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Family Law Statutes Page
Family Code section 3100
Family Code section 2605
Penal Code section 631
CRC Rule 1.201 - Redacting Financial Information in Exhibits Filed in Family Law Cases
CRC Rule 5.235 - No Ex Parte Contacts With Child Custody Evaluator
Penal Code section 632 - Unlawful Electronic Recordings
Evidence Code section 353 - Motions in Limine
CCP section 473.5 - Setting Aside Defaults and Default Judgments
CCP section 128.5 - Civil Sanctions for bad faith conduct or tactics
CRC Rule 8.104 - Time for filing appeal
Family Code section 1612 - Premarital Agreements
Family Code section 4726 - When child support interest penalties not imposed
CCP section 904.1 - appeals from family court
Family Code section 299 - summary dissolution of domestic partnerships
Family Code section 297.5 - domestic partners same as spouses
Family Code section 297 - Registering as domestic partners
Family Code section 2320 - Residence requirements for filing for dissolution of marriage
Family Code section 4052 - Courts may not depart from child support Guidelines
Family Code section 4053 - California policy for support children
Family Code section 4052.5 - child with more than two parents
Family Code section 3951 - Liability for Support of Child Paid by Others
Family Code section 2211 - parties and when to file annulment
Family Code section 2210 - grounds for annulment
Family Code section 2201 - what is bigamous marriage
Family Code section 2200 - Incestuous Marriages
Family Code section 245 - Right of DV Respondent to One Continuance
Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3-300 - No Adverse Interests to Client
State Bar Rule 3-300 - Avoiding Interests Adverse to Client
Family Code sectin 7613 - Woman Conceiving Through Assisted Reproduction
Family Code section 7575 - Rescinding Voluntary Declaration of Paternity
Family Code section 7573 - Voluntary Declarations of Paternity
Family Code section 7540 - Presumed Child From Marriage
Family Code section 308 - "Validity of Marriages Contracted in Other States"
Family Code section 3651 - "Modification of Child Support Orders"
Family Code section 2335 - "No Evidence of Fault Admitted in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 3041.5 - "Alcohol and Drug Testing"
Family Code section 2103 effective 1/1/17 - "Service of Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure"
Family Code section 914 effective 1/1/17 - "Liability of Marital Property"
Family Code section 70 effective 1/1/17 - "Date of Separation"
Family Code section 910 effective 1/1/17 - "Liability of Community Estate"
Family Code section 771 effective 1/1/17 - "Date of Separation"
Family Code section 3012 - 'Parents Who May Be Deported May Appear in Proceedings by Telephone'
Family Code section 4007 - "Contingent Child Support Orders"
CRC Rule 5.24 - "Joinder In Family Law Cases"
Family Code section 3103 - "Grandparent Visitation in Pending Proceedings"
Family Code section 4323 (2015 Amendment): "Effect of Cohabitation On Spousal Support":
Family Code section 3601 - "Termination of Child Support"
Family Code section 3602 - "Effect of Reconciliation on Support Orders"
Family Code section 218 - "Post-Judgment Discovery Cut-Off"
CCP Section 2024.020 - 'The Civil Discovery Cut-Off'
Family Code section 210 - "Civil Procedures Apply to Family Law Act"
Family Code section 3660 - "Discovery in Support Modification Proceedings"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.290
CRC Rule 5.427 - "Rules for Attorney Fee Requests in Family Law"
CRC Rule 5.50 - "Papers Issued by Court Clerks"
CRC Rule 5.68 - 'Service of Family Law Summons, Petition & Response'
Code of Civil Procedure section 413.30 - "Serving Summons Anyway That Gives Notice"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50 - "Service by Publication"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.40 - "Service Outside California"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.30 - "Service by Mail"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.20 - "In Lieu of Personal Service"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.10 - "Service of Summons by Personal Delivery"
CRC Rule 5.14 - "Sanctions for Violation of Rules"
Family Code section 2121 - "Authority of Court to Grant Relief Per CCP Section 473"
Family Code section 1103 - "Management and Control of CP Where One or Both Spouses Lack Capacity"
Family Code section 1102 - "Management and Control of Community Property"
Family Code section 3667 - "Penalties for Incomplete or Inaccurate Income and Expense Declarations"
Family Code section 3665 - "Disclosure of Tax Returns"
Family Code section 3664 - "Requests for Current Financial Information Once Each Year"
Family Code section 3663 - "Available Discovery Once Every 12 Months"
Family Code section 3662 - "No Discovery Absent Pending Motion"
CRC Rule 5.98 - "Pre-Hearing Exchange of Documents and Meet and Confer"
Evidence Code section 776 - "Right to Cross-Examine Adverse Parties or Witnesses"
Evidence Code section 940 - "California Privilege Against Self-Incrimination"
CRC Rule 5.111 - "Declarations Requesting and Response to Requests for Orders"
Family Code section 3020 - "Frequent and Continuing Contact"
Family Code section 3011 - "Best Interests of Child (BIC)"
Family Code section 3010 - "Equal Rights to Custody"
Family Code section 3007 - "Sole Physical Custody"
Family Code section 3006 - "Sole Legal Custody"
Family Code section 3004 - "What is Joint Physical Custody"?
