California Family Code

§ 5700.207

FAM § 5700.207 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)If a proceeding is brought under this part and only one tribunal has issued a child-support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized.

(b)If a proceeding is brought under this part, and two or more child-support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state, another state, or a foreign country with regard to the same obligor and same child, a tribunal of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual obligee shall apply the following rules and by order shall determine which order controls and must be recognized:

(1)If only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this part, the order of that tribunal controls.

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Legislative history

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