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CA Fam Code § 241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS|Section 241.

241.  Except as provided in Section 6300, an order described in Section 240 may not be granted without notice to the respondent unless it appears from facts shown by the declaration in support of the petition for the order, or in the petition for the order, that great or irreparable injury would result to the petitioner before the matter can be heard on notice.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 572, Sec. 6. (AB 1596) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 28 of Ch. 572.)
CA Fam Code § 242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS|Section 242.

242.  (a) Within 21 days, or, if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the date that a temporary restraining order is granted or denied, a hearing shall be held on the petition. If no request for a temporary restraining order is made, the hearing shall be held within 21 days, or, if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the date that the petition is filed.(b) If a hearing is not held within the time provided in subdivision (a), the court may nonetheless hear the matter, but the temporary restraining order shall no longer be enforceable unless it is extended under Section 245.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 411, Sec. 4. (AB 1081) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fam Code § 243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS|Section 243.

243.  (a) If a petition under this part has been filed, the respondent shall be personally served with a copy of the petition, the temporary restraining order, if any, and the notice of hearing on the petition. Service shall be made at least five days before the hearing.(b) On motion of the petitioner or on its own motion, the court may shorten the time for service on the respondent.(c) If service on the respondent is made, the respondent may file a response that explains or denies the allegations in the petition.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 411, Sec. 5. (AB 1081) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fam Code § 244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS|Section 244.

244.  (a) On the day of the hearing, the hearing on the petition shall take precedence over all other matters on the calendar that day, except older matters of the same character, and matters to which special precedence may be given by law.(b) The hearing on the petition shall be set for trial at the earliest possible date and shall take precedence over all other matters, except older matters of the same character, and matters to which special precedence may be given by law.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 572, Sec. 9. (AB 1596) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 28 of Ch. 572.)
CA Fam Code § 245 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS|Section 245.

245.  (a) The respondent shall be entitled, as a matter of course, to one continuance for a reasonable period, to respond to the petition.(b) Either party may request a continuance of the hearing, which the court shall grant on a showing of good cause. The request may be made in writing before or at the hearing or orally at the hearing. The court may also grant a continuance on its own motion.(c) If the court grants a continuance, any temporary restraining order that has been issued shall remain in effect until the end of the continued hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the court. In granting a continuance, the court may modify or terminate a temporary restraining order.(d) If the court grants a continuance, the extended temporary restraining order shall state on its face the new date of expiration of the order.(e) A fee shall not be charged for the extension of the temporary restraining order.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 411, Sec. 6. (AB 1081) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fam Code § 246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS|Section 246.

246.  A request for a temporary restraining order described in Section 240, issued without notice, shall be granted or denied on the same day that the petition is submitted to the court, unless the petition is filed too late in the day to permit effective review, in which case the order shall be granted or denied on the next day of judicial business in sufficient time for the order to be filed that day with the clerk of the court.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 572, Sec. 11. (AB 1596) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 28 of Ch. 572.)
CA Fam Code § 270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS|Section 270.

270.  If a court orders a party to pay attorney’s fees or costs under this code, the court shall first determine that the party has or is reasonably likely to have the ability to pay.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 87. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS|Section 271.

271.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the court may base an award of attorney’s fees and costs on the extent to which the conduct of each party or attorney furthers or frustrates the policy of the law to promote settlement of litigation and, where possible, to reduce the cost of litigation by encouraging cooperation between the parties and attorneys. An award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to this section is in the nature of a sanction. In making an award pursuant to this section, the court shall take into consideration all evidence concerning the parties’ incomes, assets, and liabilities. The court shall not impose a sanction pursuant to this section that imposes an unreasonable financial burden on the party against whom the sanction is imposed. In order to obtain an award under this section, the party requesting an award of attorney’s fees and costs is not required to demonstrate any financial need for the award.(b) An award of attorney’s fees and costs as a sanction pursuant to this section shall be imposed only after notice to the party against whom the sanction is proposed to be imposed and opportunity for that party to be heard.(c) An award of attorney’s fees and costs as a sanction pursuant to this section is payable only from the property or income of the party against whom the sanction is imposed, except that the award may be against the sanctioned party’s share of the community property.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 87. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS|Section 272.

272.  (a) Where the court orders one of the parties to pay attorney’s fees and costs for the benefit of the other party, the fees and costs may, in the discretion of the court, be made payable in whole or in part to the attorney entitled thereto.(b) Subject to subdivision (c), the order providing for payment of the attorney’s fees and costs may be enforced directly by the attorney in the attorney’s own name or by the party in whose behalf the order was made.(c) If the attorney has ceased to be the attorney for the party in whose behalf the order was made, the attorney may enforce the order only if it appears of record that the attorney has given to the former client or successor counsel 10 days’ written notice of the application for enforcement of the order. During the 10-day period, the client may file in the proceeding a motion directed to the former attorney for partial or total reallocation of fees and costs to cover the services and cost of successor counsel. On the filing of the motion, the enforcement of the order by the former attorney shall be stayed until the court has resolved the motion.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 87. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS|Section 273.

