California Family Code

§ 5700.204

FAM § 5700.204 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:

(1)the petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;

(2)the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5. (SB 646) Effective January 1, 2016.