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California, like many other states, has a set of laws specifying the child custody rules. In California, the California Family Code says that the court can make any order that seems necessary or proper-Sec. 3022 concerning a child that is still a minor during a divorce proceeding or afterward.

The court, when it makes decisions, is guided by several basic statutory principles. First of all, the court is assumed to keep the child's safety welfare in mind as their primary concern. The fundamental purpose of the court is to assure the child's health, safety, and welfare. This policy is a companion to the California legislature finding that child abuse and domestic violence are detrimental to children.

The court is also deemed to ensure that the child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents. This policy is OK to abandon; however, when seeing one parent would be damaging to the child's safety and welfare. When assigning custody, the court has s