Amended in Assembly June 23, 2016

Amended in Senate May 31, 2016

Amended in Senate March 30, 2016

Senate BillNo. 917


Introduced by Senator Jackson

January 27, 2016


An act to add Section 219 to the Family Code, relating to family law.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 917, as amended, Jackson. Family law: court orders.

Existing law authorizes a court to issue orders relating to matters under the Family Code, including, among others, restraining orders and orders for child support.

This bill would require a court, beginning July 1, 2017,begin insert unless a shorter time period is provided by another statute,end insert within two court days after the conclusion of a hearing conducted pursuant to the Family Code, to make available to each party who is present at the hearing abegin insert written,end insert detailed, official order setting forth the basic terms of any orders that were made in open court during the hearing.begin insert The bill would authorize the official order to be provided electronically and would require, to the extent practicable, the order to be provided to all parties present at the hearing before they leave the court that day.end insert The bill would also require the Judicial Council, on or beforebegin delete January 1, 2018,end deletebegin insert July 1, 2017,end insert to adopt a rule of court and any forms necessary to implement these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 219 is added to the Family Code, to read:

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219.  

(a) begin deleteBeginning end deletebegin insertUnless a shorter time period is provided
3by another statute, beginning end insert
July 1, 2017, within two court days
4after the conclusion of a hearing conducted pursuant to this code,
5the court shall make available to each party who is present at the
6hearing abegin insert written,end insert detailed, official order setting forth the basic
7terms of any orders that were made in open court during the
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begin delete hearing.end deletebegin insert hearing. The order may be made available electronically.
9To the extent practicable, the court shall provide the order, in
10writing, to each party present at the hearing prior to the party
11leaving the court that day.end insert

12(b) This section does not require the court to prepare or provide
13a judgment of dissolution, legal separation, nullity, or parentage.

14(c) This section is not intended to impact the law governing
15statements of decisions.

16(d) This section does not preclude the court from requiring the
17parties or counsel to prepare an order, or accepting proposed orders
18or stipulations for orders from the parties or counsel at the time of
19the hearing. The court may, after providing the order described in
20subdivision (a), permit parties or counsel to submit more detailed
21orders after the hearing.

22(e) On or beforebegin delete January 1, 2018,end deletebegin insert July 1, 2017,end insert the Judicial
23Council shall adopt a rule of court and any forms necessary to
24implement this section.



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