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- § 5602. An obligee other than the local child support agency may register an order issued
- § 5610. For the purposes of this chapter,
- § 5700.103. The superior court is the tribunal of this state. (b) The Department of Child Sup
- § 5700.104. Remedies provided by this part are cumulative and do not affect the availability
- § 5236. The state agency or the local agency, designated to enforce support obligations a
- § 5238. Where an assignment order or assignment orders include both current support and p
- § 5242. Service of the assignment order creates a lien on the earnings of the employee an
- § 5244. A reference to the local child support agency in this chapter applies only when t
- § 5247. Neither the local child support agency nor an employer shall be subject to any ci
- § 8801.7. An adoption service provider shall also witness the signature of the adoption pla
- § 8804. Whenever the petitioners move to withdraw the petition for the adoption or to dis
- § 8813. At or before the time a consent to adoption is signed, the department or delegate
- § 8808. The department or delegated county adoption agency shall interview the petitioner
- § 8811.5. A licensed private or public adoption agency of the state of the petitioners
- § 8814. Except as provided in Section 7662, the consent of the birth parent or parents wh
- § 8820. The birth parent or parents or the petitioner may appeal in either of the followi
- § 8822. If the findings of the department or delegated county adoption agency are that th
- § 10003. This division shall apply to all actions or proceedings for temporary or permanen
- § 10004. Services provided by the family law facilitator shall include, but are not limite
- § 10007. The court shall provide the family law facilitator at no cost to the parties.
- § 10011. The Director of the State Department of Social Services shall seek approval from
- § 10013. The family law facilitator shall not represent any party. No attorney-client rela
- § 7614. A promise in writing to furnish support for a child, growing out of a presumed pa
- § 7634. The local child support agency may, in the local child support agency
- § 7635.5. In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present
- § 7637. The judgment or order may contain any other provision directed against the approp
- § 7730. A judgment entered in a proceeding under this part may include a protective order
- § 7801. This part shall be liberally construed to serve and protect the interests and wel
- § 7500. The mother of an unemancipated minor child, and the father, if presumed to be the
- § 7501. A parent entitled to the custody of a child has a right to change the residence o
- § 7504. The parent, whether solvent or insolvent, may relinquish to the child the right o
- § 7505. The authority of a parent ceases on any of the following: (a) The appointment, by
- § 7507. The abuse of parental authority is the subject of judicial cognizance in a civil
- § 7604. A court may order pendente lite relief consisting of a custody or visitation orde
- § 7606. As used in this part, the following definitions shall apply: (a)
- § 7610. The parent and child relationship may be established as follows: (a) Between a ch
- § 7611.5. Where Section 7611 does not apply, a man shall not be presumed to be the natural
- § 7122. The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person descr
- § 7130. A declaration of emancipation obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material
- § 7131. A petition to void a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the declarati
- § 7140. On application of a minor declared emancipated under this chapter, the Department
- § 7142. No public entity or employee is liable for any loss or injury resulting directly
- § 7143. If a declaration of emancipation is voided or rescinded, notice shall be sent imm
- § 7540. Except as provided in Section 7541, the child of spouses who cohabited at the tim
- § 7551.5. All hospitals, local child support agencies, welfare offices, and family courts s
- § 7553. The compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court shall be fixed at
- § 7559. Payment of the cost of initial genetic testing shall be made in advance when agre
- § 7560. The court or local child support agency shall order additional genetic testing up
- § 7603. Section 3140 is applicable to proceedings pursuant to this part.
