Family Code § 3080

CHAPTER 4. Joint Custody

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 3080Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 116.70. Effective January 1, 1994.

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.