§ 7600 This part may be cited as the Uniform Parentage Act.
§ 7601 (a) “Natural parent” as used in this code means a nonadoptive …
§ 7602 The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and …
§ 7603 Section 3140 is applicable to proceedings pursuant to this part.
§ 7604 A court may order pendente lite relief consisting of a custody or …
§ 7604.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, bills for pregnancy, …
§ 7605 (a) In any proceeding to establish physical or legal custody of …
§ 7606 As used in this part, the following definitions shall …

Terms Used In California Codes > Family Code > Division 12 > Part 3 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assisted reproduction: means conception by any means other than sexual intercourse. See California Family Code 7606
  • Commission: means the Citizens Advisory Commission created pursuant to Section 6602. See California Water Code 6600
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • Dam: means Oroville Dam, its appurtenant structures, the Feather River Fish Hatchery, and the Oroville-Thermalito Complex. See California Water Code 6600
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
  • Parent and child relationship: as used in this part means the legal relationship existing between a child and the child's natural or adoptive parents incident to which the law confers or imposes rights, privileges, duties, and obligations. See California Family Code 7601
  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
  • Pro per: A slang expression sometimes used to refer to a pro se litigant. It is a corruption of the Latin phrase "in propria persona." Source: U.S. Courts
  • Proceeding: includes an action. See California Family Code 110
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
  • 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
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10