Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: child custody

I will address the co-pay issue only. Please look at Family Code section 4063. Generally, to be reimbursed your ex must have made a formal demand on you within 30 days. Generally, this code section is treated as a "use it or lose it" law. If he didn't demand that you reimburse him within 30 days, showing you a copy of a receipt or cancelled check, generally courts will not hold you responsible or demand that you pay him back.

Re: child custody

Sounds like you need a lawyer whether you want one or not. Call legal aid or look for a low cost/pro bono lawyer if you can't otherwise come up with funds.

To get bank statements, you can serve a subpoena on the bank, which is extremely difficult for a non-lawyer to figure out how to do properly, or you can serve on him a request to produce documents, which you may be able to get some advice on how to do it yourself, but will you ex comply, and if not, it's too much for a non-lawyer to figure out how to enforce it?

Next, its not a 70/30, its a reference to a 730, which refers to an Evidence Code section, which is actually technically incorrect, because whoever told you that is referring to a custody evaluation and that should properly proceed under the Family Code.

To get one of those, you make the request to the judge at a hearing. You may also consider requesting minor's counsel be appointed.