Family Code section 5700.402

A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this part or a law or procedure substantially similar to this part.

Source: Section 5700.402, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=5700.402. (updated Jan. 1, 2016; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_5700.402

Original Source: Section 5700.402, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=5700.402. (last accessed May 12, 2025).