Section 3117 Of Chapter 6. Custody Investigation And Report From California Family Law Code >> Division 8. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 6.
3117
. The Judicial Council shall, by January 1, 1999, do both of
the following:
(a) Adopt standards for full and partial court-connected
evaluations, investigations, and assessments related to child
custody.
(b) Adopt procedural guidelines for the expeditious and
cost-effective cross-examination of court-appointed investigators,
including, but not limited to, the use of electronic technology
whereby the court-appointed investigator may not need to be present
in the courtroom. These guidelines shall in no way limit the
requirement that the court-appointed investigator be available for
the purposes of cross-examination. These guidelines shall also
provide for written notification to the parties of the right to
cross-examine these investigators after the parties have had a
reasonable time to review the investigator's report.