Section 17404.2 Of Article 1. Support Obligations From California Family Law Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
17404.2
. (a) If, prior to filing, a petition or comparable pleading
pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 5700.101) of Division 9
is received by the local child support agency or the superior court
and the county in which the pleadings are received is not the
appropriate jurisdiction for trial of the action, the court or the
local child support agency shall forward the pleadings and any
accompanying documents to the appropriate court of this state or to
the jurisdiction of another state without filing the pleadings or
order of the court, and shall notify the petitioner, the California
Central Registry, and the local child support agency of the receiving
county where and when the pleading was sent.
(b) If, after a petition or comparable pleading has been filed
with the superior court of a county pursuant to Part 6 (commencing
with Section 5700.101) of Division 9, it appears that the respondent
is not or is no longer a resident of the county in which the action
has been filed, upon ex parte application by the local child support
agency or petitioner, the court shall transfer the action to the
appropriate court of this state or to the appropriate jurisdiction of
another state and shall notify the petitioner, the respondent, the
California Central Registry, and the local child support agency of
the receiving county where and when the pleading was sent.
(c) If, after entry of an order by a court of this state or an
order of another state registered in a court of this state for
enforcement or modification pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with
Section 5700.101) of Division 9, it appears that the respondent is
not or is no longer a resident of the county in which the foreign
order has been registered, upon ex parte application by the local
child support agency of the transferring or receiving county or the
petitioner, the court shall transfer the registered order and all
documents subsequently filed in that action to the appropriate court
of this state and shall notify the petitioner, the respondent, the
California Central Registry, and the local child support agency of
the transferring and receiving county where and when the registered
order and all other appropriate documents were sent. Transfer of
certified copies of documents shall meet the requirements of this
section.
(d) If, in an action initiated in a court of this state pursuant
to Part 6 (commencing with Section 5700.101) of Division 9 or a
predecessor law for interstate enforcement of support, the petitioner
is no longer a resident of the county in which the action has been
filed, upon ex parte application by the petitioner or the local child
support agency, the court shall transfer the action to the
appropriate court of this state and shall notify the responding
jurisdiction where and when the action was transferred.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c), if the respondent
becomes a resident of another county or jurisdiction after an action
or registered order has been filed pursuant to Part 6 (commencing
with Section 5700.101) of Division 9, the action may remain in the
county where the action was filed until the action is completed.