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California Pleadings Demanding Relief

October 16, 2025 2:30 amOctober 16, 2025 2:31 am

Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 2 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with pleadings demanding relief in civil actions. Article 1 contains general provisions. Section 425.10 requires a complaint or cross-complaint to contain two specified items. Section 425.11...

Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken – 2025 Edition

October 15, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 15, 2025 2:01 pm

The following research was updated in October 2025 in order to examine the major actions involving bills in the California Legislature over the few years. I examined the following five categories of information for each year, as set forth in...

Family Law Case Management

October 15, 2025 2:30 amOctober 15, 2025 2:31 am

Division 6, Part 3, Chapter 6 of the California Family Code deals with case management for dissolution of marriage and legal separation cases. Section 2450 provides that the purpose of family centered case resolution is to benefit the parties by...

2025 Session Governor Bill Signing Messages

October 14, 2025 2:09 pmOctober 14, 2025 2:09 pm

Like governors before him, Governor Gavin Newsom on occasion includes a “signing message” with bills that he has signed. Although only veto messages are specified in the California Constitution, governors have historically used signing messages to express their intent or...

Ship Masters and Cargo

October 14, 2025 2:30 amOctober 14, 2025 2:31 am

Division 4, Chapter 2 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with ship masters and cargoes. Section 800 provides that the master of a vessel is appointed by and holds his or her appointment at the pleasure of the...

Requiring a Repeal of a Statute

October 13, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 13, 2025 2:01 pm

I came across a bill during the 2025 California Legislative Session that contains the following provision: Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2031. Why does a bill contain this provision? We...

Licenses by For-Hire Vessel Operators

October 13, 2025 2:30 amOctober 13, 2025 6:16 am

Division 3, Chapter 5, Article 3 deals with for-hire vessel operators’ license. Section 760 defines the term “for-hire vessel” with two specified exceptions. Section 761 provides that no for-hire vessel, while carrying passengers for hire, is to be operated or...