California Family Code

§ 3421

FAM § 3421 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 8 · Part 3 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if any of the following are true:

(1)This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state.

(2)A court of another state does not have jurisdiction under paragraph (1), or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the grounds that this state is the more appropriate forum under Section 3427 or 3428, and both of the following are true:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 810, Sec. 4. (SB 107) Effective January 1, 2023.