Parker's California Family Code

DIVISION 1 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS 

 Part 1 Preliminary Provisions 

 Part 2 Definitions 

 Part 3 Indian Children 

 DIVISION 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Part 1 Jurisdiction 

 Part 2 General Procedural Provisions 

 Part 3 Temporary Restraining Order in Summons 

 Part 4 Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Orders 

 Part 5 Attorney's Fees and Costs 

 Part 6 Enforcement of Judgments and Orders 

 Part 7 Tribal Marriages and Divorces 

 DIVISION 2.5 DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION

 Part 1 Definitions 

 Part 2 Registration 

 Part 3 Termination 

 Part 4 Legal Effect 

 Part 5 Preemption 
 DIVISION 3 MARRIAGE

 Part 1 Validity of Marriage 

 Part 2 Marriage License 

 Part 3 Solemnization of Marriage

 Chapter 1 Persons Authorized to Solemnize Marriage 

 Chapter 2 Solemnization of Marriage 

 Part 4 Confidential Marriage

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Approval of Notaries to Authorize Confidential Marriages 

 Part 5 Premarital Examination [Repealed] 

 DIVISION 4 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE

 Part 1 General Provisions

 Chapter 1 Definitions 

 Chapter 2 Relation of Spouses 

 Chapter 3 Property Rights During Marriage 

 Part 2 Characterization of Marital Property

 Chapter 1 Community Property 

 Chapter 2 Separate Property 

 Chapter 3 Damages for Injuries to Married Person 

 Chapter 4 Presumptions Concerning Nature of Property 

 Chapter 5 Transmutation of Property 

 Part 3 Liability of Marital Property

 Chapter 1 Definitions 

 Chapter 2 General Rules of Liability 

 Chapter 3 Reimbursement 

 Chapter 4 Transitional Provisions 

 Chapter 5 Liability for Death or Injury 

 Part 4 Management and Control of Marital Property 

 Part 5 Marital Agreements

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Uniform Premarital Agreement Act 

 Chapter 3 Agreements Between Spouses 

 DIVISION 5 CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS

 Part 1 Family Conciliation Court Law

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Family Conciliation Courts 

 Chapter 3 Proceedings for Conciliation 

 Part 2 Statewide Coordination of Family Mediation and Conciliation Services 

 DIVISION 6 NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION

 Part 1 General Provisions

 Chapter 1 Application of Part 

 Chapter 2 Jurisdiction 

 Chapter 3 Procedural Provisions 

 Chapter 3.5 Attorney's Fees and Costs 

 Chapter 4 Protective and Restraining Orders 

 Chapter 5 Notice to Insurance Carriers 

 Chapter 6 Employee Pension Benefit Plan as Party 

 Chapter 7 Restoration of Wife's Former Name 

 Chapter 8 Uniform Divorce Recognition Act 

 Chapter 9 Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities 

 Chapter 10 Relief From Judgment 

 Part 2 Judicial Determination of Void or Voidable Marriage

 Chapter 1 Void Marriage 

 Chapter 2 Voidable Marriage 

 Chapter 3 Procedural Provisions 

 Part 3 Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation

 Chapter 1 Effect of Dissolution 

 Chapter 2 Grounds for Dissolution or Legal Separation 

 Chapter 3 Residence Requirements 

 Chapter 4 General Procedural Provisions 

 Chapter 5 Summary Dissolution 

 Chapter 6 Case Management 

 DIVISION 7 DIVISION OF PROPERTY

 Part 1 Definitions 

 Part 2 General Provisions 

 Part 3 Presumption Concerning Property Held in Joint Form

 Part 4 Special Rules for Division of Community Estate 

 Part 5 Retirement Plan Benefits 

 Part 6 Debts and Liabilities 

 Part 7 Reimbursements 

 Part 8 Jointly Held Separate Property 

 Part 9 Real Property Located in Another State 

 DIVISION 8 CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

 Part 1 Definitions and General Provisions

 Chapter 1 Definitions 

 Chapter 2 General Provisions 

 Part 2 Right to Custody of Minor Child

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Matters To Be Considered in Granting Custody 

 Chapter 3 Temporary Custody Order During Pendency of Proceeding 

 Chapter 4 Joint Custody 

 Chapter 5 Visitation Rights 

 Chapter 6 Custody Investigation and Report 

 Chapter 7 Action for Exclusive Custody 

 Chapter 8 Location of Missing Party or Child 

 Chapter 9 Check to Determine Whether Child Is Missing Person 

 Chapter 10 Appointment of Counsel to Represent Child 

 Chapter 11 Mediation of Custody and Visitation Issues 

 Chapter 12 Counseling of Parents and Child 

 Chapter 13 Supervised Visitation and Exchange Services, Education, and Counseling 

