{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"6220","citation":"Fam. Code, § 6220","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 10. PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [6200. - 6460.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-10"},{"name":"PART 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [6220. - 6229.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-10/part-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 635, Sec. 3.   (AB 2089)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>The purpose of this division is to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and to provide for a separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence for a period sufficient to enable these persons to seek a resolution of the causes of the violence.</p>","text":"The purpose of this division is to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and to provide for a separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence for a period sufficient to enable these persons to seek a resolution of the causes of the violence.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-provisions-6220","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}