{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"2020","citation":"Fam. Code, § 2020","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION [2000. - 2452.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [2000. - 2129.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Procedural Provisions [2020. - 2026.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 581, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days of the date of the service on the respondent of a copy of the petition and summons.</p>","text":"A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days of the date of the service on the respondent of a copy of the petition and summons.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/procedural-provisions-2020","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}