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Exchange of Expert Witness Information

December 26, 2025 9:00 amDecember 26, 2025 9:01 am

Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 18 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with the simultaneous exchange of expert witness information. Article 1 specifies general provisions. Section 2034.010 states that this chapter does not apply to exchanges of lists of...

California Department of Child Support Services

December 24, 2025 2:55 amDecember 24, 2025 2:56 am

Division 17, Chapter 1 of the Family Code establishes the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). Article 1 provides general provisions. Section 17000 defines the following terms: “child support debt,” “child support order,” “court,” “court order,” “department,” “dependent child,” “director,”...

Mistakes in Legal Pleadings

December 23, 2025 2:00 pmDecember 23, 2025 2:01 pm

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 8 deals with variances and mistakes in civil action pleadings and amendments. Section 469 states that variance between the allegation in a pleading and the proof is not deemed material, unless...

The Division of Property Concerning Retirement Plan Benefits

December 23, 2025 2:30 amDecember 23, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Family Code, Division 7, Part 5, deals with the division of property and retirement plan benefits in this state. Section 2610 requires the court to make whatever orders are necessary or appropriate to ensure that each party...

Enforcement of the UCCJAEA

December 22, 2025 2:34 pmDecember 22, 2025 2:34 pm

California’s Family Code, in Division 8, Part 3, Chapter 3, deals with enforcement of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Section 3441 defines the terms “petitioner” and “respondent.” Section 3442 authorizes a court of this state to enforce...

Declaratory Relief

December 22, 2025 2:30 amDecember 22, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 14, Chapter 8 deals with declaratory relief in civil actions. Section 1060 provides that any person interested under a written instrument, excluding a will or a trust, or under a contract, or who...

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

December 21, 2025 2:02 pmDecember 21, 2025 2:03 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...