DIVISION 6. NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION 2000-2452›PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 2000-2129›CHAPTER 3. Procedural Provisions 2020-2026
§ 2020
California Family Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days of the date of the service on the respondent of a copy of the petition and summons.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 581, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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