California Codes > Family Code > Division 10 > Part 1 – SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
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- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Bureau: means the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
- city: means a city governed under a freeholders' charter. See California Government Code 51540
- County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
- Director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
- Legislative body: as used in this division , means board of supervisors in the case of a county or city and county, and city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50002
- license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
- order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
- Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
- Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
- Respondent: includes defendant, where appropriate. See California Family Code 127
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by Section 297. See California Family Code 143
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.