Skip to main content
CourtGPT logoCourtGPT
Directory
Law
For Attorneys
Blog
AppointmentsSign InSign Up
§ 7883 — California Law | CourtGPT
  1. Home/
  2. Laws/
  3. California/
  4. Fam Code/
  5. Division 12 - Parent and Child Relationship/
  6. Part 4 - Freedom From Parental Custody and Control/
  7. Chapter 3 - Procedure/
  8. Article 6 - Notice of Proceeding and Attendance at Hearing/
  9. § 7883
California Legal Code

§ 7883

Ask AI about this
7883. 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.)

Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&division=12.&title=&part=4.&chapter=3.&article=6.· Version 2026