California Code
Family Code - FAM
DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART 1 - JURISDICTION

Section 200. - 200. The superior court has jurisdiction in proceedings under this...

PART 2 - GENERAL PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

Section 210. - 210. Except to the extent that any other statute or...

Section 211. - 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council...

Section 211.5. - 211.5. (a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2024, in proceedings under...

Section 212. - 212. A petition, response, application, opposition, or other pleading filed...

Section 213. - 213. (a) In a hearing on an order to show...

Section 214. - 214. Except as otherwise provided in this code or by...

Section 215. - 215. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c),...

Section 216. - 216. (a) In the absence of a stipulation by the...

Section 217. - 217. (a) At a hearing on any order to show...

Section 218. - 218. With respect to the ability to conduct formal discovery...

PART 3 - TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER IN SUMMONS

Section 231. - 231. This part applies to a temporary restraining order in...

Section 232. - 232. The summons shall state on its face that the...

Section 233. - 233. (a) Upon filing the petition and issuance of the...

Section 234. - 234. The automatic granting of the ex parte temporary restraining...

Section 235. - 235. Nothing in this part precludes either party from applying...

PART 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS

Section 240. - 240. This part applies where a temporary restraining order, including...

Section 241. - 241. Except as provided in Section 6300, an order described...

Section 242. - 242. (a) Within 21 days, or, if good cause appears...

Section 243. - 243. (a) If a petition under this part has been...

Section 244. - 244. (a) On the day of the hearing, the hearing...

Section 245. - 245. (a) The respondent shall be entitled, as a matter...

Section 246. - 246. A request for a temporary restraining order described in...

PART 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS

Section 270. - 270. If a court orders a party to pay attorney’s...

Section 271. - 271. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the...

Section 272. - 272. (a) Where the court orders one of the parties...

Section 273. - 273. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the court...

Section 274. - 274. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the...

PART 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

Section 290. - 290. A judgment or order made or entered pursuant to...

Section 291. - 291. (a) A money judgment or judgment for possession or...

Section 292. - 292. (a) The Judicial Council shall modify the title of...

PART 7 - TRIBAL MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES

Section 295. - 295. (a) For the purpose of application of the laws...