Family Code section 3002 - "Joint Custody"
Evidence Code section 1128 - "Disclosure of Privileged Materials Grounds for New Trial"
Evidence Code section 1126 - "Confidentiality After Mediation Ends"
Evidence Code section 1125 - "When Mediation Privilege Ends"
Evidence Code section 1123 - "Settlement Agreements in Mediation"
Evidence Code section 1122 - "When Mediation Confidences May Be Disclosed"
Evidence Code section 1121 - "Requirement That Participants Consent to Disclosure"
Evidence Code section 1119 - "Mediation Privilege Against Disclosure"
Evidence Code section 1118 - "Oral Agreements to Mediate"
Evidence Code section 1115 - "What Constitutes Mediation"
Family Code section 5231 - "Employer Obligations On Earnings Assignment Orders"
CRC Rule 5.92 - "Request for Order Procedures"
Civil Code section 3294 - "Exemplary Damages for Breach of Fiduciary Duty"
Penal Code section 273.5 - "Criminal Domestic Violence"
Family Code section 3046 - "Matters to be Considered in Granting Custody"
Family Code section 6322 - "Ex Parte Protective Orders"
Family Code section 6218 - "Definition of 'Protective Order'"
Family Code section 2032 - "Attorneys Fees From Separate Property"
Family Code section 2120 - "Set Aside Motions in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 2345 - "Consent Required for Legal Separation"
IRC section 71 - "Deductible Alimony and Separate Maintenance Payments"
Family Code section 3652 - "Attorney Fees to Prevailing Party in Support Modification"
Family Code section 3653 - "Retroactivity of Modification or Termination of Support Order"
Family Code section 3603 - "Support Not Modifiable For Period Prior to Request Modification"
Family Code section 3693 - "Set Aside of Entire Support Order for Equitable Reasons"
Family Code section 3690 - "Set Aside of Support Orders"
Family Code section 3427 - "Declining UCCJEA Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3410 - "UCCJEA Communication Between Courts in Different States"
Family Code section 3422 - "Exclusive UCCJEA Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3424 - "UCCJEA Temporary Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3421- "UCCJEA Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3402 - 'UCCJEA Definitions'
Family Code section 2104 - "Preliminary Declarations of Disclosure"
CCP section 998 - "Attorney Fees and Offers to Compromise Civil Cases"
CCP section 699.510 - "Issuance of Writs for Money Judgments in Family Law"
Family Code section 5104 - "Application for Writ of Execution"
Family Code section 5103 - "Enforcement of Support Against Employee Pension Benefit Plans"
Family Code section 5100 - "Enforcement of Support Orders Without Prior Court Approval"
Code of Civil Procedure section 697.310 - "Enforcing Money Judgments by Abstract of Judgment"
CRPC Rule 4-100 - "Duty to Maintain Trust Account For Client Funds"
Business and Professions Code section 6148 - "Rules Requiring Written Retainer Agreements"
CRPC Rule 3-410 - 'Disclosure of Malpractice Insurance'
CRPC Rule 3-110 - "Ethical Obligations Re Competency"
CRC RULE 5.108 - "Rules for Family Court Pleadings"
Evidence Code section 1152 - "Confidentiality and Use of Settlement Offers"
Family Code section 2650 - "Jointly Held Separate Property"
Cal.Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 5-200 - "Lawyers Not to Mislead the Court"
CRC RULE 5.118 - "Rules for Declarations"
CRC 5.119 - "Rules for Live Testimony Per FC Section 217"
Family Code section 3110 - "Court Appointed Custody Investigators"
CRC Rule 5.250 - "Children's Participation in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 246 - "Ruling on Ex Parte Applications"
Family Code section 244 - "Precedence of Hearing and Trial"
Family Code section 243 - "Readiness for Hearing and Continuances"
Family Code section 242 - "Deadline For Hearing On Ex Parte's"
Family Code section 241 - "Notice of Ex Parte Applications"
Family Code section 216 - "Prohibited Communications With Court Appointed Evaluators"
Family Code section 214 - "Making Family Court Proceedings Private/Excluding the Public"
Family Code section 213 - "Limitations On Relief By Responsive Declaration"
Family Code section 3667 - "Sanctions for Incomplete Income and Expense Declaration"
Evidence Code section 352 - "Excluding Prejudicial Evidence"
