive parents shall make diligent efforts…
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(a) The adoption agency to which a child has been freed for adoption by either relinquishment or ter…
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(a) The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency to which a child has been fr…
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(a) If a child is being considered for adoption, the department, county adoption agency, or licensed…
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If there is not an adoptive placement plan for a child with an approved adoptive family, as defined …
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In order to preclude the delays or denials described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section …
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If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approved a family for ado…
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(a) The department shall ensure that information regarding families and children registered with the…
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Sections 8708 to 8710.4, inclusive, apply only in determining the placement of a child who has been …
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The department shall adopt regulations to administer the provisions of Sections 8708 to 8711, inclus…
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(a) (1) The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall require each perso…
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(a) In no event may a child who has been freed for adoption be removed from the county in which the …
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(a) A person desiring to adopt a nondependent child may for that purpose file an adoption request in…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to exp…
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(a) The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency, whichever is a party to, or…
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Where a petition is filed for the adoption of a child who has been placed for adoption by a county a…
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When any report or findings are submitted to the court by the department, county adoption agency, or…
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The prospective adoptive parents and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court …
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If the petitioners move to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proceeding, the court cl…
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(a) If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency finds that the home of th…
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(a) Subject to the requirements of subdivision (b), the department, county adoption agency, or licen…
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If the prospective adoptive parent of a child is a foster parent, the assessment or home study descr…
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A report of a medical examination of the foster parent with whom the child has lived for a minimum o…
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The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall require the adoptive paren…
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The department shall encourage adoption agencies to make adoption training programs available to pro…
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The department shall adopt regulations requiring county adoption agencies and licensed adoption agen…
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The requirements of this chapter shall not be used as basis for removing a child who has been placed…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that an attorney’s ability to effectively represent a client …
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(a) The selection of a prospective adoptive parent or parents shall be personally made by the child’…
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A child shall not be considered to have been placed for adoption unless each of the following is tru…
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(a) Each birth parent placing a child for adoption shall be advised of their rights by an adoption s…
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(a) An adoption service provider shall also witness the signature of the adoption placement agreemen…
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(a) Any of the following adult persons who desire to adopt a child may, for that purpose, file an ad…
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(a) During the pendency of an adoption proceeding: (1) The child proposed to be adopted shall not be…
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(a) Whenever the petitioners move to withdraw the petition for the adoption or to dismiss the procee…
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At the hearing, if the court sustains the recommendation of the department or delegated county adopt…
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The department or delegated county adoption agency shall accept the consent of the birth parents to …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), within 180 days after receiving 50 percent of th…
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(a) The department or delegated county adoption agency shall interview the petitioners within 45 wor…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever a petition is filed under this chapter fo…
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(a) The department or delegated county adoption agency shall require each person who files an adopti…
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(a) A licensed private or public adoption agency of the state of the petitioners’ residency may cert…
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Any request by a birth parent or birth parents for payment by the prospective adoptive parents of at…
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At or before the time a consent to adoption is signed, the department or delegated county adoption a…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 7662, the consent of the birth parent or parents who did not place…
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(a) After a consent to the adoption is signed by the birth parent or parents pursuant to Section 880…
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(a) Once the revocable consent to adoption has become permanent as provided in Section 8814.5, the c…
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In an independent adoption where the consent of the birth parent or parents is not necessary, the de…
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(a) A written report on the child’s medical background, and if available, the medical background of …
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(a) The department shall adopt a statement to be presented to the birth parents at the time the cons…
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When the parental rights of a birth parent are terminated pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Sec…
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(a) The birth parent or parents or the petitioner may appeal in either of the following cases: (1) I…
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When any report or findings are submitted to the court by the department or a delegated county adopt…
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(a) If the findings of the department or delegated county adoption agency are that the home of the p…
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The prospective adoptive parents and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court …
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(a) Intercountry adoption services described in this chapter shall be exclusively provided by privat…
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Accredited agency” means an agency that has been accredited by an accr…
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The department shall adopt regulations to administer the intercountry adoption program.
