Description: In 2020 the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 627 (Stats. 2021, ch. 58),1 Judicial Council–sponsored legislation that added section 2611 to the Family Code and revised various provisions of the Tribal Court Civil Money Judgment Act found in the Code of Civil Procedure. The provisions ensure that divorce or dissolution judgments issued by tribal courts that include division of pension assets are effective and, in particular, are recognized as meeting the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). AB 627 mandated that the Judicial Council adopt forms to implement the legislation.

Category: Tribal Court–State Court Forum

Item Number: SPR22-11

Deadline: May 13, 2022

File: spr22-11.pdf