Fam. Code, § 2345 · Chapter 4. General Procedural Provisions

Fam. Code, § 2345

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The court may not render a judgment of the legal separation of the parties without the consent of both parties unless one party has not made a general appearance and the petition is one for legal separation.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=2345.
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