CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Custody and Visitation
......Jurisdiction
.........Subject Matter
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  • Superior court has jurisdiction to make custody award.
  • Custody of children of annulled and dissolved marriages determined in accordance with Fam. Code.
  • The Family Code provisions relating to custody apply to the following proceedings.
  • Custody and visitation orders under UPA when party has not established parent and child relationship
  • UCCJA is exclusive method of determining a state's subject matter jurisdiction in custody cases.