Family Code section 3004

“Joint physical custody” means that each of the parents shall have significant periods of physical custody. Joint physical custody shall be shared by the parents in such a way so as to assure a child of frequent and continuing contact with both parents, subject to Section 3011 and 3020.

Source: Section 3004, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=3004. (updated Jan. 1, 1998; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_3004

Original Source: Section 3004, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=3004. (last accessed May 12, 2025).