Family Code Section 3010: Custody of unemancipated minor children (Formerly Civil Code Sec. 197) (a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child and the father, if presumed to be the father under Section 7611, are equally entitled to the custody of the child. (b) If one parent is dead, is unable or refuses to take custody, or has abandoned the child, the other parent is entitled to custody of the child. (Added by Stats.1993, c. 219 (A.B.1500),  115.5.) Cross References Earnings, payment to minor, see Family Code  7503. Emancipation of child, conditions, see Family Code  7002. Juvenile court, jurisdiction over children's care and custody, see Welfare And Institutions Code  300. Relinquishment of parental right of controlling child and receiving earnings, see Family Code  7504.