{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-3023","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 3023","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"716831f2103498d99faa0456ad346d5ceb4f7c08e8c66d9a4729596d01a608e8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-3022.5","next":"us-ca/fam-3024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}