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DIVISION 9. SUPPORT 3500-5700.905›PART 2. CHILD SUPPORT 3900-4253›CHAPTER 2. Court-Ordered Child Support 4000-4253›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 4000-4014

§ 4003

California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

In any case in which the support of a child is at issue, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, order a separate trial on that issue. The separate trial shall be given preference over other civil cases, except matters to which special precedence may be given by law, for assigning a trial date. If the court has also ordered a separate trial on the issue of custody pursuant to Section 3023, the two issues shall be tried together.

(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 133. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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