Evidence Code section 1272 - "Business Records and Hearay Objections"
Evidence Code section 1271 - "Business Records Exception to Hearsay Rule"
Evidence Code section 980 - "Marital Privilege for Confidential Communications"
Financial Code section 1620 - "Freezing Safe Deposit Boxes"
Financial Code section 1450 - "Freezing Bank Accounts"
Family Code section 3104 - "Grandparent Visitation Petitions"
Family Code section 3102 - "Visitation Rights Where Parent Deceased"
Family Code section 2108 - "Orders Liquidating Community Assets During Proceedings"
Family Code section 2626 - "Reimbursement for Debts Paid After Separation"
Family Code Section 2624 - "Debts Incurred After Entry of Judgment"
Family Code section 2622 - "Assigning Debts Incurred During Marriage"
Family Code section 2621 - "Division of Debts at Time of Trial"
Family Code section 2620 - "Division of Debts Incurred During Marriage"
Family Code section 6305 - "Mutual Restraining Orders"
Family Code section 6251 - "Findings of Court for Emergency Protective Order"
Family Code section 6256 - "Expiration of Emergency Protective Orders"
Family Code section 6250 - "Emergency Protective Orders"
CRC 3.1206 - "Service of Ex Parte Papers Before Hearing"
CRC 3.1205 - "Ex Parte Applications Must Not Be Rejected By Clerk"
CRC 3.1204 - "Declaration Regarding Ex Parte Notice"
CRC 3.1203 - "Time for Ex Parte Notice"
CRC 3.1332 - "Ex Parte Motions for Continuance of Trial"
Family Code section 3062 - "Temporary Custody Orders and Right to Hearing Within 20 Days"
Family Code section 3063 - "Removing Child From State"
Family Code section 3064 - "Ex Parte Change of Custody"
Family Code section 3101 - "Visitation Rights of Step-Parents and Grandparents"
Family Code section 2050 - "Notice to Insurance Companies"
Family Code section 2045 - "Ex Parte Protective and Restraining Orders"
Family Code section 4064 - 'Child Support Adjustments for Fluctuating Income'
Family Code section 4063 - "Reimbursing Uninsured Health Costs"
Family Code section 4062 - "Additional Child Support Orders"
Family Code section 7605 - "Paternity Actions Attorney Fees"
Family Code section 7640 - "Attorney Fees in Paternity Cases"
Family Code section 6252.5 - "Obtaining Address/Location Information of Protected Persons"
Family Code section 6344 - "Attorney Fees in Domestic Violence Cases"
Family Code section 2451 - "Family Court Case Management Plans"
Family Code section 2450 - "Family Centered Case Resolution"
Family Code section 3111 - "Custody Investigations and Report"
Code of Civil Procedure section 1011 - "Service of Papers on Attorneys"
Code of Civil Procedure section 170.3 - "Disqualifying Judges for Cause"
Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 - "Disqualifying Family Court Judges"
Code of Civil Procedure section 632 - "Statement of Decision"
Family Code section 3183 (Revised 2011) - "Mediator's Recommendations"
Family Code section 3027 [Revised 2011] - "Allegations of Child Abuse"
Family Code section 6340 - "DV Orders and Custody"
Family Code section 6323 - "Temporary Custody Domestic Violence"
Family Code section 2034 [Revised 2011] - "Family Law Attorney's Real Property Liens"
Family Code section 215 (Revised) - 'Serve of Post-Judgment Modifications'
Family Code section 3192 - "Separate Counseling Where DV or Abuse"
Family Code section 3190 - "Court Order Custody Counseling"
Family Code section 2330.3 - "Assignment of Cases to One Judge"
Family Code section 3121 - "Attorney Fees in Custody Cases"
Family Code section 2030 - "Family Law Attorney Fees and Costs" [2011 Revisions]
Family Code section 217 - "Requirement for Live Testimony"
Family Code section 3042 (Revised) - "Child Preferences and Custody"
Family Code section 2062 - "Service Upon Plan"
Family Code section 2060 - "Joinder of Employee Benefit Plan"
Evidence Code section 622 - "Facts Recited in Written Instruments"
Evidence Code section 662 - "Legal Title Presumption"
Family Code section 755 - "Notice of Adverse Claim to Pension Administrators"
Family Code section 3151 - "Minor's Counsel's Role"
Family Code section 3150 - "Appointment of Minor's Counsel"
Penal Code section 11166 - "Basis for Mandatory Report"
California Penal Code section 11172 - "Immunity for Mandatory Reporting"
California Penal Code section 11165.7 - "Who Are Mandatory Reporters?"
