§ 1841

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

If a petition for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties is filed, the case may be transferred at any time during the pendency of the proceeding to the family conciliation court for proceedings for reconciliation of the spouses or amicable settlement of issues in controversy in accordance with this part if both of the following appear to the court:

(a)There is a minor child of the spouses, or of either of them, whose welfare may be adversely affected

by the dissolution of the marriage or the disruption of the household or a controversy involving child custody.

(b)There is some reasonable possibility of a reconciliation being effected.

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Proceedings for Conciliation

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