Legal Question in Family Law in California

There is a lot missing from this question, but generally a state becomes a child's "home state" after six months of residing in the new state.

Mr. Walley is correct that California considers itself to have jurisdiction over a child after six months of residency. There is no time, however, that one parent cannot remove a child from the state without the consent of the other parent, unless and until a divorce or other custody proceeding is filed and served, at which time automatic temporary restraining orders take effect prohibiting either parent from removing the child from the state.