California Family Code CHAPTER 3 - Enforcement

• Section 3441.
  In this chapter:(a) “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects...
• Section 3442.
  Under this chapter, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of a child made under the Hague Convention on the...
• Section 3443.
  (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction...
• Section 3444.
  (a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing either:(1) A visitation schedule...
• Section 3445.
  (a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement,...
• Section 3446.
  (a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made...
• Section 3447.
  If a proceeding for enforcement under this chapter is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify...
• Section 3448.
  (a) A petition under this chapter must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration must be...
• Section 3449.
  Except as otherwise provided in Section 3451, the petition and order shall be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon...
• Section 3450.
  (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to Section 3424, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of...
• Section 3451.
  (a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a...
• Section 3452.
  (a) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication...
• Section 3453.
  A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state, and consistent with this part, enforce a...
• Section 3454.
  An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this chapter in accordance with expedited appellate procedures in other civil cases....
• Section 3455.
  (a) In a case arising under this part or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a district attorney is authorized...
• Section 3456.
  At the request of a district attorney acting under Section 3455, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a...
• Section 3457.
  The court may assess all direct expenses and costs incurred by a district attorney under Section 3455 or 3456 pursuant to the provisions of Section...

Last modified: October 22, 2018