Section 1831.

CA Fam Code § 1831 (2019) (N/A)
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Before the filing of a proceeding for determination of custody or visitation rights, for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, either spouse or parent, or both, may file in the family conciliation court a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of preserving the marriage by effecting a reconciliation between the parties, or for amicable settlement of the controversy between the spouses or parents, so as to avoid further litigation over the issue involved.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)