{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"3010","citation":"Fam. Code, § 3010","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN [3000. - 3465.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8"},{"name":"PART 1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS [3000. - 3012.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. General Provisions [3010. - 3012.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8/part-1/chapter-2"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 115.5.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child and the father, if presumed to be the father under Section <a href=\"/fam/7611\">7611</a>, are equally entitled to the custody of the child.</p><p>(b) If one parent is dead, is unable or refuses to take custody, or has abandoned the child, the other parent is entitled to custody of the child.</p>","text":"(a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child and the father, if presumed to be the father under Section 7611, are equally entitled to the custody of the child. (b) If one parent is dead, is unable or refuses to take custody, or has abandoned the child, the other parent is entitled to custody of the child.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-provisions-3010","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}