Gov. Code, § 70671 · Article 3. Fees in Family Law Matters
Gov. Code, § 70671
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
As used in subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 70670, the term “paper” does not include any of the following:
(a) The declaration of a spouse or domestic partner filed in an order to show cause proceeding.
(b) A settlement agreement or a stipulation for judgment that is signed by a defaulted respondent and intended for incorporation in a proposed decree of dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership.
(c) A stipulation regarding the date of termination of the marital or domestic partnership status if the court has retained jurisdiction over that date.
(d) A document relating to a stipulated postjudgment modification of child support.
(e) A stipulation to modify a settlement agreement that was signed by a defaulted respondent and incorporated in a decree of dissolution if the stipulation is presented by the petitioner.
(f) A request for an order to prevent domestic violence or a responsive declaration to that request.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.
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