Cal. FAM § 2611
This is the official text of Cal. FAM § 2611, part of California’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, domestic violence protections, and adoption. This particular section falls under Division 7, “Division of Property.”
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(a) A final order of a tribal court that creates or recognizes the existence of the right of a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of a participant in a retirement plan or other plan of deferred compensation to receive all or a portion of the benefits payable with respect to such plan participant, and that relates to the provision of child support, spousal support payments, or marital property rights to such spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent, that is filed in accordance with Section 1733.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be recognized as an order made pursuant to the domestic relations laws of this state.
(b) The filing of the tribal court order does not confer any jurisdiction on a court of this state to modify or enforce the tribal court order.
(b) The filing of the tribal court order does not confer any jurisdiction on a court of this state to modify or enforce the tribal court order.
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