Cal. Family Code § 6220 : California Family Code — Prevention Of Domestic Violence — Purpose of division Date: 7 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The purpose of this division is to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and to provide for a separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence for a period sufficient to enable these persons to seek a resolution of the causes of the violence. Ca. Fam. Code § 6220 Amended by Stats 2014 ch 635 (AB 2089),s 3, eff. 1/1/2015.