California Code of Civil Procedure Section 397.5

CA Civ Pro Code § 397.5 (2017)  

In any proceeding for dissolution or nullity of marriage or legal separation of the parties under the Family Code, where it appears that both petitioner and respondent have moved from the county rendering the order, the court may, when the ends of justice and the convenience of the parties would be promoted by the change, order that the proceedings be transferred to the county of residence of either party.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1269, Sec. 2.6. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018