Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.169 · Article 2. Notice, Service, Appearance
Personal appearance at hearing for temporary emergency orders
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
Courts may require all parties to appear at a hearing before ruling on a request for emergency orders. Courts may also make emergency orders based on the documents submitted without requiring the parties to appear at a hearing.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 5.169 adopted effective January 1, 2013.
Title 5, Family and Juvenile Rules-Division 1, Family Rules-Chapter 7, Request for Emergency Orders (Ex Parte Orders)-Article 3, Procedural Matters Not Requiring Notice (Non-Emergency Orders); adopted January 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/five/rule5_169
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