Family Code section 4360 - "Support Annuities and Life Insurance"
Family Code section 4333 - "Retroactivity of Spousal Support Orders"
Family Code section 3552 - "Confidentiality of Tax Returns"
Code of Civil Procedure section 639 - "Referees"
Evidence Code section 973 - "Spousal Privilege Waiver in Civil Proceedings"
Evidence Code section 972 - "Limitations on Marital Privilege"
Evidence Code section 971 - "Privilege Not to Testify Against Spouse Absent Consent"
Evidence Code section 970 - "Husband-Wife Privilege"
Evidence Code section 958 - "Claim of Breach of Duty Against Lawyer Waives Privilege"
Evidence Code section 956.5 - "No Attorney-Client Privilege Shielding Acts of Harm"
Evidence Code section 917 - "Certain Privileges are Presumed"
Evidence Code section 913 - "Effect of Exercise of Privilege"
Evidence Code section 912 - "Waiver of Privileges Generally"
Evidence Code section 911 - "Privileges Generally"
Probate Code section 5601 - "Probate Transfer to Former Spouse"
CRC Rule 5.154 - "Persons Who May Seek Joinder"
CRC Rule 5.150 - "Joinder of Persons Claiming Interest"
Family Code section 2021 - "Joinder of Parties"
Family Code section 2625 - 'Debts Not for Benefit of Community'
Family Code section 4334 - "Contingent Orders for Spousal Support"
Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 - "Enforcing Settlements"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.270 - "Service of Notice of Deposition"
Probate Code section 5122 - "What is a Deposit Account"
Probate Code section 5305 - "Ownership of Deposit Accounts"
Family Code section 3802 - "Feasibility of Deferred Sale of Home"
Family Code section 3801 - "Request for Deferred Sale"
Family Code section 3800 - "Deferred Sale of Family Residence Order"
Family Code section 2610 - "Division of Retirement Plan Benefits"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.220 - "Notice of Produce Documents at Deposition"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.210 - When Can a Deposition Be Taken?
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.050 - Declaration Form for More Requests for Admission
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.040 - Declaration for More Than 35 Requests for Admission
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.030 - No More Than 35 RFA's Without Cause
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.010 - Requests for Admission
Code of Civil Procedure section 1987 - "Production by Subpoeana"
Code of Civil Procedure section 1987.1 - "Motion to Quash Subpoena"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.030 - "Form and Time for Making Demands"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.010 - "Demands for Production of Documents"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.260 - "Time for Response to Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.210 - "Form of Response to Special Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.060 - "Requirements for Special Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.050 - "Declaration for Additional Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.030 - "Form Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.010 - "Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.010 - 'Depositions'
Family Code section 2581 - "Title Presumptions"
Family Code section 4336 - "Marriages of Long Duration"
Family Code section 2251 - "Putative Spouses"
Family Code section 7646 - "Time to Challenge Paternity Judgment"
Family Code section 7630 - "Who May Bring Paternity Action"
Family Code section 7612 - "Rebutting Paternity Presumption"
Family Code section 7541 - "Use of Paternity Blood Tests"
Family Code section 1614 - "Revoking Premarital Agreements"
Family Code section 3557 - "Attorney's Fees For Enforcing Support Orders"
Family Code section 270 - "Ability to Pay Attorney's Fees"
Family Code section 853 - 'Transmutations in Wills'
Family Code section 852 - "Requirements for Transmutation"
Family Code section 850 - "Transmutations of Property"
Family Code section 4066 - "Family Support Deductibility"
Family Code section 4059 - "Net Disposable Income"
Family Code section 92 - "Family Support"
Family Code section 2602 - "Misappropriated Property"
Family Code section 2556 - "Dividing Omitted Assets"
Family Code section 2552 - "Date of Valuation"
Family Code section 4302 - "Duty to Support When Living Apart"
Family Code section 2013 - "Collaborative Law Process"
Code of Civil Procedure section 473 - "Relief from Mistakes"
