Section 3448 Of Chapter 3. Enforcement From California Family Law Code >> Division 8. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3.
3448
. (a) A petition under this chapter must be verified. Certified
copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order
confirming registration must be attached to the petition. A copy of a
certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original.
(b) A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination
must state all of the following:
(1) Whether the court that issued the determination identified the
jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and,
if so, what the basis was.
(2) Whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has
been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court whose decision must be
enforced under this part and, if so, identify the court, the case
number, and the nature of the proceeding.
(3) Whether any proceeding has been commenced that could affect
the current proceeding, including proceedings relating to domestic
violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and
adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the
nature of the proceeding.
(4) The present physical address of the child and the respondent,
if known.
(5) Whether relief in addition to the immediate physical custody
of the child and attorney's fees is sought, including a request for
assistance from law enforcement officials and, if so, the relief
sought.
(6) If the child custody determination has been registered and
confirmed under Section 3445, the date and place of registration.
(c) Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an order
directing the respondent to appear in person with or without the
child at a hearing and may enter any order necessary to ensure the
safety of the parties and the child. The hearing must be held on the
next judicial day after service of the order unless that date is
impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the
first judicial day possible. The court may extend the date of hearing
at the request of the petitioner.
(d) An order issued under subdivision (c) must state the time and
place of the hearing and advise the respondent that, at the hearing,
the court will order that the petitioner may take immediate physical
custody of the child and the payment of fees, costs, and expenses
under Section 3452, and may schedule a hearing to determine whether
further relief is appropriate, unless the respondent appears and
establishes either of the following:
(1) That the child custody determination has not been registered
and confirmed under Section 3445 and all of the following are true:
(A) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 3421).
(B) The child custody determination for which enforcement is
sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having
jurisdiction to do so under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421).
(C) The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not
given in accordance with the standards of Section 3408, in the
proceedings before the court that issued the order for which
enforcement is sought.
(2) That the child custody determination for which enforcement is
sought was registered and confirmed under Section 3445, but has been
vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having
jurisdiction to do so under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421).