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2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 3 - LIABILITY OF MARITAL PROPERTY › CHAPTER 5 - Liability for Death or Injury › Section 1000.

1000. (a) A married person is not liable for any injury or damage caused by the other spouse except in cases where the married person would be liable therefor if the marriage did not exist.
(b) The liability of a married person for death or injury to person or property shall be satisfied as follows:
(1) If the liability of the married person is based upon an act or omission which occurred while the married person was performing an activity for the benefit of the community, the liability shall first be satisfied from the community estate and second from the separate property of the married person.
(2) If the liability of the married person is not based upon an act or omission which occurred while the married person was performing an activity for the benefit of the community, the liability shall first be satisfied from the separate property of the married person and second from the community estate.
(c) This section does not apply to the extent the liability is satisfied out of proceeds of insurance for the liability, whether the proceeds are from property in the community estate or from separate property. Notwithstanding Section 920, no right of reimbursement under this section shall be exercised more than seven years after the spouse in whose favor the right arises has actual knowledge of the application of the property to the satisfaction of the debt.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 100.7. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 4 - MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF MARITAL PROPERTY › Section 1102.

1102. (a) Except as provided in Sections 761 and 1103, either spouse has the management and control of the community real property, whether acquired prior to, or on or after January 1, 1975, but both spouses, either personally or by a duly authorized agent, are required to join in executing an instrument by which that community real property or an interest therein is leased for a longer period than one year, or is sold, conveyed, or encumbered.
(b) This section does not apply to a lease, mortgage, conveyance, or transfer of real property, or of an interest in real property, between spouses.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), both of the following shall apply:
(1) The sole lease, contract, mortgage, or deed of the husband, holding the record title to community real property, to a lessee, purchaser, or encumbrancer, in good faith without knowledge of the marriage relation, shall be presumed to be valid if executed prior to January 1, 1975.
(2) The sole lease, contract, mortgage, or deed of either spouse, holding the record title to community real property to a lessee, purchaser, or encumbrancer, in good faith without knowledge of the marriage relation, shall be presumed to be valid if executed on or after January 1, 1975.
(d) An action to avoid an instrument mentioned in this section, affecting any property standing of record in the name of either spouse alone, executed by the spouse alone, shall not be commenced after the expiration of one year from the filing for record of that instrument in the recorder’s office in the county in which the land is situated.
(e) This section does not preclude either spouse from encumbering that spouse’s interest in community real property, as provided in Section 2033, to pay reasonable attorney’s fees in order to retain or maintain legal counsel in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 11. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 4 - MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF MARITAL PROPERTY › Section 1103.

1103. (a) Where one or both of the spouses either has a conservator of the estate or lacks legal capacity to manage and control community property, the procedure for management and control (which includes disposition) of the community property is that prescribed in Part 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 4 of the Probate Code.
(b) Where one or both spouses either has a conservator of the estate or lacks legal capacity to give consent to a gift of community personal property or a disposition of community personal property without a valuable consideration as required by Section 1100 or to a sale, conveyance, or encumbrance of community personal property for which a consent is required by Section 1100, the procedure for that gift, disposition, sale, conveyance, or encumbrance is that prescribed in Part 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 4 of the Probate Code.
(c) Where one or both spouses either has a conservator of the estate or lacks legal capacity to join in executing a lease, sale, conveyance, or encumbrance of community real property or any interest therein as required by Section 1102, the procedure for that lease, sale, conveyance, or encumbrance is that prescribed in Part 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 4 of the Probate Code.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1500.

1500. The property rights of spouses prescribed by statute may be altered by a premarital agreement or other marital property agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 82, Sec. 19. (SB 1306) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1501.

1501. A minor may make a valid premarital agreement or other marital property agreement if the minor is emancipated, is otherwise capable of contracting marriage pursuant to Section 302 or 303, or has entered or is entering a marriage that is valid in the jurisdiction where the marriage is solemnized.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 660, Sec. 7. (SB 273) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1502.

