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How a Nominal Appropriation Can Make a Budget Trailer Bill

September 16, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 16, 2025 2:01 pm

When we think of the bills included in a budget deal, we think about the Budget Bill, two or three Budget Bills Junior, and multiple budget trailer bills. How are they all intertwined and how much appropriating needs to take...

Depositions Outside of California

September 16, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 16, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 10 deals with oral depositions outside of California under the Civil Discovery Act. Section 2026.010 allows any party to obtain discovery by taking an oral deposition in another state of the...

Attorney Fees and Costs in Family Law Cases

September 15, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 15, 2025 2:31 am

Family Code Division 6, Part 1, Chapter 3.5 deals with attorneys’ fees and costs in nullity, dissolution, and legal separation cases. Section 2030 provides that, in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, or legal separation of the...

Liability for Using Pilot Services

September 14, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 14, 2025 2:31 am

In Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 4 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code, it deals with the liability of persons using pilot services in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section 1120 provides...

Is a Rule Waived or Suspended in the CA Legislature?

September 13, 2025 9:07 amSeptember 13, 2025 9:08 am

We hear most often in the California Legislature that a rule is being “waived” or that someone is seeking a “rule waiver.” However, many rules may be “dispensed with” or “suspended,” rather than waived. So, what is the correct terminology...

Procedural Provisions in Family Law Cases

September 13, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 13, 2025 9:28 am

California Family Code Division 6, Part 1, Chapter 3 deals with procedural provisions in cases of nullity, dissolution, and legal separation. Section 2020 requires a responsive pleading to be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days...

Going Past Midnight on the Last Day of Session

September 12, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 13, 2025 9:28 am

Can the Legislature continue meeting past midnight on Friday, September 12, 2025? If so, how does it do that? Joint Rule 51 deals with the Legislative Calendar and establishes the start of the Interim Recess and Joint Rule 61 deals...