- § 7804. In a proceeding under this part, the court may appoint a suitable party to act in
- § 7808. This part does not apply to a minor adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile co
- § 7821. A finding pursuant to this chapter shall be supported by clear and convincing evi
- § 7842. A single petition may be filed under this part to free a child, or more than one
- § 7802. A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a minor chi
- § 8607. All forms adopted by the department authorizing the release of an infant from a h
- § 8612. The court shall examine all persons appearing before it pursuant to this part. Th
- § 8613.7. On and after January 1, 2014, the court shall provide to any petitioner for adopt
- § 8616. After adoption, the adopted child and the adoptive parents shall sustain towards
- § 6950. Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for enlistment
- § 7002. A person under the age of 18 years is an emancipated minor if any of the followin
- § 7051. An insurance contract entered into by an emancipated minor has the same effect as
- § 7052. With respect to shares of stock in a domestic or foreign corporation held by an e
- § 7111. The issuance of a declaration of emancipation does not entitle the minor to any b
- § 7845. The petition shall be filed in any of the following: (a) The county in which a mi
- § 7850. Upon the filing of a petition under Section 7841, the clerk of the court shall, i
- § 7860. At the beginning of the proceeding on a petition filed pursuant to this part, cou
- § 7861. The court shall consider whether the interests of the child require the appointme
- § 7862. If a parent appears without counsel and is unable to afford counsel, the court sh
- § 7638. The procedure in an action under this part to change the name of a minor or adult
- § 7640. The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child
- § 7648.1. If the court denies a motion pursuant to Section 7648, the court shall state on t
- § 7648.3. A court may not issue an order setting aside or vacating a judgment establishing
- § 7648.8. This article does not establish a basis for termination of any adoption, and does
- § 8806. The department or delegated county adoption agency shall accept the consent of th
- § 8812. Any request by a birth parent or birth parents for payment by the prospective ado
- § 8816. In an independent adoption where the consent of the birth parent or parents is no
- § 8819. When the parental rights of a birth parent are terminated pursuant to Chapter 5 (
- § 8823. The prospective adoptive parents and the child proposed to be adopted shall appea
- § 7648.9. This article does not establish a basis for setting aside or vacating a judgment
- § 7649.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a distribution from the esta
- § 7650. Any interested person may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexiste
- § 7660. If a mother relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or con
- § 8902. For intercountry adoptions that will be finalized in this state, the licensed ado
- § 8904. For an intercountry adoption that will be finalized in a foreign country, the lic
- § 8906. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit the licensed adoption agency
- § 8914. If the licensed adoption agency is a party to or joins in the adoption petition,
- § 8915. When any report or findings are submitted to the court by a licensed adoption age
- § 7952. A minor 10 years of age or older being considered for placement in a foster home
- § 8503.
- § 8509.
- § 8512.
- § 8514.
- § 8515.
- § 8530.
- § 8619.5. Whenever a final decree of adoption of an Indian child has been vacated or set as
- § 8623. Notwithstanding any other law, all adoption facilitators registered with the depa
- § 8704.5. A foster care license or certification or resource family approval shall not be r
- § 8710.1. If there is not an adoptive placement plan for a child with an approved adoptive
- § 7863. Private counsel appointed under this article shall receive a reasonable sum for c
- § 7884. Unless requested by the child concerning whom the petition has been filed and any
- § 7894. An order and judgment of the court declaring a child free from the custody and co
- § 7903. The phrase
- § 7904. The phrase
- § 8539.
- § 8543.
- § 8600. An unmarried minor may be adopted by an adult as provided in this part.
