CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure After Trial/Hearing
......Statement of Decision/Findings/Reasons
.........On Specific Issues
............Custody/Visitation (Cases)
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Statement of decision is required in custody cases involving Fam. Code §3044.

Plain language and absence of legal terminology in statement of reasons commendable.

Statement of reasons in joint custody decisions must be requested within a reasonable time and is less formal than statement of decision.

Statement of decision required in child custody proceedings.