California Statutes

§ 3422. — 3422. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3.)

California § 3422.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code FAMFamily Code - FAM
Div. 8.DIVISION 8. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
Part 3.PART 3. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction

This text of California § 3422. (3422. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Cal. Family Code - FAM Code § 3422. (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 3421 or 3423 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until either of the following occurs:
(1)A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships.
(2)A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.
(b)A court of this state that has made a c

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Legislative History

Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.
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