California : Family Code: 2020-2026
(provided by Divorce Source, Inc.)
Published 5.20.98
2020. A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and served on
the petitioner within 30 days of the date of the service on the
respondent of a copy of the petition and summons.
2021. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the court may order that a
person who claims an interest in the proceeding be joined as a party
to the proceeding in accordance with rules adopted by the Judicial
Council pursuant to Section 211.
(b) An employee benefit plan may be joined as a party only in
accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2060).
2022. (a) Evidence collected by eavesdropping in violation of
Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of Title 15 of Part 1 of
the Penal Code is inadmissible.
(b) If it appears that a violation described in subdivision (a)
exists, the court may refer the matter to the proper authority for
investigation and prosecution.
2023. (a) On a determination that payment of an obligation of a
party would benefit either party or a child for whom support may be
ordered, the court may order one of the parties to pay the
obligation, or a portion thereof, directly to the creditor.
(b) The creditor has no right to enforce the order made under this
section, nor are the creditor's rights affected by the determination
made under this section.
2024. (a) A petition for dissolution of marriage, nullity of
marriage, or legal separation of the parties, or a joint petition for
summary dissolution of marriage, shall contain the following notice:
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"Please review your will, insurance policies, retirement benefit
plans, credit cards, other credit accounts and credit reports, and
other matters that you may want to change in view of the dissolution
or annulment of your marriage, or your legal separation. However,
some changes may require the agreement of your spouse or a court
order (see Part 3 (commencing with Section 231) of Division 2 of the
Family Code). Dissolution or annulment of your marriage may
automatically change a disposition made by your will to your former
spouse."
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"Please review your will, insurance policies, retirement benefit
plans, credit cards, other credit accounts and credit reports, and
other matters that you may want to change in view of the dissolution
or annulment of your marriage, or your legal separation. Dissolution
or annulment of your marriage may automatically change a disposition
made by your will to your former spouse."
2026. The reconciliation of the parties, whether conditional or unconditional, is an ameliorating factor to be considered by the court in considering a contempt of an existing court order.
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