Description:
To implement Senate Bill 599 (Caballero; Stats. 2023, ch. 493) and Assembly Bill 3072 (Petrie-
Norris; Stats. 2024, ch. 317), the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee proposes
revising domestic violence restraining order and family law forms, adopting a new rule of court,
and amending a standard of Judicial Administration. The committee also proposes minor
technical changes to two domestic violence information forms.
Category: Family Law
Item Number: SPR25-25
Deadline: May 23, 2025
File: spr25-25.pdf
Description: The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee proposes amending one rule of court, effective January 1, 2024, to implement Senate Bill 107 (Stats. 2022, ch. 810). SB 107 amends Family Code sections 3421 and 3424 and adopts a new public policy in Family Code section 3453.5 that supports a parent’s ability to seek gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care for a child in the state of California without penalty. The proposed amendments to the rule would provide procedures for situations in which a parent seeks emergency child custody orders in family court because the laws of another state prohibit that parent from providing gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care for their child.
Category: Family Law
Item Number: SPR23-16
Deadline: May 12, 2023
File: spr23-16.pdf
Description: The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends revising two family law summary dissolution forms, which are mandated by Family Code section 2400, to reflect an increase in the California Consumer Price Index. The committee also proposes additional changes to the forms to respond to issues raised by court professionals that would help joint petitioners more accurately complete and file the forms needed to request a summary dissolution judgment.
Category: Family Law
Item Number: SPR23-15
Deadline: May 12, 2023
File: spr23-15.pdf