A divorce obtained in another jurisdiction shall be of no force or effect in this state if both parties to the marriage were domiciled in this state at the time the proceeding for the divorce was commenced.
Cal. Fam. Code § 2091
Uniform Divorce Recognition Act
Known as the Uniform Divorce Recognition Act
The act spans §§ 2090 to 2093 (4 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Woul Park v. William P. Barr (2020)
Most recently applied in In Re the Marriage of Rendon Quijada & Pimienta Dominguez (June 2023)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.