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For intercountry adoptions that will be finalized in this state, the licensed adoption agency shall …
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(a) For each intercountry adoption finalized in this state, the licensed adoption agency shall assum…
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For an intercountry adoption that will be finalized in a foreign country, the licensed adoption agen…
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Licensed adoption agencies may work only with domestic and foreign adoption agencies with whom they …
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Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit the licensed adoption agency from entering into…
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The costs incurred by a licensed adoption agency pursuant to programs established by this chapter sh…
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(a) A licensed adoption agency shall require each person filing an application for adoption to be fi…
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(a) An agency may not place a child for adoption unless a written report on the child’s medical back…
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(a) In no event may a child who has been placed for adoption be removed from the county in which the…
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As a condition of placement, the prospective adoptive parents shall file a petition to adopt the chi…
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(a) An international adoption or readoption request may be filed by a resident of this state in a co…
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The prospective adoptive parents and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court …
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If the licensed adoption agency is a party to or joins in the adoption petition, it shall submit a f…
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When any report or findings are submitted to the court by a licensed adoption agency, a copy of the …
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(a) If the petitioners move to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proceeding, the cour…
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(a) If the licensed adoption agency finds that the home of the petitioners is not suitable for the c…
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At the hearing, if the court sustains the recommendation that the child be removed from the home of …
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(a) In order to establish a record by which an adoptee can prove the facts of the foreign adoption, …
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(a) An intercountry adoption agency shall report the arrival of an adoptee whose adoption was finali…
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(a) A child who was adopted as part of a sibling group and who has been separated from the child’s s…
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(a) A complaint against an accredited agency or approved person in connection with a convention adop…
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(a) For cases in which a child is emigrating from California to a convention country, an accredited …
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A Hague adoption certificate or, in outgoing cases, a Hague custody declaration, obtained pursuant t…
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(a) A stepparent desiring to adopt a child of the stepparent’s spouse may for that purpose file a pe…
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(a) The procedures provided in this section apply to a stepparent adoption where the child was born …
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(a) Except as provided in Section 9000.5, before granting or denying a stepparent adoption request, …
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Except as provided in Section 9000.5, in a stepparent adoption, the prospective adoptive parent is l…
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(a) In a stepparent adoption, the consent of either or both birth parents shall be signed in the pre…
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In a stepparent adoption, the form prescribed by the department for the consent of the birth parent …
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(a) Consent of the birth parent to the adoption of the child through a stepparent adoption may not b…
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(a) If the petitioner moves to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proceeding, the cour…
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Except as provided in Section 9000.5, the prospective adoptive parent and the child proposed to be a…
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(a) If a child adopted pursuant to the law of this state shows evidence of a developmental disabilit…
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(a) If an order of adoption is set aside as provided in Section 9100, the court making the order sha…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 9100, an action or proceeding of any kind to vacate, set aside, or…
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(a) The petition, relinquishment or consent, agreement, order, report to the court from any investig…
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(a) Except as otherwise permitted or required by statute, neither the department nor a licensed adop…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department or licensed adoption agency that made a medical re…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the laboratory that is storing a blood sample pursuant to Section…
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(a) The department or a licensed adoption agency shall do the following: (1) Upon the request of a p…
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(a) The department or a licensed adoption agency shall, upon the request of a prospective adoptive p…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if an adult adoptee and the adult adoptee’s birth parents have ea…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agen…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department or licensed adoption agency shall release any lett…
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(a) The clerk of the superior court entering a final order of adoption concerning an Indian child sh…
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(a) Upon application by an Indian individual who has reached the age of 18 years and who was the sub…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a court of this state has jurisdiction…
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(a) Sections 9210 and 9211 apply to interstate adoptions if the prospective adoptive parents reside …
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(a) An adult may be adopted by another adult, including a stepparent, as provided in this part. (b) …
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A married person who is not lawfully separated from the person’s spouse may not adopt an adult witho…
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(a) A married person who is not lawfully separated from the person’s spouse may not be adopted witho…
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(a) Except as permitted by the court, upon a finding of good cause, a person shall not adopt more th…
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A person adopted pursuant to this part may take the family name of the adoptive parent.
