> [!info] Personal working space > This is my personal working space. The final version of this page is at: > https://atharkhan.com/glossary/venue/ The proper geographic place to bring a case. It differs from jurisdiction, the court’s authority over the matter. ## Working notes For divorce, [[Cal. Fam. Code § 2320]] generally requires one spouse to have lived six months in California and three months in the county. The statute includes a limited exception. A [[Court]] hearing another type of [[Action]] may apply different venue rules. Do not carry the divorce residency rule into every parentage, custody, or protective-order case. > [!tip] Interstate issues > Proper county venue does not resolve which state has custody jurisdiction.