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Cal. Fam. Code § 3444

Enforcement

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 3400–3465 (43 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 144 Cal. App. 4th 461 - Paillier v. Pence (2006)

Most recently applied in 144 Cal. App. 4th 461 - Paillier v. Pence (October 2006)

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3

(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing either:

(1) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state.

(2) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

(b) If a court of this state makes an order under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421). The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.