Section 2320 Of Chapter 3. Residence Requirements From California Family Law Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3.
2320
. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a judgment of
dissolution of marriage may not be entered unless one of the parties
to the marriage has been a resident of this state for six months and
of the county in which the proceeding is filed for three months next
preceding the filing of the petition.
(b) (1) A judgment for dissolution, nullity, or legal separation
of a marriage between persons of the same sex may be entered, even if
neither spouse is a resident of, or maintains a domicile in, this
state at the time the proceedings are filed, if the following apply:
(A) The marriage was entered in California.
(B) Neither party to the marriage resides in a jurisdiction that
will dissolve the marriage. If the jurisdiction does not recognize
the marriage, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
jurisdiction will not dissolve the marriage.
(2) For the purposes of this subdivision, the superior court in
the county where the marriage was entered shall be the proper court
for the proceeding. The dissolution, nullity, or legal separation
shall be adjudicated in accordance with California law.