Code of Civil Procedure section 1008 - "Reconsideration Motions"
Evidence Code section 733 - "Party Experts"
Evidence Code section 730 - "Joint Experts"
Family Code section 4058 - "Gross Income for Child Support Purposes"
Family Code section 299.2 - 'Domestic Partnershps from Other Jurisdictions'
Family Code section 7611 - "Presumptions of Parentage"
Family Code section 3692 - "Relief from Support Orders"
Code of Civil Procedure Section 1005(b) - "Time for Service of Papers"
Family Code section 2122 - "Set Aside of Judgments"
Family Code section 3691 - "Set Aside of Support Orders"
Family Code section 4331 - "Vocational Examinations"
Family Code section 4337 - "Termination of Support Order"
Family Code section 4330 - "Efforts to Become Self-Supporting"
Family Code section 4325 - "Support to Abusive Spouse"
Family Code section 4323 - "Cohabitation and Support"
Family Code section 272 - "Attorney Fees to Prior Attorney"
Family Code section 7575 - "Rescinding VDOP"
Family Code Section 3024 - "Order Requiring Parent to Notify of Intended Move"
Family Code section 7501 - "Move-Away Statute"
Family Code Section 3083 - "Joint Custody Rights"
Family Code section 2110 - "Default Judgments and Declarations of Disclosure"
Family Code section 4055 - "Mechanics of Statewide Child Support Formula"
Family Code section 4050 - "Statewide Uniform Guideline"
Family Code section 4057 - "Court-Ordered Child Support"
Family Code section 4057.5 - "New Mate Income"
Family Code section 1615 - "Unenforceable Premarital Agreements"
Family Code section 2337 - "Bifurcation of Marital Status"
FC section 2601 - "Conditional Award of Community Assets"
FC section 2550 - "Division of Community Estate"
FC section 752 - "Separate Property; Interest of Parties"
FC section 2033 - "Attorneys Real Property Lien"
FC section 2040 - "Attorney Fees and ATROs"
FC section 2107 - 'Noncomplying Declarations of Disclosure'
FC section 2106 - "FDD and Entry of Judgment"
FC section 2105 - "Final Declaration of Disclosure"
FC section 2103 - "Preliminary Declaration"
FC section 6321 - "DV residence exclusion orders"
FC section 6320.5 - "Hearings and Service of DV Papers"
FC section 6211 - "Victims of DV"
FC section 6320 - "Domestic Violence"
FC section 6203 - "Definitions of Abuse"
FC section 4722 - "Interest Penalties for Support"
FC Section 4009 - "Retroactive Child Support"
FC Section 3910 - "Equal Duty to Support"
FC Section 3901 - "Duty of Parent to Support Child"
FC Section 3900 - "Equal Duty of Support"
FC section 3041 - Custody to Nonparents
FC section 3081 - Court's power to order joint custody
Family Code section 3003 - Joint Legal Custody
FC section 2641 - Educational Reimbursements
FC section 2623 - Debts Incurred During Marriage
FC section 2622 - Discretion to Divide Debts
Family Code section 2603 - PI Awards to Injured Spouse
FC section 2102 - Duties After Separation
FC section 2100 - Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities
FC Section 1000 - Liability for Personal Injuries
FC section 2031 - Temporary Attorney Fees
FC section 1101 - Breach of Fiduciary Duty
FC section 1100 - Management and Control of Property
FC section 920 - Reimbursement
FC Section 916 - General Ruies of Liablity
FC section 915 - Liablity of Marital Property
FC section 2627 - Educational Loans
FC section 2640 - 'Reimbursements for Acquisition of Property'
Family Code section 913 - Liability of Community Property
FC section 911 - Earnings During Marriage
Family Code section 781 - Personal Injury Recoveries
FC section 780 - Personal Injury Awards
FC section 770 - Separate Property
Family Code section 760 - "Community Property"
FC section 721 - Duties Between Spouses
FC section 271 - Attorney Fees as Sanctions
FC section 291 - "Enforcement of Judgments"
FC section 290 - "Enforcing Support Orders"
FC section 155 - "Definition of support order"
FC section 4301 - Duty of Support
FC section 5241 - "Employers and Earnings Assignments"
FC section 4560 - "Child Support Security Deposit"
FC section 5230 - "Earnings Assignment Order"
Family Code section 3022.3 - Statement of Decision
FC section 3082 - Statement of Reasons
Family Code section 3040 - Preference for Custody
Family Code section 3044 - Custody and Domestic Violence
Family Code section 3080 - Presumption of Best Interests Where Parents Agree to Joint Custody
FC Section 3600 - Temporary Spousal Support
FC section 4302 - Duty to support spouse
Family Code section 6250 - "Emergency Protective Orders"
