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California Family Code

§ 3064

FAM § 3064 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 8 · Part 2 · Ch. 3
(a)The court shall refrain from making an order granting or modifying a custody order on an ex parte basis unless there has been a showing of immediate harm to the child or immediate risk that the child will be removed from the State of California.
(b)(1) “Immediate harm to the child” includes, but is not limited to, either of the following:
(A)Having a parent who has committed acts of domestic violence, if the court determines that the acts of domestic violence are of recent origin or are part of a demonstrated and continuing pattern of acts of domestic violence.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 317, Sec. 1. (AB 3072) Effective January 1, 2025.

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