1502. (a) A premarital agreement or other marital property agreement that is executed and acknowledged or proved in the manner that a grant of real property is required to be executed and acknowledged or proved may be recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which real property affected by the agreement is situated.
(b) Recording or nonrecording of a premarital agreement or other marital property agreement has the same effect as recording or nonrecording of a grant of real property.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1503.

1503. Nothing in this chapter affects the validity or effect of premarital agreements made before January 1, 1986, and the validity and effect of those agreements shall continue to be determined by the law applicable to the agreements before January 1, 1986.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Provisions › Section 1600.

1600. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Provisions › Section 1601.

1601. This chapter is effective on and after January 1, 1986, and applies to any premarital agreement executed on or after that date.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 2 - Premarital Agreements › Section 1610.

1610. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Premarital agreement” means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.
(b) “Property” means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 2 - Premarital Agreements › Section 1611.

1611. A premarital agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties. It is enforceable without consideration.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 2 - Premarital Agreements › Section 1612.

1612. (a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to all of the following:
(1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located.
(2) The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property.
(3) The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event.
(4) The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement.
(5) The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy.
(6) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement.
(7) Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.
(b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement.
(c) Any provision in a premarital agreement regarding spousal support, including, but not limited to, a waiver of it, is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement of the spousal support provision is sought was not represented by independent counsel at the time the agreement containing the provision was signed, or if the provision regarding spousal support is unconscionable at the time of enforcement. An otherwise unenforceable provision in a premarital agreement regarding spousal support may not become enforceable solely because the party against whom enforcement is sought was represented by independent counsel.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 286, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 2 - Premarital Agreements › Section 1613.

1613. A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 2 - Premarital Agreements › Section 1614.

1614. After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties. The amended agreement or the revocation is enforceable without consideration.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 2 - Premarital Agreements › Section 1616.

1616. If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › ARTICLE 2 - Premarital Agreements › Section 1617.

1617. Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement. However, equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, are available to either party.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE › PART 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Agreements Between Spouses › Section 1620.

1620. Except as otherwise provided by law, spouses cannot, by a contract with each other, alter their legal relations, except as to property.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 82, Sec. 21. (SB 1306) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1800.

1800. This part may be cited as the Family Conciliation Court Law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1801.

1801. The purposes of this part are to protect the rights of children and to promote the public welfare by preserving, promoting, and protecting family life and the institution of matrimony, and to provide means for the reconciliation of spouses and the amicable settlement of domestic and family controversies.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1802.

1802. (a) This part applies only in counties in which the superior court determines that the social conditions in the county and the number of domestic relations cases in the courts render the procedures provided in this part necessary to the full and proper consideration of those cases and the effectuation of the purposes of this part.
(b) The determination under subdivision (a) shall be made annually in the month of January by:
(1) The judge of the superior court in counties having only one superior court judge.
(2) A majority of the judges of the superior court in counties having more than one superior court judge.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1810.

1810. Each superior court shall exercise the jurisdiction conferred by this part. While sitting in the exercise of this jurisdiction, the court shall be known and referred to as the “family conciliation court.”
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1811.

1811. The presiding judge of the superior court shall annually, in the month of January, designate at least one judge to hear all cases under this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1812.

1812. (a) The judge of the family conciliation court may transfer any case before the family conciliation court pursuant to this part to the department of the presiding judge of the superior court for assignment for trial or other proceedings by another judge of the court, whenever in the opinion of the judge of the family conciliation court the transfer is necessary to expedite the business of the family conciliation court or to ensure the prompt consideration of the case.
(b) When a case is transferred pursuant to subdivision (a), the judge to whom it is transferred shall act as the judge of the family conciliation court in the matter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1813.

