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CA Rules of Court
Title 5 - Family and Juvenile RulesDivision 1 - Family Rules
Chapter 14 - Default Proceedings and Judgments
Rule 5.409 - Default and uncontested hearings on judgments submitted on the basis of declarations under Family Code section 2336

Cal. R. 5.409

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Rule 5.409 - Default and uncontested hearings on judgments submitted on the basis of declarations under Family Code section 2336

The decision to hold a hearing in a case in which a judgment has been submitted on the basis of a declaration under Family Code section 2336 should be made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the court or request of a party. Courts must allow judgments in default and uncontested cases to be submitted by declaration pursuant to section 2336 and must not require that a hearing be conducted in all such cases.

Cal. R. Ct. 5.409

Rule 5.409 renumbered effective 1/1/2013; adopted as rule 5.148 effective 7/1/2012.