California Family Code

§ 2342.5

FAM § 2342.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(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 2330 and 2331, for identification purposes, including, but not limited to, identification on a Judicial Council form, the first joint petitioner shall be deemed petitioner and the other joint petitioner shall be deemed respondent.

(2)A joint summons shall include the temporary restraining order required by Section 2040.

(3)Section 412.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not apply to a joint summons.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 190, Sec. 4. (SB 1427) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.