FC Section 4320 - Judgment Spousal Support
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Evidence Code section 353 - Motions in Limine
CCP section 473.5 - Setting Aside Defaults and Default Judgments
CCP section 128.5 - Civil Sanctions for bad faith conduct or tactics
CRC Rule 8.104 - Time for filing appeal
Family Code section 1612 - Premarital Agreements
Family Code section 4726 - When child support interest penalties not imposed
CCP section 904.1 - appeals from family court
Family Code section 299 - summary dissolution of domestic partnerships
Family Code section 297.5 - domestic partners same as spouses
Family Code section 297 - Registering as domestic partners
Family Code section 2320 - Residence requirements for filing for dissolution of marriage
Family Code section 4052 - Courts may not depart from child support Guidelines
Family Code section 4053 - California policy for support children
Family Code section 4052.5 - child with more than two parents
Family Code section 3951 - Liability for Support of Child Paid by Others
Family Code section 2211 - parties and when to file annulment
Family Code section 2210 - grounds for annulment
Family Code section 2201 - what is bigamous marriage
Family Code section 2200 - Incestuous Marriages
Family Code section 245 - Right of DV Respondent to One Continuance
Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3-300 - No Adverse Interests to Client
State Bar Rule 3-300 - Avoiding Interests Adverse to Client
Family Code sectin 7613 - Woman Conceiving Through Assisted Reproduction
Family Code section 7575 - Rescinding Voluntary Declaration of Paternity
Family Code section 7573 - Voluntary Declarations of Paternity
Family Code section 7540 - Presumed Child From Marriage
Family Code section 308 - "Validity of Marriages Contracted in Other States"
Family Code section 3651 - "Modification of Child Support Orders"
Family Code section 2335 - "No Evidence of Fault Admitted in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 3041.5 - "Alcohol and Drug Testing"
Family Code section 2103 effective 1/1/17 - "Service of Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure"
Family Code section 914 effective 1/1/17 - "Liability of Marital Property"
Family Code section 70 effective 1/1/17 - "Date of Separation"
Family Code section 910 effective 1/1/17 - "Liability of Community Estate"
Family Code section 771 effective 1/1/17 - "Date of Separation"
Family Code section 3012 - 'Parents Who May Be Deported May Appear in Proceedings by Telephone'
Family Code section 4007 - "Contingent Child Support Orders"
CRC Rule 5.24 - "Joinder In Family Law Cases"
Family Code section 3103 - "Grandparent Visitation in Pending Proceedings"
Family Code section 4323 (2015 Amendment): "Effect of Cohabitation On Spousal Support":
Family Code section 3601 - "Termination of Child Support"
Family Code section 3602 - "Effect of Reconciliation on Support Orders"
Family Code section 218 - "Post-Judgment Discovery Cut-Off"
CCP Section 2024.020 - 'The Civil Discovery Cut-Off'
Family Code section 210 - "Civil Procedures Apply to Family Law Act"
Family Code section 3660 - "Discovery in Support Modification Proceedings"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.290
CRC Rule 5.427 - "Rules for Attorney Fee Requests in Family Law"
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CRC Rule 5.68 - 'Service of Family Law Summons, Petition & Response'
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Family Code section 2121 - "Authority of Court to Grant Relief Per CCP Section 473"
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Family Code section 3665 - "Disclosure of Tax Returns"
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Family Code section 3663 - "Available Discovery Once Every 12 Months"
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CRC Rule 5.98 - "Pre-Hearing Exchange of Documents and Meet and Confer"
Evidence Code section 776 - "Right to Cross-Examine Adverse Parties or Witnesses"
Evidence Code section 940 - "California Privilege Against Self-Incrimination"
CRC Rule 5.111 - "Declarations Requesting and Response to Requests for Orders"
Family Code section 3020 - "Frequent and Continuing Contact"
Family Code section 3011 - "Best Interests of Child (BIC)"
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Family Code section 3007 - "Sole Physical Custody"
Family Code section 3006 - "Sole Legal Custody"
Family Code section 3004 - "What is Joint Physical Custody"?
