California Family Code CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction

• Section 3421.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if any of...
• Section 3422.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 3421 or 3423...
• Section 3423.
  Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another...
• Section 3424.
  (a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it...
• Section 3425.
  (a) Before a child custody determination is made under this part, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of Section 3408...
• Section 3426.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this chapter if, at the time of...
• Section 3427.
  (a) A court of this state that has jurisdiction under this part to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any...
• Section 3428.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424 or by any other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this...
• Section 3429.
  (a) In a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as...
• Section 3430.
  (a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear before...

Last modified: October 22, 2018