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UICUnemployment Insurance Code

VEHVehicle Code

WICWelfare and Institutions Code

Family Code

FAM

Division 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

Part 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Part 2 - DEFINITIONS

Part 3 - Indian Children

Division 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 1 - JURISDICTION

Part 2 - GENERAL PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

Part 3 - TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER IN SUMMONS

Part 4 - EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS

Part 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS

Part 6 - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

Part 7 - TRIBAL MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES

Division 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION

Part 1 - DEFINITIONS

Part 2 - REGISTRATION

Part 3 - TERMINATION

Part 4 - LEGAL EFFECT

Part 5 - PREEMPTION

Division 3 - MARRIAGE

Part 1 - VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE

Part 2 - MARRIAGE LICENSE

Part 3 - SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGE

Chapter 1 - Persons Authorized to Solemnize Marriage

Chapter 2 - Solemnization of Marriage

Part 4 - CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Approval of Notaries to Authorize Confidential Marriages

Part 5 - Remote Marriage License Issuance and Solemnization

Division 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE

Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1 - Definitions

Chapter 2 - Relation of Spouses

Chapter 3 - Property Rights During Marriage

Part 2 - CHARACTERIZATION OF MARITAL PROPERTY

Chapter 1 - Community Property

Chapter 2 - Separate Property

Chapter 3 - Damages for Injuries to Married Person

Chapter 4 - Presumptions Concerning Nature of Property

Chapter 5 - Transmutation of Property

Part 3 - LIABILITY OF MARITAL PROPERTY

Chapter 1 - Definitions

Chapter 2 - General Rules of Liability

Chapter 3 - Reimbursement

Chapter 4 - Transitional Provisions

Chapter 5 - Liability for Death or Injury

Part 4 - MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF MARITAL PROPERTY

Part 5 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act

Chapter 3 - Agreements Between Spouses

Division 5 - CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS

Part 1 - FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Family Conciliation Courts

Chapter 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation

Part 2 - STATEWIDE COORDINATION OF FAMILY MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICES

Division 6 - NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION

Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part - Application of Part

Chapter 2 - Jurisdiction

Chapter 3 - Procedural Provisions

Chapter 3.5 - Attorney’s Fees and Costs

Chapter 4 - Protective and Restraining Orders

Chapter 5 - Notice to Insurance Carriers

Chapter 6 - Employee Pension Benefit Plan as Party

Chapter 7 - Restoration of Spouse’s Former Name

Chapter 8 - Uniform Divorce Recognition Act

Chapter 9 - Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities

Chapter 10 - Relief From Judgment

Part 2 - JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF VOID OR VOIDABLE MARRIAGE

Chapter 1 - Void Marriage

Chapter 2 - Voidable Marriage

Chapter 3 - Procedural Provisions

Part 3 - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND LEGAL SEPARATION

Chapter 1 - Effect of Dissolution

Chapter 2 - Grounds for Dissolution or Legal Separation

Chapter 3 - Residence Requirements

Chapter 4 - General Procedural Provisions

Chapter 5 - Summary Dissolution

Chapter 6 - Case Management

Division 7 - DIVISION OF PROPERTY

Part 1 - DEFINITIONS

Part 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 3 - PRESUMPTION CONCERNING PROPERTY HELD IN JOINT FORM

Division - SPECIAL RULES FOR DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ESTATE

Part 5 - RETIREMENT PLAN BENEFITS

Part 6 - DEBTS AND LIABILITIES

Part 7 - REIMBURSEMENTS

Part 8 - JOINTLY HELD SEPARATE PROPERTY

Part 9 - REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN ANOTHER STATE

Division 8 - CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

Part 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1 - Definitions

Chapter 2 - General Provisions

Part 2 - RIGHT TO CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILD

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Matters To Be Considered in Granting Custody

Chapter 3 - Temporary Custody Order During Pendency of Proceeding

Chapter 4 - Joint Custody

Chapter 5 - Visitation Rights

Chapter 6 - Custody Investigation and Report

Chapter 7 - Action for Exclusive Custody

Chapter 8 - Location of Missing Party or Child

Chapter 9 - Check to Determine Whether Child is Missing Person

Chapter 10 - Appointment of Counsel to Represent Child

Chapter 11 - Mediation of Custody and Visitation Issues

Chapter 12 - Counseling of Parents and Child

Chapter 13 - Supervised Visitation and Exchange Services, Education, and Counseling

Part 3 - UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Jurisdiction

Chapter 3 - Enforcement

Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Division 9 - SUPPORT

§§ 3500-5700.905

Part 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1 - Definitions

Chapter 2 - General Provisions

Chapter 3 - Support Agreements

Chapter 4 - Spousal and Child Support During Pendency of Proceeding

Chapter 6 - Modification,Termination, or Set Aside of Support Orders

Chapter 7 - Health Insurance

Chapter 8 - Deferred Sale of Home Order

Chapter 9 - Software Used to Determine Support

Part 2 - CHILD SUPPORT

Chapter 1 - Duty of Parent to Support Child

Chapter 2 - Court-Ordered Child Support

Part 3 - SPOUSAL SUPPORT

Chapter 1 - Duty to Support Spouse

Chapter 2 - Factors to be Considered in Ordering Support

Chapter 3 - Spousal Support Upon Dissolution or Legal Separation

Chapter 4 - Payment to Court-Designated Officer; Enforcement by District Attorney