Family Code section 3002 - "Joint Custody"
Evidence Code section 1128 - "Disclosure of Privileged Materials Grounds for New Trial"
Evidence Code section 1126 - "Confidentiality After Mediation Ends"
Evidence Code section 1125 - "When Mediation Privilege Ends"
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Evidence Code section 1115 - "What Constitutes Mediation"
Family Code section 5231 - "Employer Obligations On Earnings Assignment Orders"
CRC Rule 5.92 - "Request for Order Procedures"
Civil Code section 3294 - "Exemplary Damages for Breach of Fiduciary Duty"
Penal Code section 273.5 - "Criminal Domestic Violence"
Family Code section 3046 - "Matters to be Considered in Granting Custody"
Family Code section 6322 - "Ex Parte Protective Orders"
Family Code section 6218 - "Definition of 'Protective Order'"
Family Code section 2032 - "Attorneys Fees From Separate Property"
Family Code section 2120 - "Set Aside Motions in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 2345 - "Consent Required for Legal Separation"
IRC section 71 - "Deductible Alimony and Separate Maintenance Payments"
Family Code section 3652 - "Attorney Fees to Prevailing Party in Support Modification"
Family Code section 3653 - "Retroactivity of Modification or Termination of Support Order"
Family Code section 3603 - "Support Not Modifiable For Period Prior to Request Modification"
Family Code section 3693 - "Set Aside of Entire Support Order for Equitable Reasons"
Family Code section 3690 - "Set Aside of Support Orders"
Family Code section 3427 - "Declining UCCJEA Jurisdiction"
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Family Code section 2104 - "Preliminary Declarations of Disclosure"
CCP section 998 - "Attorney Fees and Offers to Compromise Civil Cases"
CCP section 699.510 - "Issuance of Writs for Money Judgments in Family Law"
Family Code section 5104 - "Application for Writ of Execution"
Family Code section 5103 - "Enforcement of Support Against Employee Pension Benefit Plans"
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Cal.Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 5-200 - "Lawyers Not to Mislead the Court"
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Family Code section 3110 - "Court Appointed Custody Investigators"
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Family Code section 246 - "Ruling on Ex Parte Applications"
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Family Code section 216 - "Prohibited Communications With Court Appointed Evaluators"
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Financial Code section 1450 - "Freezing Bank Accounts"
Family Code section 3104 - "Grandparent Visitation Petitions"
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Family Code section 2108 - "Orders Liquidating Community Assets During Proceedings"
Family Code section 2626 - "Reimbursement for Debts Paid After Separation"
Family Code Section 2624 - "Debts Incurred After Entry of Judgment"
Family Code section 2622 - "Assigning Debts Incurred During Marriage"
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Family Code section 6305 - "Mutual Restraining Orders"
Family Code section 6251 - "Findings of Court for Emergency Protective Order"
Family Code section 6256 - "Expiration of Emergency Protective Orders"
Family Code section 6250 - "Emergency Protective Orders"
CRC 3.1206 - "Service of Ex Parte Papers Before Hearing"
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CRC 3.1204 - "Declaration Regarding Ex Parte Notice"
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CRC 3.1332 - "Ex Parte Motions for Continuance of Trial"
Family Code section 3062 - "Temporary Custody Orders and Right to Hearing Within 20 Days"
Family Code section 3063 - "Removing Child From State"
Family Code section 3064 - "Ex Parte Change of Custody"
Family Code section 3101 - "Visitation Rights of Step-Parents and Grandparents"
Family Code section 2050 - "Notice to Insurance Companies"
Family Code section 2045 - "Ex Parte Protective and Restraining Orders"
Family Code section 4064 - 'Child Support Adjustments for Fluctuating Income'
Family Code section 4063 - "Reimbursing Uninsured Health Costs"
Family Code section 4062 - "Additional Child Support Orders"
Family Code section 7605 - "Paternity Actions Attorney Fees"
Family Code section 7640 - "Attorney Fees in Paternity Cases"
Family Code section 6252.5 - "Obtaining Address/Location Information of Protected Persons"
Family Code section 6344 - "Attorney Fees in Domestic Violence Cases"
Family Code section 2451 - "Family Court Case Management Plans"
Family Code section 2450 - "Family Centered Case Resolution"
Family Code section 3111 - "Custody Investigations and Report"
Code of Civil Procedure section 1011 - "Service of Papers on Attorneys"
Code of Civil Procedure section 170.3 - "Disqualifying Judges for Cause"
Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 - "Disqualifying Family Court Judges"
Code of Civil Procedure section 632 - "Statement of Decision"
Family Code section 3183 (Revised 2011) - "Mediator's Recommendations"
Family Code section 3027 [Revised 2011] - "Allegations of Child Abuse"
Family Code section 6340 - "DV Orders and Custody"
Family Code section 6323 - "Temporary Custody Domestic Violence"
Family Code section 2034 [Revised 2011] - "Family Law Attorney's Real Property Liens"
Family Code section 215 (Revised) - 'Serve of Post-Judgment Modifications'
Family Code section 3192 - "Separate Counseling Where DV or Abuse"
