CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Interstate Custody/UCCJA
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Jurisdiction: In General
.........Juris. Not Conferred by Consent or Stip.
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Consent to jurisdiction for dissolution and physical presence in state do not confer jurisdiction over custody of child, absent independent basis under UCCJA.
Subject matter jurisdiction cannot be conferred upon court by consent, waiver or estoppel.
Subject matter jurisdiction (to issue custody decree) cannot be conferred on court by consent or agreement of parties.