SB 583, as introduced, Jackson. Family law.
Existing law authorizes, except as otherwise provided, the court to direct the trial of an issue of fact joined in a family law proceeding to be private, and to exclude all persons except the officers of the court, the parties, their witnesses, and counsel, when the court considers it necessary in the interests of justice.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 214 of the Family Code is amended to
2read:
Except as otherwise provided in this code or by court rule,
4the court may, when it considers it necessary in the interests of
5justice and the persons involved, direct the trial ofbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert anend insert issue of
6fact joined in a proceeding under this code to be private, and may
7exclude all persons except the officers of the court, the parties,
8their witnesses, and counsel.
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