Family Code section 3190 - "Court Order Custody Counseling"
Family Code section 2330.3 - "Assignment of Cases to One Judge"
Family Code section 3121 - "Attorney Fees in Custody Cases"
Family Code section 2030 - "Family Law Attorney Fees and Costs" [2011 Revisions]
Family Code section 217 - "Requirement for Live Testimony"
Family Code section 3042 (Revised) - "Child Preferences and Custody"
Family Code section 2062 - "Service Upon Plan"
Family Code section 2060 - "Joinder of Employee Benefit Plan"
Evidence Code section 622 - "Facts Recited in Written Instruments"
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Family Code section 755 - "Notice of Adverse Claim to Pension Administrators"
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Penal Code section 11166 - "Basis for Mandatory Report"
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Family Code section 3552 - "Confidentiality of Tax Returns"
Code of Civil Procedure section 639 - "Referees"
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Probate Code section 5601 - "Probate Transfer to Former Spouse"
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Family Code section 2021 - "Joinder of Parties"
Family Code section 2625 - 'Debts Not for Benefit of Community'
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Family Code section 3801 - "Request for Deferred Sale"
Family Code section 3800 - "Deferred Sale of Family Residence Order"
Family Code section 2610 - "Division of Retirement Plan Benefits"
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Family Code section 4336 - "Marriages of Long Duration"
Family Code section 2251 - "Putative Spouses"
Family Code section 7646 - "Time to Challenge Paternity Judgment"
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Family Code section 7541 - "Use of Paternity Blood Tests"
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Family Code section 270 - "Ability to Pay Attorney's Fees"
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Family Code section 92 - "Family Support"
Family Code section 2602 - "Misappropriated Property"
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Family Code section 2013 - "Collaborative Law Process"
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Code of Civil Procedure section 1008 - "Reconsideration Motions"
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Family Code section 4058 - "Gross Income for Child Support Purposes"
Family Code section 299.2 - 'Domestic Partnershps from Other Jurisdictions'
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Family Code section 3692 - "Relief from Support Orders"
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Family Code section 4323 - "Cohabitation and Support"
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Family Code Section 3083 - "Joint Custody Rights"
Family Code section 2110 - "Default Judgments and Declarations of Disclosure"
Family Code section 4055 - "Mechanics of Statewide Child Support Formula"
Family Code section 4050 - "Statewide Uniform Guideline"
Family Code section 4057 - "Court-Ordered Child Support"
Family Code section 4057.5 - "New Mate Income"
Family Code section 1615 - "Unenforceable Premarital Agreements"
Family Code section 2337 - "Bifurcation of Marital Status"
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FC section 2550 - "Division of Community Estate"
FC section 752 - "Separate Property; Interest of Parties"
FC section 2033 - "Attorneys Real Property Lien"
FC section 2040 - "Attorney Fees and ATROs"
FC section 2107 - 'Noncomplying Declarations of Disclosure'
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FC section 6321 - "DV residence exclusion orders"
FC section 6320.5 - "Hearings and Service of DV Papers"
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FC section 6320 - "Domestic Violence"
FC section 6203 - "Definitions of Abuse"
FC section 4722 - "Interest Penalties for Support"
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FC Section 3910 - "Equal Duty to Support"
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Jan 14, 2016
Happy New Year to the Family Law Community of Afflicted Parties and Their Counsel!
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Jul 6, 2015
Congratulations to Michael C. Peterson, Who Is Now a Certified Family Law Specialist!
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May 28, 2015
Discreet California DIVORCE ANALYSIS Consults for Mediators and Out-of-State Attorneys
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Jan 22, 2015
Thurman Arnold III Named As A 2015 California Superlawyer for Divorce and Family Law!
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Jul 24, 2014
We've Updated Our Sample 'STATEMENT OF DECISION' California Family Law Portal With Most of these Forms You'll Need!
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Mar 17, 2014
Attorney MICHAEL C. PETERSON PASSES the CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW SPECIALIST EXAMINATION!
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Feb 1, 2013
Family Law ADVOCACY TIPS For Lawyers and Self-Represented Parties: The 80-20 Principle!
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Oct 9, 2012
The Ten Biggest Mistakes People Make That Impair Their Rights Upon Divorce
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Dec 26, 2011
Attorney Michael C. Peterson JOINS the Law Firm of Thurman W. Arnold!
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