1813. (a) The presiding judge of the superior court may appoint a judge of the superior court other than the judge of the family conciliation court to act as judge of the family conciliation court during any period when the judge of the family conciliation court is on vacation, absent, or for any reason unable to perform the duties as judge of the family conciliation court.
(b) The judge appointed under subdivision (a) has all of the powers and authority of a judge of the family conciliation court in cases under this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1814.

1814. (a) In each county in which a family conciliation court is established, the superior court may appoint one supervising counselor of conciliation and one secretary to assist the family conciliation court in disposing of its business and carrying out its functions. When superior courts by contract have established joint family conciliation court services, the contracting courts jointly may make the appointments under this subdivision.
(b) The supervising counselor of conciliation has the power to do all of the following:
(1) Hold conciliation conferences with parties to, and hearings in, proceedings under this part, and make recommendations concerning the proceedings to the judge of the family conciliation court.
(2) Provide supervision in connection with the exercise of the counselor’s jurisdiction as the judge of the family conciliation court may direct.
(3) Cause reports to be made, statistics to be compiled, and records to be kept as the judge of the family conciliation court may direct.
(4) Hold hearings in all family conciliation court cases as may be required by the judge of the family conciliation court, and make investigations as may be required by the court to carry out the intent of this part.
(5) Make recommendations relating to marriages where one or both parties are underage.
(6) Make investigations, reports, and recommendations as provided in Section 281 of the Welfare and Institutions Code under the authority provided the probation officer in that code.
(7) Act as domestic relations cases investigator.
(8) Conduct mediation of child custody and visitation disputes.
(c) The superior court, or contracting superior courts, may also appoint associate counselors of conciliation and other office assistants as may be necessary to assist the family conciliation court in disposing of its business. The associate counselors shall carry out their duties under the supervision of the supervising counselor of conciliation and have the powers of the supervising counselor of conciliation. Office assistants shall work under the supervision and direction of the supervising counselor of conciliation.
(d) The classification and salaries of persons appointed under this section shall be determined by:
(1) The superior court of the county in which a noncontracting family conciliation court operates.
(2) The superior court of the county which by contract has the responsibility to administer funds of the joint family conciliation court service.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 12. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1815.

1815. (a) A person employed as a supervising counselor of conciliation or as an associate counselor of conciliation shall have all of the following minimum qualifications:
(1) A master’s degree in psychology, social work, marriage, family and child counseling, or other behavioral science substantially related to marriage and family interpersonal relationships.
(2) At least two years of experience in counseling or psychotherapy, or both, preferably in a setting related to the areas of responsibility of the family conciliation court and with the ethnic population to be served.
(3) Knowledge of the court system of California and the procedures used in family law cases.
(4) Knowledge of other resources in the community that clients can be referred to for assistance.
(5) Knowledge of adult psychopathology and the psychology of families.
(6) Knowledge of child development, child abuse, clinical issues relating to children, the effects of divorce on children, the effects of domestic violence on children, and child custody research sufficient to enable a counselor to assess the mental health needs of children.
(7) Training in domestic violence issues as described in Section 1816.
(b) The family conciliation court may substitute additional experience for a portion of the education, or additional education for a portion of the experience, required under subdivision (a).
(c) This section does not apply to any supervising counselor of conciliation who was in office on March 27, 1980.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 130, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1817.

1817. The probation officer in every county shall do all of the following:
(a) Give assistance to the family conciliation court that the court may request to carry out the purposes of this part, and to that end shall, upon request, make investigations and reports as requested.
(b) In cases pursuant to this part, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties granted or imposed by the laws of this state relating to probation or to probation officers.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1818.

1818. (a) All superior court hearings or conferences in proceedings under this part shall be held in private and the court shall exclude all persons except the officers of the court, the parties, their counsel, and witnesses. The court shall not allow ex parte communications, except as authorized by Section 216. All communications, verbal or written, from parties to the judge, commissioner, or counselor in a proceeding under this part shall be deemed to be official information within the meaning of Section 1040 of the Evidence Code.
(b) The files of the family conciliation court shall be closed. The petition, supporting affidavit, conciliation agreement, and any court order made in the matter may be opened to inspection by a party or the party’s counsel upon the written authority of the judge of the family conciliation court.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 489, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1819.