273.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the court shall not award attorney’s fees against any governmental agency involved in a family law matter or child support proceeding except when sanctions are appropriate pursuant to Section 128.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure or Section 271 of this code.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1269, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Fam Code § 274 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS|Section 274.

274.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the injured spouse is entitled to a remedy authorized pursuant to Section 4324, the injured spouse shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as a sanction pursuant to this section.(b) An award of attorney’s fees and costs as a sanction pursuant to this section shall be imposed only after notice to the party against whom the sanction is proposed to be imposed and opportunity for that party to be heard.(c) An award of attorney’s fees and costs as a sanction pursuant to this section is payable only from the property or income of the party against whom the sanction is imposed, except that the award may be against the sanctioned party’s share of the community property. In order to obtain an award under this section, the party requesting an award of attorney’s fees and costs is not required to demonstrate any financial need for the award.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 156. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Fam Code § 290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS|Section 290.

290.  A judgment or order made or entered pursuant to this code may be enforced by the court by execution, the appointment of a receiver, or contempt, or by any other order as the court in its discretion determines from time to time to be necessary.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 86, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Fam Code § 291 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS|Section 291.

291.  (a) A money judgment or judgment for possession or sale of property that is made or entered under this code, including a judgment for child, family, or spousal support, is enforceable until paid in full or otherwise satisfied.(b) A judgment described in this section is exempt from any requirement that a judgment be renewed. Failure to renew a judgment described in this section has no effect on the enforceability of the judgment.(c) A judgment described in this section may be renewed pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 683.110) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. An application for renewal of a judgment described in this section, whether or not payable in installments, may be filed:(1) If the judgment has not previously been renewed as to past due amounts, at any time.(2) If the judgment has previously been renewed, the amount of the judgment as previously renewed and any past due amount that became due and payable after the previous renewal may be renewed at any time after a period of at least five years has elapsed from the time the judgment was previously renewed.(d) In an action to enforce a judgment for child, family, or spousal support, the defendant may raise, and the court may consider, the defense of laches only with respect to any portion of the judgment that is owed to the state.(e) Nothing in this section supersedes the law governing enforcement of a judgment after the death of the judgment creditor or judgment debtor.(f) On or before January 1, 2008, the Judicial Council shall develop self-help materials that include: (1) a description of the remedies available for enforcement of a judgment under this code, and (2) practical advice on how to avoid disputes relating to the enforcement of a support obligation. The self-help materials shall be made available to the public through the Judicial Council self-help Internet Web site.(g) As used in this section, “judgment” includes an order.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 87. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Fam Code § 292 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS|Section 292.

292.  (a) The Judicial Council shall modify the title of its existing form, “Order to Show Cause and Declaration for Contempt (Family Law),” to “Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt (Family Law).”(b) The Judicial Council shall prescribe a form entitled “Affidavit of Facts Constituting Contempt” that a party seeking to enforce a judgment or order made or entered pursuant to this code by contempt may use as an attachment to the Judicial Council form entitled “Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt (Family Law).” The form shall provide in the simplest language possible:(1) The basic information needed to sustain a cause of action for contempt, including, but not limited to, the elements of a cause of action for contempt.(2) Instructions on how to prepare and submit the Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt (Family Law) and the Affidavit of Facts Constituting Contempt.(3) Lines for the date and a signature made under penalty of perjury.(c) Section 1211.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to the Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt (Family Law) and the Affidavit of Facts Constituting Contempt.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 904, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Fam Code § 295 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - TRIBAL MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES|Section 295.

295.  (a) For the purpose of application of the laws of succession set forth in the Probate Code to a decedent, and for the purpose of determining the validity of a marriage under the laws of this state, an alliance entered into before 1958, which, by custom of the Indian tribe, band, or group of which the parties to the alliance, or either of them, are members, is commonly recognized in the tribe, band, or group as marriage, is deemed a valid marriage under the laws of this state.(b) In the case of these marriages and for the purposes described in subdivision (a), a separation, which, by custom of the Indian tribe, band, or group of which the separating parties, or either of them, are members, is commonly recognized in the tribe, band, or group as a dissolution of marriage, is deemed a valid divorce under the laws of this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 297 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION|PART 1 - DEFINITIONS|Section 297.

297.  (a) Domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring.(b) A domestic partnership shall be established in California when both persons file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State pursuant to this division, and, at the time of filing, all of the following requirements are met:(1) Neither person is married to someone else or is a member of another domestic partnership with someone else that has not been terminated, dissolved, or adjudged a nullity.(2) The two persons are not related by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to each other in this state.(3) Both persons are at least 18 years of age, except as provided in Section 297.1. (4) Both persons are capable of consenting to the domestic partnership.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. (SB 30) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fam Code § 298.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION|PART 2 - REGISTRATION|Section 298.5.

