California Family Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 3020.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state to assure that the health, safety, and welfare of children shall...
• Section 3021.
  This part applies in any of the following:(a) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage.(b) A proceeding for nullity of marriage.(c) A proceeding for legal separation of the parties.(d) An...
• Section 3022.
  The court may, during the pendency of a proceeding or at any time thereafter, make an order for the custody of a child during minority...
• Section 3022.3.
  Upon the trial of a question of fact in a proceeding to determine the custody of a minor child, the court shall, upon the request...
• Section 3022.5.
  A motion by a parent for reconsideration of an existing child custody order shall be granted if the motion is based on the fact that...
• Section 3023.
  (a) If custody of a minor child is the sole contested issue, the case shall be given preference over other civil cases, except matters to which...
• Section 3024.
  In making an order for custody, if the court does not consider it inappropriate, the court may specify that a parent shall notify the other...
• Section 3025.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, access to records and information pertaining to a minor child, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and school...
• Section 3025.5.
  (a) In a proceeding involving child custody or visitation rights, if a report containing psychological evaluations of a child or recommendations regarding custody of, or visitation...
• Section 3026.
  Family reunification services shall not be ordered as a part of a child custody or visitation rights proceeding. Nothing in this section affects the applicability...
• Section 3027.
  (a) If allegations of child abuse, including child sexual abuse, are made during a child custody proceeding and the court has concerns regarding the child’s safety,...
• Section 3027.1.
  (a) If a court determines, based on the investigation described in Section 3027 or other evidence presented to it, that an accusation of child abuse or...
• Section 3027.5.
  (a) No parent shall be placed on supervised visitation, or be denied custody of or visitation with his or her child, and no custody or visitation...
• Section 3028.
  (a) The court may order financial compensation for periods when a parent fails to assume the caretaker responsibility or when a parent has been thwarted by...
• Section 3029.
  An order granting custody to a parent who is receiving, or in the opinion of the court is likely to receive, assistance pursuant to the...
• Section 3030.
  (a) (1) No person shall be granted physical or legal custody of, or unsupervised visitation with, a child if the person is required to be registered as...
• Section 3030.5.
  (a) Upon the motion of one or both parents, or the legal guardian or custodian, or upon the court’s own motion, an order granting physical or...
• Section 3031.
  (a) Where the court considers the issue of custody or visitation the court is encouraged to make a reasonable effort to ascertain whether or not any...
• Section 3032.
  (a) The Judicial Council shall establish a state-funded one-year pilot project beginning July 1, 1999, in at least two counties, including Los Angeles County, pursuant to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018