1819. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), upon order of the judge of the family conciliation court, the supervising counselor of conciliation may destroy any record, paper, or document filed or kept in the office of the supervising counselor of conciliation which is more than two years old.
(b) Records described in subdivision (a) of child custody or visitation mediation may be destroyed when the minor or minors involved are 18 years of age.
(c) In the judge’s discretion, the judge of the family conciliation court may order the microfilming of any record, paper, or document described in subdivision (a) or (b).
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Family Conciliation Courts › Section 1820.

1820. (a) A court may contract with any other court or courts to provide joint family conciliation court services.
(b) An agreement between two or more courts for the operation of a joint family conciliation court service may provide that one participating court shall be the custodian of moneys made available for the purposes of the joint services, and that the custodian court may make payments from the moneys upon audit of the appropriate auditing officer or body of the court.
(c) An agreement between two or more courts for the operation of a joint family conciliation court service may also provide:
(1) For the joint provision or operation of services and facilities or for the provision or operation of services and facilities by one participating court under contract for the other participating courts.
(2) For appointments of members of the staff of the family conciliation court including the supervising counselor.
(3) That, for specified purposes, the members of the staff of the family conciliation court including the supervising counselor, but excluding the judges of the family conciliation court, shall be considered to be employees of one participating court.
(4) For other matters that are necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of the Family Conciliation Court Law.
(d) The provisions of this part relating to family conciliation court services provided by a single court shall be equally applicable to courts which contract, pursuant to this section, to provide joint family conciliation court services.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 13. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1830.

1830. (a) When a controversy exists between spouses, or when a controversy relating to child custody or visitation exists between parents regardless of their marital status, and the controversy may, unless a reconciliation is achieved, result in dissolution of the marriage, nullity of the marriage, or legal separation of the parties, or in the disruption of the household, and there is a minor child of the spouses or parents or of either of them whose welfare might be affected thereby, the family conciliation court has jurisdiction as provided in this part over the controversy and over the parties to the controversy and over all persons having any relation to the controversy.
(b) The family conciliation court also has jurisdiction over the controversy, whether or not there is a minor child of the parties or either of them, where the controversy involves domestic violence.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1831.

1831. Before the filing of a proceeding for determination of custody or visitation rights, for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, either spouse or parent, or both, may file in the family conciliation court a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of preserving the marriage by effecting a reconciliation between the parties, or for amicable settlement of the controversy between the spouses or parents, so as to avoid further litigation over the issue involved.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1832.

1832. The petition shall be captioned substantially as follows:
In the Superior Court of the State of California
in and for the County of ____
Upon the petition of
⎫
⎪
Petition for
(Petitioner)
⎪
Conciliation
And concerning
⎬
(Under the Family
and
⎪
Conciliation
⎪
Court Law)
_____________ , Respondents
⎭
To the Family Conciliation Court:
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1833.

1833. The petition shall:
(a) Allege that a controversy exists between the spouses or parents and request the aid of the court to effect a reconciliation or an amicable settlement of the controversy.
(b) State the name and age of each minor child whose welfare may be affected by the controversy.
(c) State the name and address of the petitioner or the names and addresses of the petitioners.
(d) If the petition is presented by one spouse or parent only, the name of the other spouse or parent as a respondent, and state the address of that spouse or parent.
(e) Name as a respondent any other person who has any relation to the controversy, and state the address of the person if known to the petitioner.
(f) If the petition arises out of an instance of domestic violence, so state generally and without specific allegations as to the incident.
(g) State any other information the court by rule requires.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1834.

