California Family Code

§ 10001

FAM § 10001 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 14

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1)Child and spousal support are serious legal obligations. The entry of a child support order is frequently delayed while parents engage in protracted litigation concerning custody and visitation. The current system for obtaining child and spousal support orders is suffering because the family courts are unduly burdened with heavy case loads and do not have sufficient personnel to meet increased demands on the courts.

(2)Reports to the Legislature regarding the family law pilot projects in the Superior Courts of the Counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo indicate that the pilot projects have provided a cost-effective and efficient method for the courts to process family law cases that involve unrepresented litigants with issues concerning child support, spousal support, and health insurance.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 957, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.