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California · Through 2026-09-13

FAM § 3193

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Family Code - FAM
  2. DIVISION 8. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN [3000. - 3465.]
  3. PART 2. RIGHT TO CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILD [3020. - 3204.]
  4. CHAPTER 12. Counseling of Parents and Child [3190. - 3193.]

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a court shall not order family reunification treatments, programs, or services, including, but not limited to, camps, workshops, therapeutic vacations, or educational programs that, as a condition of enrollment or participation, require or result in any of the following:

(1) A no-contact order.

(2) An overnight, out-of-state, or multiday stay.

(3) A transfer of physical or legal custody of the child.

(4) The use of private youth transporters or private transportation agents engaged in the use of force, threat of force, physical obstruction, acutely distressing circumstances, or circumstances that place the safety of the child at risk.

(5) The use of threats of physical force, undue coercion, verbal abuse, isolation from the child’s family, community, or other sources of support, or other acutely distressing circumstances.

(b) This section does not affect the applicability of Section 16507 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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