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After adoption, the adoptee and the adoptive parent or parents shall sustain towards each other the …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the birth parents of a person adopted pursuant t…
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A hearing with regard to adoption under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 9320) or termination of a…
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(a) An adult may adopt another adult who is younger, except the spouse of the prospective adoptive p…
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(a) The prospective adoptive parent and the proposed adoptee may file in the county in which either …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 9321, a person who is a resident of this state may file a petition for a…
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When the petition for approval of the adoption agreement is filed, the court clerk shall set the mat…
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The court may require notice of the time and place of the hearing to be served on any other interest…
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Both the prospective adoptive parent and the proposed adoptee shall appear at the hearing in person,…
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No investigation or report to the court by any public officer or agency is required, but the court m…
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The prospective adoptive parent shall mail or personally serve notice of the hearing and a copy of t…
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If the prospective adoptive parent is a provider of board and care, treatment, habilitation, or othe…
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(a) At the hearing the court shall examine the parties, or the counsel of any party not present in p…
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(a) Any person who has been adopted under this part may, upon written notice to the adoptive parent,…
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This division shall be known and may be cited as the Family Law Facilitator Act.
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Child and spousal support are serious lega…
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Each superior court shall maintain an office of the family law facilitator. The office of the family…
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This division shall apply to all actions or proceedings for temporary or permanent child support, sp…
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Services provided by the family law facilitator shall include, but are not limited to, the following…
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(a) By local rule, the superior court may designate additional duties of the family law facilitator,…
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The court shall adopt a protocol wherein all litigants, both unrepresented by counsel and represente…
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The court shall provide the family law facilitator at no cost to the parties.
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to a …
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The Judicial Council shall adopt minimum standards for the office of the family law facilitator and …
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The Director of the State Department of Social Services shall seek approval from the United States D…
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(a) In a proceeding in which mediation is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of S…
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The family law facilitator shall not represent any party. No attorney-client relationship is created…
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A person employed by, or directly supervised by, the family law facilitator shall not make any publi…
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The Judicial Council shall create any necessary forms to advise the parties of the types of services…
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The definitions contained in this section, and definitions applicable to Division 9 (commencing with…
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The Department of Child Support Services is hereby created within the California Health and Human Se…
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(a) The department is hereby designated the single organizational unit whose duty it shall be to adm…
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The department consists of the director and such division or other administrative units as the direc…
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The department shall ensure that there is an adequate organizational structure and sufficient staff …
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(a) The department shall reduce the cost of, and increase the speed and efficiency of, child support…
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The department shall ensure that the local child support agency offices and services are reasonably …
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The department shall administer the Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project established by Art…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect individual rights of privacy, and to facilitate a…
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(a) With the consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint, to serve at the Governor’s pleasure,…
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The director shall do all of the following: (a) Be responsible for the management of the department.…
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Title IV-D of the federal Social Securi…
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To address the concerns stated by the Legislature in Section 17303, each county shall establish a ne…
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(a) In order to achieve an orderly and timely transition to the new system with minimal disruption o…
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(a) The Department of Child Support Services shall develop uniform forms, policies, and procedures t…
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(a) Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the department shall implement a revised local child su…
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Department of Child Support Services has the …
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The director shall assume responsibility for implementing and managing all aspects of a single state…
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Effective October 1, 1998, the state shall operate a State Disbursement Unit as required by federal …
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(a) An employer who is required to withhold and, by electronic fund transfer, pay tax pursuant to Se…
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(a) The director shall formulate, adopt, amend, or repeal regulations and general policies affecting…
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(a) The Child Support Payment Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The department sha…
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(a) The department may enter into a trust agreement with a trustee or fiscal intermediary to receive…
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(a) Any payment required to be made to a family through the State Disbursement Unit shall be made di…
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(a) The department shall adopt regulations, orders, or standards of general application to implement…
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(a) Subject to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of …
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No person, while holding the office of director, shall be a trustee, manager, director, or other off…
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Except as otherwise expressly provided, Part 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 3 of Titl…
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The department shall coordinate with the State Department of Social Services to avoid the imposition…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, if child support payments are directly deposited to an accoun…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is no single statewide database containing statist…
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(a) The department shall develop an implementation plan for the Statewide Child Support Registry. Th…
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(a) The Judicial Council shall develop any forms that may be necessary to implement the Statewide Ch…
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The Judicial Council shall develop the forms necessary to implement this article.
