Description: The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee proposes amending one rule of court, effective January 1, 2024, to implement Senate Bill 107 (Stats. 2022, ch. 810). SB 107 amends Family Code sections 3421 and 3424 and adopts a new public policy in Family Code section 3453.5 that supports a parent’s ability to seek gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care for a child in the state of California without penalty. The proposed amendments to the rule would provide procedures for situations in which a parent seeks emergency child custody orders in family court because the laws of another state prohibit that parent from providing gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care for their child.

Category: Family Law

Item Number: SPR23-16

Deadline: May 12, 2023

File: spr23-16.pdf