California Family Code

§ 2337

FAM § 2337 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, the court, upon noticed motion, may sever and grant an early and separate trial on the issue of the dissolution of the status of the marriage apart from other issues.

(b)A preliminary declaration of disclosure with a completed schedule of assets and debts shall be served on the nonmoving party with the noticed motion unless it has been served previously, or unless the parties stipulate in writing to defer service of the preliminary declaration of disclosure until a later time.

(c)The court may impose upon a party any of the following conditions on granting a severance of the issue of the dissolution of the status of the marriage, and in case of that party’s death, an order of any of the following conditions continues to be binding upon that party’s estate:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. (AB 139) Effective January 1, 2016.