{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"5700.306","citation":"Fam. Code, § 5700.306","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. SUPPORT [3500. - 5700.905.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 6. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act [5700.101. - 5700.905.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Civil Provisions of General Application [5700.301. - 5700.319.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-6/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5.   (SB 646)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.</p>","text":"If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/civil-provisions-of-general-application-5700-306","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}