Family
Jul. 7, 2026
Custody disputes increasingly cross borders in California family courts
California family courts are increasingly being asked to resolve custody disputes that span countries, languages and cultures-- resulting in custody arrangements fundamentally different from those of past decades.
California family courts increasingly confront custody disputes where "home" means two countries, school calendars span multiple time zones and a child's extended family speaks three languages across continents. These are not edge cases--they are the new normal in a state where nearly half of all children have at least one immigrant parent. Marisol Cuellar Mejia and Hans Johnson, "Immigrants in California," Public Policy Inst. of Cal. 1 (Jan. 2026).
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