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General Provisions for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

September 29, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 29, 2025 2:31 am

Division 10, Part 2 of the California Family Code deals with general provisions concerning the prevention of domestic violence. Section 6220 explains that the purpose of this division is to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and...

Number of California Bills by Code – 2025 Edition

September 28, 2025 12:34 pmSeptember 28, 2025 12:34 pm

California’s 29 Codes, beginning with the Business & Professions Code and ending with the Welfare & Institutions Code, contain over 156,000 statutes. Each year, more statutes are being considered through legislation. So, how many bills introduced in 2025 affect these...

Transmutation of Marital Property in California

September 28, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 28, 2025 2:31 am

Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with transmutation of property when characterizing martial property. Section 850 provides that married persons may by agreement or transfer, with or without consideration, transmute community property...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session – 2025 Edition

September 27, 2025 12:01 pmSeptember 27, 2025 12:02 pm

In reviewing bills over this past year in the California Legislature, I compiled the chart below which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter, among...

Marine Debris

September 27, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 3, Article 3 deals with marine debris. Section 550 defines the terms “vessel” and “marine debris.” Section 551 provides that marine debris that is floating, sunk, partially sunk, or beached in or on a public waterway, public...

Some Recent Trends in California Legislative Drafting

September 26, 2025 12:47 pmSeptember 26, 2025 12:47 pm

In reviewing thousands of bills making their way through the legislative process each year, and co-teaching a course on Legislative Drafting at UC Davis King Hall School of Law for the past five years, I have noted a number of...

Notice to Insurance Carriers in Family Law Cases

September 26, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 26, 2025 2:31 am

Division 6, Part 1, Chapter 5 deals with notices to insurance carriers in nullity, dissolution, and legal separation cases. Section 2050 provides that, upon the filing of the petition, or at any time during the proceeding, a party may transmit...