1834. (a) The clerk of the court shall provide, at the expense of the court, blank forms for petitions for filing pursuant to this part.
(b) The probation officers of the county and the attachés and employees of the family conciliation court shall assist a person in the preparation and presentation of a petition under this part if the person requests assistance.
(c) All public officers in each county shall refer to the family conciliation court all petitions and complaints made to them in respect to controversies within the jurisdiction of the family conciliation court.
(d) The jurisdiction of the family conciliation court in respect to controversies arising out of an instance of domestic violence is not exclusive but is coextensive with any other remedies either civil or criminal in nature that may be available.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 14. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1835.

1835. No fee shall be charged by any officer for filing the petition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1836.

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 necessary, issue a citation to a respondent requiring the respondent to appear at the time and place stated in the citation. The court may require the attendance of witnesses as in other civil cases.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1837.

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 shall not be different from the time and place provided by law for the trial of civil actions if any party, before the hearing, objects to any different time or place.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1838.

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 the consent of both parties to the proceeding, recommend or invoke the aid of medical or other specialists or scientific experts, or of the pastor or director of any religious denomination to which the parties may belong. Aid under this subdivision shall not be at the expense of the court unless the presiding judge specifically authorizes the aid, nor at the expense of the county unless the board of supervisors of the county specifically provides and authorizes the aid.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 15. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1839.

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 effective for more than 30 days from the hearing of the petition unless the parties mutually consent to a continuation of the time the order remains effective.
(b) A reconciliation agreement between the parties may be reduced to writing and, with the consent of the parties, a court order may be made requiring the parties to comply fully with the agreement.
(c) During the pendency of a proceeding under this part, the superior court may order a spouse or parent, as the case may be, to pay an amount necessary for the support and maintenance of the other spouse and for the support, maintenance, and education of the minor children, as the case may be. In determining the amount, the superior court may take into consideration the recommendations of a financial referee if one is available to the court. An order made pursuant to this subdivision shall not prejudice the rights of the parties or children with respect to any subsequent order that may be made. An order made pursuant to this subdivision may be modified or terminated at any time except as to an amount that accrued before the date of filing of the notice of motion or order to show cause to modify or terminate.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 82, Sec. 22. (SB 1306) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1840.

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 separation of the parties.
(b) After the expiration of the period under subdivision (a), if the controversy between the spouses, or the parents, has not been terminated, either spouse may institute a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, or a proceeding to determine custody or visitation of the minor child or children.
(c) The pendency of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, or a proceeding to determine custody or visitation of the minor child or children, does not operate as a bar to the instituting of proceedings for conciliation under this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1841.

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 amicable settlement of issues in controversy in accordance with this part if both of the following appear to the court:
(a) There is a minor child of the spouses, or of either of them, whose welfare may be adversely affected by the dissolution of the marriage or the disruption of the household or a controversy involving child custody.
(b) There is some reasonable possibility of a reconciliation being effected.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation › Section 1842.

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 no minor child whose welfare may be affected by the results of the controversy, and it appears to the court that reconciliation of the spouses or amicable adjustment of the controversy can probably be achieved, and that the work of the court in cases involving children will not be seriously impeded by acceptance of the case, the court may accept and dispose of the case in the same manner as similar cases involving the welfare of children are disposed of.
(b) If the court accepts the case under subdivision (a), the court has the same jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties to the controversy and those having a relation to the controversy that it has under this part in similar cases involving the welfare of children.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 2 - STATEWIDE COORDINATION OF FAMILY MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICES › Section 1850.

