{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"2345","citation":"Fam. Code, § 2345","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 3. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND LEGAL SEPARATION [2300. - 2452.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. General Procedural Provisions [2330. - 2348.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The court may not render a judgment of the legal separation of the parties without the consent of both parties unless one party has not made a general appearance and the petition is one for legal separation.</p>","text":"The court may not render a judgment of the legal separation of the parties without the consent of both parties unless one party has not made a general appearance and the petition is one for legal separation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-procedural-provisions-2345","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}