§ 3446

California Family Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

(b) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421), a registered child custody determination of a court of another state.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)

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