Statute · California Family Code
Cal. Fam. Code § 3010 — General Provisions
Cal. Fam. Code § 3010
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Family Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1994-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child and the father, if presumed to be the father under Section 7611, are equally entitled to the custody of the child.
Citator
Cal. Fam. Code § 3010 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child and the father, if presumed to be the father under Section 7611, are equally entitled to the custody of the child.
(b) If one parent is dead, is unable or refuses to take custody, or has abandoned the child, the other parent is entitled to custody of the child.