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(a) (1) Each county shall maintain a local child support agency, as specified in Section 17304, that…
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(a) (1) Each county shall maintain a local child support agency, as specified in Section 17304, that…
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If an obligor has an ongoing child support order being enforced by a local child support agency purs…
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If the parent who is receiving support enforcement services provides to the local child support agen…
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(a) All of the following shall include notice of, and information about, the child support service h…
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(a) In any case of separation or desertion of a parent or parents from a child or children that resu…
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(a) Each local child support agency shall, on a monthly basis, remit to the department both the fede…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other statute, in any action brought by the local child support agency for t…
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(a) Upon receipt of a petition or comparable pleading pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 57…
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(a) Upon receipt of a petition or comparable pleading pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 57…
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(a) If, prior to filing, a petition or comparable pleading pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Secti…
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Hearings by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means shall be permitted in child supp…
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In exercising the jurisdiction under Section 5700.319, either the department or the local child supp…
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In carrying out duties under this article, the local child support agency shall interview the custod…
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(a) In all actions involving paternity or support, including, but not limited to, other proceedings …
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(a) If the Attorney General is of the opinion that a support order or support-related order is erron…
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A declaration of state reciprocity issued by the Attorney General on or before December 31, 2015, an…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 17404, upon noticed motion of the local child support agency, the superi…
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In any action filed by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17402 or 17404, the local …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an action for child support may be brought by the local child sup…
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In any action or proceeding brought by the local child support agency to establish parentage pursuan…
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(a) It shall be the duty of the county welfare department to refer all cases in which a parent is ab…
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(a) When the local child support agency has undertaken enforcement of support, the local child suppo…
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In enforcing the provisions of this division, the local child support agency shall inquire of both t…
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After judgment in any court action brought to enforce the support obligation of a noncustodial paren…
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(a) The state medical insurance form required in Article 1 (commencing with Section 3750) of Chapter…
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(a) A parent who has been served with a medical insurance form shall complete and return the form to…
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In any action or judgment brought or obtained pursuant to Section 17400, 17402, 17404, or 17416, a s…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in an action filed by the local child support agency pursuant to …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in an action filed by the local child support agency pursuant to …
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(a) In any action filed by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400, 17402, 17404, o…
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(a) In any action filed by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400, 17402, 17404, o…
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No later than September 1, 2024, the Judicial Council shall adopt and approve any forms necessary to…
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In an action in which a judgment or order for support was entered after the entry of the default of …
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In any action enforced pursuant to this article, no interest shall accrue on an obligation for curre…
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(a) The department shall publish a booklet describing the proper procedures and processes for the co…
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(a) The Department of Child Support Services shall work with all branches of the United States milit…
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(a) For purposes of this article: (1) “Child support delinquency” means a delinquency defined in sub…
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(a) Subject to state and federal privacy and information security laws, the Franchise Tax Board shal…
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(a) The department, in coordination with financial institutions doing business in this state, shall …
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(a) At least 45 days before sending a notice to withhold, the department shall request that a deposi…
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(a) Any person required to withhold and transmit any amount pursuant to this article shall comply wi…
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(a) As necessary, the department shall seek reciprocal agreements with other states to improve its a…
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(a) In carrying out its obligations under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 …
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A local child support agency that is collecting child support payments on behalf of a child and who …
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(a) The first one hundred dollars ($100) of any amount of child support collected in a month for a f…
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(a) The first one hundred dollars ($100) of any amount of child support collected in a month for a f…
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(a) (1) Any amount of support collected in a month in payment of an assigned support obligation shal…
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On a monthly basis, the local child support agency shall provide to any CalWORKs recipient or former…
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(a) All state, county, and local agencies shall cooperate with the local child support agency (1) in…
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(a) There is in the department a California Parent Locator Service and Central Registry that shall c…
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(a) The Employment Development Department shall, when requested by the Department of Child Support S…
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Once the statewide automated system is fully implemented, the Department of Child Support Services s…
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To assist local agencies in child support enforcement activities, the department shall operate a wor…
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(a) Upon receipt of a written request from a local child support agency enforcing the obligation of …
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect individual rights of privacy, and to facilitate a…
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In no event shall public social service benefits, as defined in Section 10051 of the Welfare and Ins…
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(a) As authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 704.120 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the followin…
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(a) As used in this section: (1) “Applicant” means a person applying for issuance or renewal of a li…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not include in the list sent to the Depa…
