AB 161, as amended, Campos. Restraining orders.
Existing law requires a court in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties to issue a temporary restraining order enjoining both parties from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage held for the benefit of the parties and their child or children, for whom support may be ordered. Existing law also authorizes a court in a domestic violence proceeding to issue ex parte protective orders, as specified.
This bill would specifically authorizebegin insert, on and after July 1, 2014,end insert a court in a domestic violence proceeding to issue an ex parte order restraining any party from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage held for the benefit of the parties, or their child or children, if any, for whom support may be ordered, or both.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 6325.5 is added to the Family Code, to
2read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert The court may issue an ex parte order restraining
4any party from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring,
5disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or
6other coverage held for the benefit of the parties, or their child or
7children, if any, for whom support may be ordered, or both.
8(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
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