{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"1831","citation":"Fam. Code, § 1831","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS [1800. - 1852.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 1. FAMILY CONCILIATION COURT LAW [1800. - 1842.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-5/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Proceedings for Conciliation [1830. - 1842.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Before the filing of a proceeding for determination of custody or visitation rights, for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, either spouse or parent, or both, may file in the family conciliation court a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of preserving the marriage by effecting a reconciliation between the parties, or for amicable settlement of the controversy between the spouses or parents, so as to avoid further litigation over the issue involved.</p>","text":"Before the filing of a proceeding for determination of custody or visitation rights, for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, either spouse or parent, or both, may file in the family conciliation court a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of preserving the marriage by effecting a reconciliation between the parties, or for amicable settlement of the controversy between the spouses or parents, so as to avoid further litigation over the issue involved.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/proceedings-for-conciliation-1831","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}