- § 8600.5. Tribal customary adoption as defined in Section 366.24 of the Welfare and Institu
- § 8601. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a prospective adoptive parent or
- § 8710.2. In order to preclude the delays or denials described in paragraph (3) of subdivis
- § 8710.3. If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approv
- § 8710.4. The department shall ensure that information regarding families and children regi
- § 8717. When any report or findings are submitted to the court by the department, county
- § 7905. The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to
- § 7907. No provision of law restricting out-of-state placement of children for adoption s
- § 7907.3. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall not apply to any placem
- § 7907.5. A child who is born in this state and placed for adoption in this state with a re
- § 7908. A court having jurisdiction to place children adjudged wards of the court may pla
- § 8719. If the petitioners move to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proce
- § 8732. A report of a medical examination of the foster parent with whom the child has li
- § 8735. The department shall adopt regulations requiring county adoption agencies and lic
- § 8736. The requirements of this chapter shall not be used as basis for removing a child
- § 8919.5. An intercountry adoption agency shall report the arrival of an adoptee whose adop
- § 9002. Except as provided in Section 9000.5, in a stepparent adoption, the prospective a
- § 9006. If the petitioner moves to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proce
- § 9101. If an order of adoption is set aside as provided in Section 9100, the court makin
- § 9301. A married person who is not lawfully separated from the person
- § 9302. A married person who is not lawfully separated from the person
- § 9305. After adoption, the adoptee and the adoptive parent or parents shall sustain towa
- § 9320. An adult may adopt another adult who is younger, except the spouse of the prospec
- § 9325. No investigation or report to the court by any public officer or agency is requir
- § 9327. If the prospective adoptive parent is a provider of board and care, treatment, ha
- § 7661. If the other parent relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish fo
- § 7670. There shall be no filing fee charged for a petition filed pursuant to Section 766
- § 7671. A single petition may be filed pursuant to Section 7662 to terminate the parental
- § 7700. In addition to the contents required by Section 412.20 of the Code of Civil Proce
- § 7720. After notice and a hearing, the court may issue a protective order as defined in
- § 5700.206. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with th
- § 5700.211. A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law
- § 5700.801. For purposes of this chapter,
- § 5700.802. Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual
- § 5700.304. Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal of
- § 5700.313. The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (b) If an
- § 5700.604. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or f
- § 5700.606. A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a regist
- § 5700.319. A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly an
- § 5700.401. If a support order entitled to recognition under this part has not been issued, a
- § 5700.607. A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or s
- § 5700.615. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5700.711, if a foreign country lacks or r
- § 5700.310. The Department of Child Support Services is the state information agency under th
- § 5700.311. In a proceeding under this part, a petitioner seeking to establish a support orde
- § 5700.701. In this chapter: (1)
- § 5700.705. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a
- § 5700.707. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Sections 5700.605 through 5700.608
- § 5700.710. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this state
- § 5700.711. A tribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child-support order if the o
- § 5700.506. An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order
- § 5700.507. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an in
- § 5700.105. A tribunal of this state shall apply Chapters 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Cha
- § 5700.204. A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order i
- § 8625. The department shall create a section on its internet website dedicated to educat
- § 8701. At or before the time a relinquishment is signed, the department, county adoption
- § 8703. When the parental rights of a birth parent are terminated pursuant to Chapter 5 (
- § 8705. Where a child is in the custody of a public agency or licensed adoption agency, i
- § 8609.5. An adoption request for the adoption or readoption of a nondependent minor may be
- § 8708. The adoption agency to which a child has been freed for adoption by either relinq
- § 8716. Where a petition is filed for the adoption of a child who has been placed for ado
- § 8606. Notwithstanding Sections 8604 and 8605, the consent of a birth parent is not nece
- § 8606.5. Notwithstanding any other section in this part, and in accordance with Section 19
- § 8720. If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency finds that
- § 8733. The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall require
- § 8608. The department shall adopt regulations specifying the form and content of the rep
- § 8610. The petitioners in a proceeding for adoption of a child shall file with the court
- § 8615. Notwithstanding any other law, an action may be brought in the county in which th
- § 8619. The department shall adopt rules and regulations it determines are reasonably nec
- § 8617. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the existing parent or parents of an adopt
