(a) Application (1) In a family law proceeding under the Family Code: (A) The term "request for order" has the same meaning as the terms "motion" or "notice of motion" when they are used in the Code of Civil Procedure; (B) A Request for Order (form FL-300) must be used to ask for court orders, unless another Judicial Council form has been adopted or approved for the specific request; and (C) A Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL-320) must be used to respond to the orders sought in
A person who claims or controls an interest in any matter subject to disposition in the proceeding may be joined as a party to the family law case only as provided in this chapter. (a) Applicable rules (1) All provisions of law relating to joinder of parties in civil actions generally apply to the joinder of a person as a party to a family law case, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (2) The law applicable to civil actions generally governs all pleadings, motions, and other matters pertaining
(a) Status of family law and domestic violence forms All forms adopted or approved by the Judicial Council for use in any proceeding under the Family Code, including any form in the FL, ADOPT, DV, and EJ series, are adopted as rules of court under the authority of Family Code section 211; article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution; and other applicable law. (b) Forms in nonfamily law proceedings The forms specified by this division may be used, at the option of the party, in any proceeding