§ 70671

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 121. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.

As used in subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 70670, the term “paper” does not include any of the following:

(a)The declaration of a spouse or domestic partner filed in an order to show cause proceeding.
(b)A settlement agreement or a stipulation for judgment that is signed by a defaulted respondent and intended for incorporation in a proposed decree of dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership.
(c)A stipulation regarding the date of termination of the marital or domestic partnership status if the court has retained jurisdiction over that date.
(d)A document relating to a stipulated postjudgment modification of child support.
(e)A stipulation to modify a settlement agreement that was signed by a defaulted respondent and incorporated in a decree of dissolution if the stipulation is presented by the petitioner.
(f)A request for an order to prevent domestic violence or a responsive declaration to that request.

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