California Family Code 213 – (a) In a hearing on an order to show cause, or on a modification …
(a) In a hearing on an order to show cause, or on a modification thereof, or in a hearing on a motion, other than for contempt, the responding party may seek affirmative relief alternative to that requested by the moving party, on the same issues raised by the moving party, by filing a responsive declaration within the time set by statute or rules of court.
(b) This section applies in any of the following proceedings:
Terms Used In California Family Code 213
- order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
- Proceeding: includes an action. See California Family Code 110
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Support: refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section 17402. See California Family Code 150
(1) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties.
(2) A proceeding relating to a protective order described in Section 6218.
(3) Any other proceeding in which there is at issue the visitation, custody, or support of a child.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 83. Effective January 1, 1994.)