California Family Code Section 2603.5

CA Fam Code § 2603.5 (2017)  

The court may, if there is a judgment for civil damages for an act of domestic violence perpetrated by one spouse against the other spouse, enforce that judgment against the abusive spouse’s share of community property, if a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties is pending prior to the entry of final judgment.

(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 299, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018