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Family Code § 7883

ARTICLE 6. Notice of Proceeding and Attendance at Hearing

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 7883Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.

If a person personally served with a citation within this state as provided in Section 7880 fails without reasonable cause to appear and abide by the order of the court, or to bring the child before the court if so required in the citation, the failure constitutes a contempt of court.