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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.409
Default and uncontested judgment hearings on judgments submitted on the basis of declarations under Family Code section 2336
The decision to hold a hearing in a case in which a judgment has been submitted on the basis of a declaration under Family Code section 2336 should be made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the court or request of a party. Courts must allow judgments in default and uncontested cases to be submitted by declaration pursuant to section 2336 and must not require that a hearing be conducted in all such cases.
History
Rule 5.409 renumbered effective January 1, 2013; adopted as rule 5.148 effective July 1, 2012.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
2fa0dd9ba955a6139ff7d8760a2d191533707fafcf1dfcb466b6cbe4f1876324
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