AB 2354: Family law: court reporters.

Existing law law, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, provides for the issuance of emergency protective orders and other protective orders for the prevention of domestic violence. Existing law also requires a family court to determine child custody in proceedings for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, and legal separation of the parties, petitions for exclusive custody of a child, and proceedings under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.

This bill would require the court to provide a court reporter at every hearing at which testimony is received in either a proceeding that relates to an emergency protective order or other protective order requested or issued in a case of domestic violence. child custody or a proceeding under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.