Legal Opinion
Ocegueda v. Perreira
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 2015No. C073176PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RAYE, P. J.
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), adopted by California as Family Code section 3400 et seq., prescribes when a state court has jurisdiction to make an initial custody determination. Family Code section 3402, subdivision (g) provides with respect to a child less than six months of age that jurisdiction rests in the state in which the child “lived” from birth with a parent or a person acting as a parent. That state is denominated the child’s “home state.” While other jurisdictional options are provided, home state jurisdiction is paramount.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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