To implement Senate Bill 1427 (Stats. 2024, ch. 190), the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory
Committee proposes that the Judicial Council amend four rules of court, adopt three mandatory
forms, and approve two optional forms. Effective January 1, 2026, SB 1427 authorizes parties
who do not qualify to use the current summary dissolution process to file a joint summons and a
joint petition to ask the court for a dissolution of the marriage or domestic partnership or for a
legal separation. The legislation requires the Judicial Council to adopt or amend any rules or
forms necessary for implementation.