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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1835
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1835
No fee shall be charged by any officer for filing the petition.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1836
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 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 of the filing of the petition and of the time and place of the hearing that the court deems necessary. (b) The court may, when it deems it
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1837
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 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 time and place within the county, and the hearing may be had in chambers or otherwise. (b) The time and place for hearing
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1838
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 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 or settlement of the issues in controversy. (b) To facilitate and promote the purposes of this part, the court may, with th
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1839
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 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 the controversy that the court deems necessary to preserve the marriage or to implement the reconciliation of the spouses. No such order shall be e
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1840
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 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, neither spouse shall file a petition for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separ
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1841
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 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 at any time during the pendency of the proceeding to the family conciliation court for proceedings for reconciliation of the spouses or
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1842
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 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 dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, but there is
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 185
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 185
(a) In a custody proceeding involving a child who would otherwise be an Indian child based on the definition contained in paragraph (4) of Section 1903 of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.), but is not an Indian child based on status of the child’s
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1850
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1850
The Judicial Council shall do all of the following: (a) Assist courts in implementing mediation and conciliation proceedings under this code. (b) Establish and implement a uniform statistical reporting system relating to proceedings brought for dissolution of marriage, for nullit
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1851
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1851
The Judicial Council shall establish an advisory committee of persons representing a broad spectrum of interest in and knowledge about family law. The committee shall recommend criteria for determining grant recipients pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1850, which shall incl
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1852
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 1852
(a) There is in the State Treasury the Family Law Trust Fund. (b) Moneys collected by the state pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 70674 of the Government Code, and grants, gifts, or devises made to the state from private sources
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 2
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 2
A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision of thi
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 200
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 200
The superior court has jurisdiction in proceedings under this code.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 2000
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 2000
This part applies to a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20000
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20000
(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Child and spousal support are serious legal obligations. In addition, children are frequently left in limbo while their parents engage in protracted litigation concerning custody and visitation. The current system for obta
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20001
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20001
The Superior Courts of the Counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo may conduct pilot projects pursuant to this part. Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 20010) shall govern the San Mateo County Pilot Project, and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 20030) shall govern the Santa Clara
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20002
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20002
The duration of the pilot projects shall be two years.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20010
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20010
The San Mateo County Pilot Project shall apply to hearings on motions for temporary child support, temporary spousal support, and temporary health insurance issuable in proceedings under this code, where at least one party is unrepresented by counsel.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20011
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20011
Motions for temporary orders under this chapter shall be heard as soon as practicable, consistent with the rules governing other civil actions.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20012
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20012
The court shall appoint a Family Law Evaluator, who shall be available to assist parties. By local rule the superior court may designate the duties of the Family Law Evaluator, which may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Requiring litigants in actions which invo
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20013
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20013
The court shall provide the Family Law Evaluator at no cost to the parties.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20014
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20014
The clerk shall stamp all moving papers in which a party is not represented by counsel with a notice of a requirement to see the Family Law Evaluator. The unrepresented party shall serve the stamped pleadings on the other party.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20015
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20015
The court shall adopt a protocol wherein all litigants, both unrepresented by counsel and represented by counsel, have ultimate access to a hearing before the court.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20016
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 20016
The court may elect to publish a low-cost booklet describing this program.