GroundRules
FAM § 3023
Where this section sits in the code
- Family Code - FAM
- DIVISION 8. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN [3000. - 3465.]
- PART 2. RIGHT TO CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILD [3020. - 3204.]
- CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [3020. - 3032.]
(a) If custody of a minor child is the sole contested issue, the case shall be given preference over other civil cases, except matters to which special precedence may be given by law, for assigning a trial date and shall be given an early hearing.
(b) If there is more than one contested issue and one of the issues is the custody of a minor child, the court, as to the issue of custody, shall order a separate trial. The separate trial shall be given preference over other civil cases, except matters to which special precedence may be given by law, for assigning a trial date.
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