 Part 3 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Jurisdiction 

 Chapter 3 Enforcement 

 Chapter 4 Miscellaneous Provisions 

 DIVISION 9 SUPPORT

 Part 1 Definitions and General Provisions

 Chapter 1 Definitions 

 Chapter 2 General Provisions 

 Chapter 3 Support Agreements 

 Chapter 4 Spousal and Child Support During Pendency of Proceeding 

 Chapter 5 Expedited Child Support Order 

 Chapter 6 Modification, Termination, or Set Aside of Support Orders 

 Chapter 7 Health Insurance 

 Chapter 8 Deferred Sale of Home Order 

 Chapter 9 Software Used to Determine Support 

 Part 2 Child Support

 Chapter 1 Duty of Parent to Support Child 

 Chapter 2 Court–Ordered Child Support 

 Part 3 Spousal Support

 Chapter 1 Duty to Support Spouse 

 Chapter 2 Factors to Be Considered in Ordering Support 

 Chapter 3 Spousal Support Upon Dissolution or Legal Separation 

 Chapter 4 Payment to Court-Designated Officer; Enforcement by District Attorney 

 Chapter 5 Provision for Support After Death of Supporting Party 

 Part 4 Support of Parents

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Relief From Duty to Support Parent Who Abandoned Child 

 Part 5 Enforcement of Support Orders

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments 

 Chapter 3 Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments 

 Chapter 4 Child Support Delinquency Reporting 

 Chapter 5 Civil Penalty for Child Support Delinquency 

 Chapter 6 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act [Repealed] 

 Chapter 7 Enforcement by Writ of Execution 

 Chapter 8 Earnings Assignment Order 

 Chapter 9 Private Child Support Collectors 

 Part 6 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Jurisdiction 

 Chapter 3 Civil Provisions of General Application 

 Chapter 4 Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage 

 Chapter 5 Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration 

 Chapter 6 Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order 

 Chapter 7 Support Proceeding Under Convention 

 Chapter 8 Interstate Rendition
 
 Chapter 9 Miscellaneous Provisions 

 DIVISION 10 PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

 Part 1 Short Title and Definitions 

 Part 2 General Provisions 

 Part 3 Emergency Protective Orders

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Issuance and Effect of Emergency Protective Order 

 Chapter 3 Duties of Law Enforcement Officer 

 Part 4 Protective Orders and Other Domestic Violence Prevention Orders

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Issuance of Orders 

 Chapter 3 Registration and Enforcement of Orders 

 Part 5 Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act 

 DIVISION 11 MINORS

 Part 1 Age of Majority 

 Part 1.5 Caregivers 

 Part 2 Rights and Liabilities; Civil Actions and Proceedings 

 Part 3 Contracts

 Chapter 1 Capacity to Contract 

 Chapter 2 Disaffirmance of Contracts 

 Chapter 3 Contracts in Art, Entertainment, and Professional Sports 

 Part 4 Medical Treatment

 Chapter 1 Definitions 

 Chapter 2 Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court 

 Chapter 3 Consent by Minor 

 Part 5 Enlistment in Armed Forces 

 Part 6 Emancipation of Minors Law

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Effect of Emancipation 

 Chapter 3 Court Declaration of Emancipation 

 DIVISION 12 PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP

 Part 1 Rights of Parents 

 Part 2 Presumption Concerning Child of Marriage and Blood Tests to Determine Paternity

 Chapter 1 Child of Wife Cohabiting With Husband 

 Chapter 2 Blood Tests to Determine Paternity 

 Chapter 3 Establishment of Paternity by Voluntary Declaration 

 Part 3 Uniform Parentage Act

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Establishing Parent and Child Relationship 

 Chapter 3 Jurisdiction and Venue 

 Chapter 4 Determination of Parent and Child Relationship 

 Chapter 5 Termination of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings 

 Chapter 6 Protective and Restraining Orders 

 Part 4 Freedom From Parental Custody and Control

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Circumstances Where Proceeding May Be Brought 

 Chapter 3 Procedure 

 Part 5 Interstate Compact on Placement of Children 

 Part 6 Foster Care Placement Considerations 

 Part 7 Surrogacy and Donor Facilitators, Assisted Reproduction Agreements for Gestational

 Carriers, and Oocyte Donations 

 DIVISION 13 ADOPTION

 Part 1 Definitions 

 Part 2 Adoption of Unmarried Minors

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 1.5 Adoption Facilitators 

 Chapter 2 Agency Adoptions 

 Chapter 2.5 Adoptions by Relative Caregivers or Foster Parents 

 Chapter 3 Independent Adoptions 

 Chapter 4 Intercountry Adoptions 

 Chapter 5 Stepparent Adoptions 

 Chapter 6 Vacation of Adoption 

 Chapter 7 Disclosure of Information 

 Chapter 8 Adoption Proceedings: Conflict of Laws 

 Part 3 Adoption of Adults and Married Minors

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 Procedure for Adult Adoption 

 Chapter 3 Procedure for Terminating Adult Adoption 

 DIVISION 14 FAMILY LAW FACILITATOR ACT 

 DIVISION 15 FRIEND OF THE COURT ACT [REPEALED]

 DIVISION 16 FAMILY LAW INFORMATION CENTERS [REPEALED]

 DIVISION 17 SUPPORT SERVICES

 Chapter 1 Department of Child Support Services 

 Chapter 2 Child Support Enforcement 

 Chapters 3, 4

 [No Chapters of these numbers.] 

 CHAPTER 5 COMPLAINT RESOLUTION

 DIVISION 20 PILOT PROJECTS

 Part 1 Family Law Pilot Projects

 Chapter 1 General Provisions 

 Chapter 2 San Mateo County Pilot Project 

 Chapter 3 Santa Clara County Pilot Project 

 Part 2 Paternity Pilot Projects [Repealed]