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Rules and Forms | Technical Changes to Family Law and Juvenile Forms (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends revising one form for use in default or uncontested divorces and one mandatory form used in termination of parental rights proceedings in dependency cases to correct technical errors.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 17, 2020:
1. Revise Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution or Legal Separation (form FL-170) to replace “Default without agreement” with “Default with agreement” in item 4b, and to change the instruction in item 5 to “(check a, b, c, or d).”
2. Revise Orders Under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 366.24, 366.26, 727.3, 727.31 (form JV-320) to insert the word “not” in item 15d.