Section 1820.
1820. (a) A court may contract with any other court or courts to provide joint family conciliation court services. (b) An agreement between two or more courts for the operation of a joint family conciliation court service may provide that one participating court shall be the custodian of moneys made available for the purposes of the joint […]
Section 1830.
1830. (a) When a controversy exists between spouses, or when a controversy relating to child custody or visitation exists between parents regardless of their marital status, and the controversy may, unless a reconciliation is achieved, result in dissolution of the marriage, nullity of the marriage, or legal separation of the parties, or in the disruption of […]
Section 1831.
1831. Before the filing of a proceeding for determination of custody or visitation rights, for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, either spouse or parent, or both, may file in the family conciliation court a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose […]
Section 1832.
1832. The petition shall be captioned substantially as follows: In the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of ____ Upon the petition of ⎫ ⎪ Petition for (Petitioner) ⎪ Conciliation And concerning ⎬ (Under the Family and ⎪ Conciliation ⎪ Court Law) _____________ , Respondents ⎭ To the Family […]
Section 1833.
1833. The petition shall: (a) Allege that a controversy exists between the spouses or parents and request the aid of the court to effect a reconciliation or an amicable settlement of the controversy. (b) State the name and age of each minor child whose welfare may be affected by the controversy. (c) State the name and address of […]
Section 1834.
1834. (a) The clerk of the court shall provide, at the expense of the court, blank forms for petitions for filing pursuant to this part. (b) The probation officers of the county and the attachés and employees of the family conciliation court shall assist a person in the preparation and presentation of a petition under this part […]
Section 1835.
1835. No fee shall be charged by any officer for filing the petition. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
Section 1836.
1836. (a) The court shall fix a reasonable time and place for hearing on the petition. The court shall cause notice to be given to the respondents of the filing of the petition and of the time and place of the hearing that the court deems necessary. (b) The court may, when it deems it necessary, issue […]
Section 1837.
1837. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for the purpose of conducting hearings pursuant to this part, the family conciliation court may be convened at any time and place within the county, and the hearing may be had in chambers or otherwise. (b) The time and place for hearing shall not be different from the time […]
Section 1838.
1838. (a) The hearing shall be conducted informally as a conference or a series of conferences to effect a reconciliation of the spouses or an amicable adjustment or settlement of the issues in controversy. (b) To facilitate and promote the purposes of this part, the court may, with the consent of both parties to the proceeding, recommend […]