Chapter 5 - Provision for Support After Death of Supporting Party

Part 4 - SUPPORT OF PARENTS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Relief from Duty to Support Parent Who Abandoned Child

Part 5 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Deposit of Money to Secure Future Child Support Payments

Chapter 3 - Deposit of Assets to Secure Future Child Support Payments

Chapter 4 - Child Support Delinquency Reporting

Chapter 5 - Civil Penalty for Child Support Delinquency

Chapter 7 - Enforcement by Writ of Execution

Chapter 8 - Earnings Assignment Order

Chapter 9 - Private Child Support Collectors

Part 6 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

§§ 5700.101-5700.905

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§§ 5700.101-5700.105

Chapter 2 - Jurisdiction

§§ 5700.201-5700.211

Chapter 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application

§§ 5700.301-5700.319

Chapter 4 - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage

§§ 5700.401-5700.402

Chapter 5 - Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration

§§ 5700.501-5700.507

Chapter 6 - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

§§ 5700.601-5700.616

Chapter 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention

§§ 5700.701-5700.713

Chapter 8 - Interstate Rendition

§§ 5700.801-5700.802

Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§§ 5700.901-5700.905

Division 10 - PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Part 1 - SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS

Part 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 3 - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDERS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Issuance and Effect of Emergency Protective Order

Chapter 3 - Duties of Law Enforcement Officer

Part 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORDERS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Issuance of Orders

Chapter 3 - Registration and Enforcement of Orders

Part 5 - UNIFORM INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION ORDERS ACT

Part 6 - Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act

Division 11 - MINORS

Part 1 - AGE OF MAJORITY

Part 1.5 - CAREGIVERS

Part 2 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS

Part 2.5 - ONLINE PLATFORMS

Part 3 - CONTRACTS

Chapter 1 - Capacity to Contract

Chapter 2 - Disaffirmance of Contracts

Chapter 3 - Contracts in Art, Entertainment, and Professional Sports

Part 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT

Chapter 1 - Definitions

Chapter 2 - Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court

Chapter 3 - Consent by Minor

Part 5 - ENLISTMENT IN ARMED FORCES

Part 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Effect of Emancipation

Chapter 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation

Division 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP

Part 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS

Part 2 - PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE

Chapter 1 - Child of Wife Cohabiting With Husband

Chapter 2 - Genetic Testing to Determine Parentage

Chapter 3 - Establishment of Parentage by Voluntary Declaration

Part 3 - UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Establishing Parent and Child Relationship

Chapter 3 - Jurisdiction and Venue

Chapter 4 - Determination of Parent and Child Relationship

Chapter 5 - Termination of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings

Chapter 6 - Protective and Restraining Orders

Part 4 - FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Circumstances Where Proceeding May Be Brought

Chapter 3 - Procedure

Part 5 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN

Part 6 - FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

Part 7 - SURROGACY AND DONOR FACILITATORS, ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AGREEMENTS FOR GESTATIONAL CARRIERS, AND OOCYTE DONATIONS

Division 13 - ADOPTION

Part 1 - DEFINITIONS

Part 2 - ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Agency Adoptions

Chapter 2.5 - Adoptions by Relative Caregivers or Foster Parents

Chapter 3 - Independent Adoptions

Chapter 4 - Intercountry Adoptions

Chapter 5 - Stepparent Adoptions

Chapter 6 - Vacation of Adoption

Chapter 7 - Disclosure of Information

Chapter 8 - Adoption Proceedings: Conflict of Laws

Part 3 - ADOPTION OF ADULTS AND MARRIED MINORS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2 - Procedure for Adult Adoption

Chapter 3 - Procedure for Terminating Adult Adoption

Division 14 - FAMILY LAW FACILITATOR ACT

§§ 10000-10015

Division 17 - SUPPORT SERVICES

§§ 17000-17804

Chapter 1 - Department of Child Support Services

§§ 17000-17393

Article 1 - General

Article 2 - Organization

§§ 17200-17212

Article 3 - Director of Child Support Services

§§ 17300-17325

Article 4 - Statewide Registry for Child Support

§§ 17390-17393

Chapter 2 - Child Support Enforcement

§§ 17400-17714

Article 1 - Support Obligations

§§ 17400-17440

Article 1.5 - Delinquent Child Support Obligations and Financial Institution Data Match

§§ 17450-17460

Article 2 - Collections and Enforcement

§§ 17500-17560

Article 3 - Program Compliance

§§ 17600-17604

Article 4 - Program Costs

§§ 17701-17714

Chapter 5 - Complaint Resolution

§§ 17800-17804

Division 20 - PILOT PROJECTS

§§ 20000-20043

Part 1 - FAMILY LAW PILOT PROJECTS

§§ 20000-20043

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§§ 20000-20002

Chapter 2 - San Mateo County Pilot Project

§§ 20010-20026

Chapter 3 - Santa Clara County Pilot Project

§§ 20030-20043

California Codes

Division 2.5 - DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRATION

Part 4 - LEGAL EFFECT

Part 4 - LEGAL EFFECT

California Family Code