CHAPTER 4. General Procedural Provisions [2330. - 2348.]

Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.

§§ 2330–2348 · 26 sections

§ 2330 (a) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties is commenced by filing a petition or joint petition entitled “In re the…
§ 2330.1 In any proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for legal separation of the parties, or for the support of children, the petition or complaint may list children…
§ 2330.3 (a) All dissolution actions, to the greatest extent possible, shall be assigned to the same superior court department for all purposes, in order that all…
§ 2330.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if no demand for money, property, costs, or attorney’s fees is contained in the petition and the judgment of…
§ 2331 (a) A copy of the petition, together with a copy of a summons, in a form and content approved by the Judicial Council, shall be served upon the other party to…
§ 2332 (a) If the petition for dissolution of the marriage is based on the ground of permanent legal incapacity to make decisions and the spouse who lacks legal…
§ 2333 Subject to Section 2334, if from the evidence at the hearing the court finds that there are irreconcilable differences which have caused the irremediable…
§ 2334 (a) If it appears that there is a reasonable possibility of reconciliation, the court shall continue the proceeding for the dissolution of the marriage or for…
§ 2335 Except as otherwise provided by statute, in a pleading or proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, including depositions and…
§ 2335.5 In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, where the judgment is to be entered by default, the petitioner shall provide…
§ 2336 (a) No judgment of dissolution or of legal separation of the parties may be granted upon the default of one of the parties or upon a statement or finding of…
§ 2337 (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, the court, upon noticed motion, may sever and grant an early and separate trial on the issue of the…
§ 2338 (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of the marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court shall file its decision and any statement of decision as in…
§ 2338.5 Where a judgment of dissolution or nullity of marriage or legal separation of the parties is to be granted upon the default of one of the parties: (a) The…
§ 2339 (a) Subject to subdivision (b) and to Sections 2340 to 2344, inclusive, no judgment of dissolution is final for the purpose of terminating the marriage…
§ 2340 A judgment of dissolution of marriage shall specify the date on which the judgment becomes finally effective for the purpose of terminating the marriage…
§ 2341 (a) Notwithstanding Section 2340, if an appeal is taken from the judgment or a motion for a new trial is made, the dissolution of marriage does not become…
§ 2342 Where a joint petition for summary dissolution under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2400) is thereafter revoked and either party commences a proceeding…
§ 2342.5 (a) (1) If the parties file a joint petition for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties and joint summons in accordance with Sections…
§ 2342.51 The Judicial Council shall adopt or amend any rules or forms necessary to implement Section 2342.5 on or before January 1, 2026.
§ 2343 The court may, upon notice and for good cause shown, or on stipulation of the parties, retain jurisdiction over the date of termination of the marital status,…
§ 2344 (a) The death of either party after entry of the judgment does not prevent the judgment from becoming a final judgment under Sections 2339 to 2343, inclusive.…
§ 2345 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…
§ 2346 (a) If the court determines that a judgment of dissolution of the marriage should be granted, but by mistake, negligence, or inadvertence, the judgment has not…
§ 2347 A judgment of legal separation of the parties does not bar a subsequent judgment of dissolution of the marriage granted pursuant to a petition for dissolution…
§ 2348 (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 103200 of the Health and Safety Code, the clerk of the superior court of each county shall report annually to…