Section 5700.201 Of Chapter 2. Jurisdiction From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2.
5700.201
. (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support
order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state
may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or
the individual's guardian or conservator if:
(1) the individual is personally served with notice within this
state;
(2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by
consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a
responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to
personal jurisdiction;
(3) the individual resided with the child in this state;
(4) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal
expenses or support for the child;
(5) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or
directives of the individual;
(6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and
the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse;
(7) the individual has filed a declaration of paternity pursuant
to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7570) of Part 2 of Division 12,
maintained in this state by the Department of Child Support
Services; or
(8) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of
this state and the United States for the exercise of personal
jurisdiction.
(b) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (a)
or in any other law of this state may not be used to acquire
personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state to modify a
child-support order of another state unless the requirements of
Section 5700.611 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order,
unless the requirements of Section 5700.615 are met.