California Family Code 2020 – A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and a copy served on …
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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.)
Terms Used In California Family Code 2020
- Petitioner: includes plaintiff, where appropriate. See California Family Code 126
- Respondent: includes defendant, where appropriate. See California Family Code 127
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.