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The order to show cause or notice of motion described in subdivision (j) of Section 17520 shall be f…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a support obligor is delinquent in the payment of support for …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 8112 of the Commercial Code and Section 700.130 of the Code of Civil Pro…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a support obligor is delinquent in the payment of…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, in connection with the duty of the department and the local c…
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(a) Upon making application to the local child support agency for child support enforcement services…
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(a) Whenever a state or local governmental agency issues a notice of support delinquency, the notice…
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(a) Upon request of an obligor or obligee, the local child support agency shall review the amount of…
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(a) As authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 704.110 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the followin…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, this section applies to any actions taken to enforce a judgment o…
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When a local child support agency closes a child support case containing summary criminal history in…
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(a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2000, the department shall pay only those county claims for federal or st…
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(a) The Department of Child Support Services, in consultation with the State Department of Social Se…
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(a) (1) The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Child Suppor…
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(a) Any appropriation made available in the annual Budget Act for the purposes of augmenting funding…
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On or before March 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Leg…
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(a) The department shall establish and operate a statewide compromise of arrears program pursuant to…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The Legislative Analyst has found t…
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The department shall provide to the Legislature actual performance data on child support collections…
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(a) The department shall adopt the federal minimum standards as the baseline standard of performance…
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(a) (1) If at any time the director considers any public agency, that is required by law, by delegat…
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(a) There is established within California’s child support program a quality assurance and performan…
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(a) The department shall assess, at least once every three years, each county’s compliance with fede…
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(a) The Child Support Collections Recovery Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, and shall b…
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(a) A revolving fund in the State Treasury is hereby created to be known as the Child Support Servic…
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(a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year the department shall pay to each county a child support incentive pa…
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(a) This section shall apply to any county that elects to participate in the state incentive program…
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(a) Each county shall be responsible for any administrative expenditures for administering the child…
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Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 17708, and to the extent funds are appropriated by the an…
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(a) (1) Any funds paid to a county pursuant to this chapter prior to June 30, 1999, which exceed the…
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Each local child support agency shall maintain a complaint resolution process. The department shall …
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(a) A custodial or noncustodial parent who is dissatisfied with the local child support agency’s res…
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The custodial or noncustodial parent, within one year after receiving notice of the director’s final…
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Each local child support agency shall establish the complaint resolution process specified in Sectio…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Child and spousal support are serious lega…
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The Superior Courts of the Counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo may conduct pilot projects pursuant…
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The duration of the pilot projects shall be two years.
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The San Mateo County Pilot Project shall apply to hearings on motions for temporary child support, t…
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Motions for temporary orders under this chapter shall be heard as soon as practicable, consistent wi…
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The court shall appoint a Family Law Evaluator, who shall be available to assist parties. By local r…
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The court shall provide the Family Law Evaluator at no cost to the parties.
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The clerk shall stamp all moving papers in which a party is not represented by counsel with a notice…
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The court shall adopt a protocol wherein all litigants, both unrepresented by counsel and represente…
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The court may elect to publish a low-cost booklet describing this program.
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The Family Law Evaluator shall be an attorney, licensed to practice in this state.
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Orders for temporary support issued pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the statewide uniform…
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Where it appears from a party’s application for an order under this chapter or otherwise in the proc…
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In a contested proceeding for temporary child or spousal support under this chapter, both the moving…
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A party who fails to submit documents to the court as required by Section 20020 may, in the court’s …
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The tax return submitted pursuant to Section 20020 may be reviewed by the other party. A party may b…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c): (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply t…
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(a) It is estimated that under the pilot project authorized by this chapter, approximately 2,200 lit…
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The Superior Court of the County of Santa Clara may conduct a pilot project pursuant to this chapter…
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The pilot project applies to all hearings, for temporary or permanent child or spousal support, modi…
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(a) Each and every hearing in a proceeding described in Section 20031 in which child or spousal supp…
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The court may pass a local rule that suspends the use of the Income and Expense Declaration mandated…
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(a) An attorney, known as an Attorney-Mediator, shall be hired to assist the court in resolving chil…
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Orders for temporary support issued pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the statewide uniform…
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Upon motion by either party or on the court’s own motion, any proceeding that would otherwise fall w…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c): (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply t…
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(a) In any case where either party has filed a motion regarding a custody or visitation dispute and …
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The court may elect to publish a low-cost booklet describing the program.
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The court shall centralize, augment, and coordinate all presently existing programs under the court’…
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(a) It is estimated for Santa Clara County’s participation in the pilot project authorized by this c…