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 nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, including, but not limited to, a custody disposition survey.
(c) Administer a program of grants to public and private agencies submitting proposals for research, study, and demonstration projects in the area of family law, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The development of conciliation and mediation and other newer dispute resolution techniques, particularly as they relate to child custody and to avoidance of litigation.
(2) The establishment of criteria to ensure that a child support order is adequate.
(3) The development of methods to ensure that a child support order is paid.
(4) The study of the feasibility and desirability of guidelines to assist judges in making custody decisions.
(d) Administer a program for the training of court personnel involved in family law proceedings, which shall be available to the court personnel and which shall be totally funded from funds specified in Section 1852. The training shall include, but not be limited to, the order of preference for custody of minor children and the meaning of the custody arrangements under Part 2 (commencing with Section 3020) of Division 8.
(e) Conduct research on the effectiveness of current family law for the purpose of shaping future public policy.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 16. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 2 - STATEWIDE COORDINATION OF FAMILY MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICES › Section 1851.

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 include proposal evaluation guidelines and procedures for submission of the results to the Legislature, the Governor, and family law courts. In accordance with established criteria, the committee shall receive grant proposals and shall recommend the priority of submitted proposals.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS › PART 2 - STATEWIDE COORDINATION OF FAMILY MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICES › Section 1852.

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 to be used for the purposes of this part shall be deposited into the Family Law Trust Fund.
(c) Moneys deposited in the Family Law Trust Fund shall be placed in an interest bearing account. Any interest earned shall accrue to the fund and shall be disbursed pursuant to subdivision (d).
(d) Money deposited in the Family Law Trust Fund shall be disbursed for purposes specified in this part and for other family law related activities.
(e) Moneys deposited in the Family Law Trust Fund shall be administered by the Judicial Council. The Judicial Council may, with appropriate guidelines, delegate the administration of the fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(f) Any moneys in the Family Law Trust Fund that are unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year are automatically appropriated to the Family Law Trust Fund of the following year.
(g) In order to defray the costs of collection of these funds, pursuant to this section, the local registrar, county clerk, or county recorder may retain a percentage of the funds collected, not to exceed 10 percent of the fee payable to the state pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 45. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 6 - NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Application of Part › Section 2000.

2000. This part applies to a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 6 - NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction › Section 2010.

2010. In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, the court has jurisdiction to inquire into and render any judgment and make orders that are appropriate concerning the following:
(a) The status of the marriage, including any marriage under subdivision (c) of Section 308.
(b) The custody of minor children of the marriage.
(c) The support of children for whom support may be ordered, including children born after the filing of the initial petition or the final decree of dissolution.
(d) The support of either party.
(e) The settlement of the property rights of the parties.
(f) The award of attorney’s fees and costs.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 397, Sec. 2. (AB 2700) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 6 - NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction › Section 2011.

2011. When service of summons on a spouse is made pursuant to Section 415.50 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court, without the aid of attachment or the appointment of a receiver, shall have and may exercise the same jurisdiction over:
(a) The community real property of the spouse so served situated in this state as it has or may exercise over the community real property of a spouse who is personally served with process within this state.
(b) The quasi-community real property of the spouse so served situated in this state as it has or may exercise over the quasi-community real property of a spouse who is personally served with process within this state.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 6 - NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction › Section 2012.

2012. (a) During the time a motion pursuant to Section 418.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure is pending, the respondent may appear in opposition to an order made during the pendency of the proceeding and the appearance shall not be deemed a general appearance by the respondent.
(b) As used in this section, a motion pursuant to Section 418.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure is pending from the time notice of motion is served and filed until the time within which to petition for a writ of mandate has expired or, if a petition is made, until the time final judgment in the mandate proceeding is entered.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 6 - NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction › Section 2013.

2013. (a) If a written agreement is entered into by the parties, the parties may utilize a collaborative law process to resolve any matter governed by this code over which the court is granted jurisdiction pursuant to Section 2000.
(b) “Collaborative law process” means the process in which the parties and any professionals engaged by the parties to assist them agree in writing to use their best efforts and to make a good faith attempt to resolve disputes related to the family law matters as referenced in subdivision (a) on an agreed basis without resorting to adversary judicial intervention.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 496, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 6 - NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Procedural Provisions › Section 2020.

2020. A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days of the date of the service on the respondent of a copy of the petition and summons.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 581, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)