Prob. Code, § 1419.5 · Chapter 1. Short Title and Definitions
Prob. Code, § 1419.5
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“Custodial parent” means the parent who either (a) has been awarded sole legal and physical custody of the child in another proceeding, or (b) with whom the child resides if there is currently no operative custody order. If the child resides with both parents, then they are jointly the custodial parent.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 978, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.
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