California Family Code

§ 3103

FAM § 3103 Effective Jan 1, 1994Div. 8 · Part 2 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a proceeding described in Section 3021, the court may grant reasonable visitation to a grandparent of a minor child of a party to the proceeding if the court determines that visitation by the grandparent is in the best interest of the child.

(b)If a protective order as defined in Section 6218 has been directed to the grandparent during the pendency of the proceeding, the court shall consider whether the best interest of the child requires that visitation by the grandparent be denied.

(c)The petitioner shall give notice of the petition to each of the parents of the child, any stepparent, and any person who has physical custody of the child, by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the person’s last known address, or to the attorneys of record of the parties to the proceeding.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219) by Stats. 1993, Ch. 832, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.