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Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Statement of Decision Rules and Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 515
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Summary
Summary
Assembly Bill 515 (Stats. 2025, ch. 559) changes the procedures for requesting, preparing, and finalizing a statement of decision. To implement that law, the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee and the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommend amending two rules of court and approving two Judicial Council forms relating to statements of decision. The committees also recommend approving two additional forms for parties to use to make objections, as provided for in AB 515. The bill directs the Judicial Council to adopt or amend rules of court consistent with the statutory changes and to prepare forms that may be used to request a statement of decision and that explain the requirements for making that request.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee and the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2027:
1. Amend California Rules of Court, rules 3.1590 and 3.1591 to implement Assembly Bill 515;
2. Approve Request for Statement of Decision (form CIV-175) and Statement of Decision Information Sheet (form CIV-175-INFO), consistent with the direction in Code of Civil Procedure section 632(h); and
3. Approve Objection to Statement of Decision (form CIV-176) and Objection to Proposed Judgment (form CIV-177) to allow a party to object to a statement of decision and to allow a party to object to a proposed judgment, respectively.
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