- § 8621. The department shall adopt regulations regarding the provision of adoption servic
- § 8624. A person aggrieved by a violation of Section 8609 may bring a civil action for da
- § 17208. The department shall reduce the cost of, and increase the speed and efficiency of
- § 17211. The department shall administer the Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project
- § 17404. Notwithstanding any other statute, in any action brought by the local child suppo
- § 17401.5. All of the following shall include notice of, and information about, the child su
- § 17404.3. Hearings by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means shall be perm
- § 17404.4. In exercising the jurisdiction under Section 5700.319, either the department or t
- § 17405. In carrying out duties under this article, the local child support agency shall i
- § 17407. If the Attorney General is of the opinion that a support order or support-related
- § 17420. After judgment in any court action brought to enforce the support obligation of a
- § 17424. A parent who has been served with a medical insurance form shall complete and ret
- § 17432.5. No later than September 1, 2024, the Judicial Council shall adopt and approve any
- § 17433. In an action in which a judgment or order for support was entered after the entry
- § 17504.4. On a monthly basis, the local child support agency shall provide to any CalWORKs
- § 17510. To assist local agencies in child support enforcement activities, the department
- § 17518. As authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 704.120 of the Code of Civil Procedur
- § 17531. When a local child support agency closes a child support case containing summary
- § 8801. The selection of a prospective adoptive parent or parents shall be personally mad
- § 10015. The Judicial Council shall create any necessary forms to advise the parties of th
- § 17200. The Department of Child Support Services is hereby created within the California
- § 17202. The department is hereby designated the single organizational unit whose duty it
- § 17206. The department shall ensure that there is an adequate organizational structure an
- § 6926. A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with a
- § 6928.
- § 7910. Approval of an interstate placement of a child for adoption shall not be granted
- § 7913. When a full service licensed private adoption agency has provided adoption-relate
- § 7120. A minor may petition the superior court of the county in which the minor resides
- § 7121. Before the petition for a declaration of emancipation is heard, notice the court
- § 6930. A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who states that the minor is injured
- § 7644. Notwithstanding any other law, an action for child custody and support and for ot
- § 7961. A nonattorney surrogacy or donor facilitator shall direct the client to deposit a
- § 8521.
- § 7133. Before a petition under this article is heard, notice the court determines is rea
- § 7132. A petition to rescind a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the minor
- § 7648. The court may deny the motion to set aside or vacate a judgment establishing pare
- § 7645. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a)
- § 8533.
- § 8601.5. A court may issue an order of adoption and declare that it shall be entered nunc
- § 7541. If the court finds that the spouse who is a presumed parent under Section 7540 is
- § 7648.2. This section applies only to cases where support enforcement services are being p
- § 7660.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a presumed father may waive the right
- § 7664. If, after the inquiry, the biological father is identified to the satisfaction of
- § 7666. Except as provided in subdivision (b), notice of the proceeding shall be given to
- § 7667. Notwithstanding any other law, an action to terminate the parental rights of an a
- § 7668. The court may continue the proceedings for not more than 30 days as necessary to
- § 7805. A petition filed in a proceeding under this part, or a report of the probation of
- § 7807. Sections 3020, 3022, 3040 to 3043, inclusive, and 3409 do not apply in a proceedi
- § 7823. A proceeding under this part may be brought if all of the following requirements
- § 7550.5. The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: (a)
- § 7824.
- § 7825. A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requireme
- § 7554. If the woman who gave birth to the child is the only other person who is a parent
- § 7555. Subject to a challenge under subdivision (b), a person is identified under this p
- § 7826. A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requireme
- § 7840. A petition may be filed under this part for an order or judgment declaring a chil
- § 7570. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) There is a compelling s
- § 7573. The following persons may sign a voluntary declaration of parentage to establish
- § 7851. The juvenile probation officer, qualified court investigator, licensed clinical s
- § 7870. It is the public policy of this state that judicial proceedings to declare a chil
- § 7573.5. A voluntary declaration of parentage is void if, at the time of signing, any of t
- § 7575. Either parent may rescind the voluntary declaration of parentage by filing a resc
- § 7871. A continuance may be granted only upon a showing of good cause. Neither a stipula
- § 7880. Upon the filing of the petition, a citation shall issue requiring any person havi
- § 7578. Every signatory to a voluntary declaration of parentage shall be made a party to
- § 7580. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 7573, a voluntary declaration of paren
- § 7881. Notice of the proceeding shall be given by service of a citation on the father or
- § 7891. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the child who is the subject of
- § 7601.
