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How Many Bills Are on the Inactive Files?

January 1, 2026 8:34 pmJanuary 1, 2026 8:34 pm

As we begin the second year of the 2-year Session, we need to not only be concerned with 2-year bills in policy committees, but also those pending on the Floors. While there are quite a few bills on second house Inactive...

Actions Against Usurping Public Office

January 1, 2026 2:00 pmJanuary 1, 2026 2:01 pm

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 10, Chapter 5 deals with actions for the usurpation of an office or franchise in California. Section 802 abolished the writ of sire facies. Section 803 authorizes an action to be brought by...

Voiding or Rescinding a Declaration of Minor Emancipation

January 1, 2026 4:00 amJanuary 1, 2026 4:01 am

Division 11, Part 6, Chapter 3, Article 3 of the Family Code dealing with the voiding or rescinding of a court declaration of emancipation of a minor. Section 7130 states that a declaration of emancipation obtained by fraud or by...

Location of a Missing Party in Child Custody Cases

December 31, 2025 2:00 pmDecember 31, 2025 2:01 pm

The California Family Code, in Division 8, Part 2, Chapter 8, deals with the location of a missing party or child in legal actions regarding the right to custody of minor children. Section 3130 provides that, if a petition to...

Valuation for Eminent Domain

December 31, 2025 2:55 amDecember 31, 2025 2:56 am

Part 3, Title 7, Chapter 9, Article 2 deals with the date of valuation for purposes of compensation under California’s eminent domain law. Section 1263.110 provides that, unless an earlier date of valuation is applicable under this article, if the...

Third Quiz on Where Areas of Law Are Found in the California Codes

December 30, 2025 2:00 pmDecember 30, 2025 2:01 pm

As readers may recall, almost all statutes enacted by the California Legislature are found in one of the 29 Codes (i.e., they are “codified” statutes) that contain over 155,000 sections of state law. Among those provisions, some are found in...

Management of Unclaimed Property

December 30, 2025 2:55 amDecember 30, 2025 2:56 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 3, Title 10, Chapter 4, Article 1 deals with general provisions related to the management of unclaimed property in this state. Section 1360 defines the following terms: “personal property,” “real property,” and “securities.” Section 1361...