{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"3080","citation":"Fam. Code, § 3080","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 2. RIGHT TO CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILD [3020. - 3204.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Joint Custody [3080. - 3089.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8/part-2/chapter-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 116.70.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>There is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint custody is in the best interest of a minor child, subject to Section <a href=\"/fam/3011\">3011</a>, where the parents have agreed to joint custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for the purpose of determining the custody of the minor child.</p>","text":"There is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint custody is in the best interest of a minor child, subject to Section 3011, where the parents have agreed to joint custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for the purpose of determining the custody of the minor child.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/joint-custody-3080","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}