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DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP 7500-7962›PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL 7800-7895›CHAPTER 3. Procedure 7840-7895›ARTICLE 6. Notice of Proceeding and Attendance at Hearing 7880-7884

§ 7883

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

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.

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

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