CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Jurisdiction-Subject Matter/Residency
.........In General
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Summary of Law: Domicile and residency compared.

Superior court has jurisdiction in family law matters.

Determination of place of residence.

"Lack of jurisdiction" described.

Cal. has jurisdiction over marital status of persons who are domiciled within its borders.

Before granting full faith and credit to divorce decree of another state, state may examine jurisdictional facts to see if decree state had jurisdiction.