298.5.  (a) Two persons desiring to become domestic partners may complete and file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State.(b) The Secretary of State shall register the Declaration of Domestic Partnership in a registry for those partnerships, and shall return a copy of the registered form, a Certificate of Registered Domestic Partnership, and a copy of the brochure that is made available to county clerks and the Secretary of State by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to Section 358 and distributed to individuals receiving a confidential marriage license pursuant to Section 503, to the domestic partners at the mailing address provided by the domestic partners.(c) A person who has filed a Declaration of Domestic Partnership may not file a new Declaration of Domestic Partnership or enter a civil marriage with someone other than their registered domestic partner unless the most recent domestic partnership has been terminated or a final judgment of dissolution or nullity of the most recent domestic partnership has been entered. This prohibition does not apply if the previous domestic partnership ended because one of the partners died.(d) When funding allows, the Secretary of State shall print and make available upon request, pursuant to Section 358, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender specific domestic abuse brochure developed by the State Department of Public Health and made available to the Secretary of State to domestic partners who qualify pursuant to Section 297.(e) The Certificate of Registered Domestic Partnership shall include the name used by each party before registration of the domestic partnership and the new name, if any, selected by each party upon registration of the domestic partnership.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 135, Sec. 4. (SB 30) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fam Code § 298.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION|PART 2 - REGISTRATION|Section 298.7.

298.7.  The Secretary of State shall establish a process by which two persons, who have been living together as domestic partners and who meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 297, may enter into a confidential domestic partnership. This process shall do all of the following:(a) Maintain each confidential Declaration of Domestic Partnership as a permanent record that is not open to public inspection except upon order of the court issued upon a showing of good cause.(b) Authorize the Secretary of State to charge a reasonable fee to offset costs directly connected with maintaining confidentiality of a Declaration of Domestic Partnership.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 135, Sec. 6. (SB 30) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fam Code § 298.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION|PART 2 - REGISTRATION|Section 298.8.

298.8.  (a) The Secretary of State shall create a document no later than March 1, 2020, with annual updates no later than March 1 of each year thereafter, disaggregated by county, containing only the following information concerning domestic partnerships that were registered during the preceding calendar year and in which one or both of the parties were minors at the time the domestic partnership was established:(1) The total number of those registered domestic partnerships.(2) Itemized for each of those registered domestic partnerships, the age of each party at the time the domestic partnership was established.(3) Itemized for each of those registered domestic partnerships, the gender of each party as documented on the court order pursuant to Section 297.1, unless the court order does not include the gender.(b) The document shall not contain the names, addresses, or other personal identifying information of parties to a registered domestic partnership, or any information identifying a registered domestic partnership. The document shall not contain a registered domestic partnership or a copy of the court order described in Section 297.1.(c) The Secretary of State shall make the document available to the public upon request.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 660, Sec. 2. (SB 273) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Fam Code § 299.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION|PART 3 - TERMINATION|Section 299.2.

299.2.  A legal union of two persons, other than a marriage, that was validly formed in another jurisdiction, and that is substantially equivalent to a domestic partnership as defined in this part, shall be recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this state regardless of whether it bears the name domestic partnership.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 135, Sec. 7. (SB 30) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fam Code § 299.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION|PART 5 - PREEMPTION|Section 299.6.

299.6.  (a) Any local ordinance or law that provides for the creation of a “domestic partnership” shall be preempted on and after July 1, 2000, except as provided in subdivision (c).(b) Domestic partnerships created under any local domestic partnership ordinance or law before July 1, 2000, shall remain valid. On and after July 1, 2000, domestic partnerships previously established under a local ordinance or law shall be governed by this division and the rights and duties of the partners shall be those set out in this division, except as provided in subdivision (c), provided a Declaration of Domestic Partnership is filed by the domestic partners under Section 298.5.(c) Any local jurisdiction may retain or adopt ordinances, policies, or laws that offer rights within that jurisdiction to domestic partners as defined by Section 297 or as more broadly defined by the local jurisdiction’s ordinances, policies, or laws, or that impose duties upon third parties regarding domestic partners as defined by Section 297 or as more broadly defined by the local jurisdiction’s ordinances, policies, or laws, that are in addition to the rights and duties set out in this division, and the local rights may be conditioned upon the agreement of the domestic partners to assume the additional obligations set forth in this division.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 588, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Fam Code § 300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 3 - MARRIAGE|PART 1 - VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE|Section 300.

300.  (a) Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between two persons, to which the consent of the parties capable of making that contract is necessary. Consent alone does not constitute marriage. Consent must be followed by the issuance of a license and solemnization as authorized by this division, except as provided by Section 425 and Part 4 (commencing with Section 500).(b) For purposes of this part, the document issued by the county clerk is a marriage license until it is registered with the county recorder, at which time the license becomes a marriage certificate.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 82, Sec. 2. (SB 1306) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Fam Code § 301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 3 - MARRIAGE|PART 1 - VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE|Section 301.

301.  Two unmarried persons 18 years of age or older, who are not otherwise disqualified, are capable of consenting to and consummating marriage.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 82, Sec. 3. (SB 1306) Effective January 1, 2015.)