CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Federal Jurisdiction
.........Jurisdiction Declined
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A plaintiff may not evade the federal domestic relations exception simply by filing her diversity case against a corporate entity associated with her ex-spouse.

Federal courts traditionally decline jurisdiction in domestic relations cases when core issue involves status of parent and child or husband and wife.

Issues dealing with care, custody and control of minors are traditionally reserved for states.

Federal courts abstain when primary issue concerns status of parent and child or husband and wife.