§ 3080 There is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint …
§ 3081 On application of either parent, joint custody may be ordered in the …
§ 3082 When a request for joint custody is granted or denied, the court, …
§ 3083 In making an order of joint legal custody, the court shall specify …
§ 3084 In making an order of joint physical custody, the court shall specify …
§ 3085 In making an order for custody with respect to both parents, the …
§ 3086 In making an order of joint physical custody or joint legal custody, …
§ 3087 An order for joint custody may be modified or terminated upon the …
§ 3088 An order for the custody of a minor child entered by a court in this …
§ 3089 In counties having a conciliation court, the court or the parties …

Terms Used In California Codes > Family Code > Division 8 > Part 2 > Chapter 4 - Joint Custody

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Documentary evidence: as used in this chapter , is defined as original or certified copies of a record that was executed at least five years prior to the date of application, and that substantiates the date and place of birth of the person whose birth is being registered. See California Health and Safety Code 102580
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 145