California Family Code CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation

• Section 1830.
  (a) When a controversy exists between spouses, or when a controversy relating to child custody or visitation exists between parents regardless of their marital status, and...
• Section 1831.
  Before the filing of a proceeding for determination of custody or visitation rights, for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for...
• Section 1832.
  The petition shall be captioned substantially as follows: In the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of ____Upon the...
• Section 1833.
  The petition shall:(a) Allege that a controversy exists between the spouses or parents and request the aid of the court to effect a reconciliation or an...
• Section 1834.
  (a) The clerk of the court shall provide, at the expense of the court, blank forms for petitions for filing pursuant to this part.(b) The probation officers...
• Section 1835.
  No fee shall be charged by any officer for filing the petition.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
• Section 1836.
  (a) The court shall fix a reasonable time and place for hearing on the petition. The court shall cause notice to be given to the respondents...
• Section 1837.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for the purpose of conducting hearings pursuant to this part, the family conciliation court may be convened at any...
• Section 1838.
  (a) The hearing shall be conducted informally as a conference or a series of conferences to effect a reconciliation of the spouses or an amicable adjustment...
• Section 1839.
  (a) At or after the hearing, the court may make orders in respect to the conduct of the spouses or parents and the subject matter of...
• Section 1840.
  (a) During a period beginning upon the filing of the petition for conciliation and continuing until 30 days after the hearing of the petition for conciliation,...
• Section 1841.
  If a petition for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties is filed, the case may be transferred...
• Section 1842.
  (a) If an application is made to the family conciliation court for conciliation proceedings in respect to a controversy between spouses, or a contested proceeding for...

Last modified: October 22, 2018