General Provisions - Family Conciliation Court Law - Family Law - CA

Section § 1800

This section specifies that it can be referred to as the Family Conciliation Court Law. It's essentially a formal way of naming this part of the legal code.

This part may be cited as the Family Conciliation Court Law.

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Section § 1801

This law is about safeguarding children's rights and promoting public well-being by supporting family and marriage. It encourages spouses to reconcile and settle domestic disputes amicably.

The purposes of this part are to protect the rights of children and to promote the public welfare by preserving, promoting, and protecting family life and the institution of matrimony, and to provide means for the reconciliation of spouses and the amicable settlement of domestic and family controversies.

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Section § 1802

This law is about which California counties can use specific procedures for handling domestic relations cases. Each year in January, the local superior court judges decide whether these procedures are necessary based on the county's social issues and the number of such cases. In counties with one judge, that judge will decide, while in counties with multiple judges, a majority must agree.

(a) This part applies only in counties in which the superior court determines that the social conditions in the county and the number of domestic relations cases in the courts render the procedures provided in this part necessary to the full and proper consideration of those cases and the effectuation of the purposes of this part.

(b) The determination under subdivision (a) shall be made annually in the month of January by:

(1) The judge of the superior court in counties having only one superior court judge.

(2) A majority of the judges of the superior court in counties having more than one superior court judge.

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