- § 7635. The child may, if under the age of 12 years, and shall, if 12 years of age or old
- § 7892. The testimony of the child may be taken in chambers and outside the presence of t
- § 7892.5. The court shall not declare an Indian child free from the custody or control of a
- § 7641. If there is a voluntary declaration of paternity in place, or parentage or a duty
- § 7643. Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, a hearing o
- § 7895. Upon appeal from a judgment freeing a child who is a dependent child of the juven
- § 7893. If the court, by order or judgment, declares a child free from the custody and co
- § 9208. The clerk of the superior court entering a final order of adoption concerning an
- § 9209. Upon application by an Indian individual who has reached the age of 18 years and
- § 9303. Except as permitted by the court, upon a finding of good cause, a person shall no
- § 9306. Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the birth parents of a person ado
- § 9321. The prospective adoptive parent and the proposed adoptee may file in the county i
- § 9321.5. Notwithstanding Section 9321, a person who is a resident of this state may file a
- § 9326. The prospective adoptive parent shall mail or personally serve notice of the hear
- § 9328. At the hearing the court shall examine the parties, or the counsel of any party n
- § 8920. A child who was adopted as part of a sibling group and who has been separated fro
- § 8923. A complaint against an accredited agency or approved person in connection with a
- § 9340. Any person who has been adopted under this part may, upon written notice to the a
- § 10008. Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this chapter shall be construed
- § 8603. A married person, not lawfully separated from the person
- § 8900. Intercountry adoption services described in this chapter shall be exclusively pro
- § 10012. In a proceeding in which mediation is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdi
- § 8903. For each intercountry adoption finalized in this state, the licensed adoption age
- § 8912. An international adoption or readoption request may be filed by a resident of thi
- § 8916. If the petitioners move to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proce
- § 8917. If the licensed adoption agency finds that the home of the petitioners is not sui
- § 9000. A stepparent desiring to adopt a child of the stepparent
- § 9003. In a stepparent adoption, the consent of either or both birth parents shall be si
- § 9100. If a child adopted pursuant to the law of this state shows evidence of a developm
- § 9102. Except as provided in Section 9100, an action or proceeding of any kind to vacate
- § 9200. The petition, relinquishment or consent, agreement, order, report to the court fr
- § 9202. Notwithstanding any other law, the department or licensed adoption agency that ma
- § 9202.5. Notwithstanding any other law, the laboratory that is storing a blood sample purs
- § 9203.1. The department or a licensed adoption agency shall, upon the request of a prospec
- § 5700.504. An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another stat
- § 5700.603. A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign
- § 5700.503. If an obligor
- § 5700.609. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce
- § 6403. A law enforcement officer of this state, upon determining that there is probable
- § 6404. A foreign protection order shall, upon request of the person in possession of the
- § 6408. If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is
- § 6409. This part applies to protection orders issued before January 1, 2002, and to cont
- § 6454. An individual may register a Canadian domestic violence protection order in this
- § 6455. There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action for fals
- § 5700.210. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a
- § 5700.301. Except as otherwise provided in this part, this chapter applies to all proceeding
- § 5700.209. A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period p
- § 5700.303. Except as otherwise provided in this part, a responding tribunal of this state sh
- § 5700.612. If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a trib
- § 6326. An ex parte order under this article shall be issued or denied on the same day th
- § 6342. After notice and a hearing, the court may issue any of the following orders: (1)
- § 6457. If there is more than one order issued and one of the orders is an emergency prot
- § 6459. This part applies to a Canadian domestic violence protection order issued before,
- § 6460. If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is
- § 6501. An adult is an individual who is 18 years of age or older.
- § 6600. A minor is civilly liable for a wrong done by the minor, but is not liable in exe