Cotton, Marlene M. v. Cotton, Michael Edward

STATUS CONFERENCE TENTATIVE DECISION 09/04/2026, 9:00 a.m. Department 3

Case No. FL0004110 Petitioner: Cotton, Marlene M. Attorney: Self-Represented Respondent: Cotton, Michael Edward Attorney: Self-Represented

1. Status Conference is continued to Friday, 03/05/2027, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 3 of Superior Court of California, County of Nevada, Nevada City Branch. Please check the Court website tentative ruling page to see if a tentative ruling has been posted and if your appearance is necessary. Tentative ruling should be posted on or before 03/02/2027. Any forms listed in item 2 below shall be served and filed no later than ten (10) days before 03/05/2027. Item 3 Judgment forms are not on this schedule. Those shall be filed when a Judgment is ready to be submitted. That is usually when a written agreement has been reached.

2. The Court notes that the following are still required: a. One of the following: i. FL-120 Response and FL-141 Dec. re: Service of Declaration of Disclosure from Respondent, OR ii. Agreement that Respondent has additional time to file Response. Parties may use FL14 Family Law Stipulation (Nevada County) if signed by both parties or MC-030 Declaration if only signed by Petitioner. b. FL-141 Dec. re: Service of Declaration of Disclosure from Petitioner.

3. Judgment pack for Default with Agreement, no minor(s) When the case has been settled, the Court will also need the following forms. i. Either FL-141 Dec. re: Service of Declaration of Disclosure showing service of Final Declaration of Disclosure from each party OR FL- 144 Stipulation & Waiver of Final Declaration of Disclosure signed by both parties. The Court notes that these financial disclosures are for the protection of the parties. While the Court does not encourage a waiver of service of a Final Declaration of Disclosure, the parties may waive the Final Declaration of Disclosure.

Preliminary Disclosure cannot be waived. ii. FL-165 Request to Enter Default from Petitioner. If there is an agreement, Respondent must file FL-141 Dec. re: Service of Declaration of Disclosure. iii. FL-170 Dec. for Default or Uncontested Disso signed by one party. iv. FL-180 Judgment (Family Law) with attached fully signed and notarized Marital Settlement Agreement, any other applicable agreement forms.

v. FL-190 Notice of Entry of Judgment (Family Law) with a stamped envelope addressed to each party.

4. The standard terms listed at the top of the tentative decision posting are incorporated by reference. __________________________________________________________________