Dissolution of marriage.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about confidential marriages that are not directly related to the changes made regarding divorce laws.

Changes to Divorce Laws

This law allows courts to shorten or remove the six-month waiting period before a divorce can be finalized if there is a good reason and makes minor updates to existing divorce laws.

What This Bill Does

• Allows courts to reduce or waive the six-month waiting period for divorces if there is a good cause shown.
• Makes technical, non-substantive changes to current divorce laws.

Who It Names or Affects

• People getting divorced
• Courts handling divorces

Terms To Know

Confidential Marriage

A type of marriage where the details are kept private and not open to public inspection.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what constitutes 'good cause' to reduce or waive the six-month waiting period.
• It is unclear how many people will be affected by these changes since it depends on individual circumstances in divorce cases.

Official Summary Text

AB 1875, as amended, Hart.
Confidential
Dissolution of
marriage.
Existing law provides for a “confidential marriage,” whereby 2 unmarried people, not minors, who have been living together as spouses, may be married. Existing law requires a confidential marriage license to be issued by the county clerk, as specified, and then returned to the county clerk after the marriage has been solemnized. Existing law requires the county clerk to maintain a confidential marriage certificate as a permanent record that is not open to public inspection except upon order of the court issued upon a showing of good cause. Existing law requires the clerk to keep an original certificate of confidential marriage for one year from the date of filing, and authorizes the clerk, after one year, to reproduce the certificate and dispose of the original, as prescribed.
Existing law governs the dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Existing law prohibits a judgment of dissolution of marriage from being made final until 6 months have expired from the date of service of a copy of the summons and petition or the date of appearance of the respondent, whichever occurs first. Existing law authorizes a court to extend the 6-month period for good cause shown. Existing law also requires a court to enter a judgment dissolving a marriage when 6 months have expired from the date of the filing of a joint petition for summary dissolution, unless a revocation has been filed.
This bill would
make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those
provisions.
additionally authorize the court to reduce or waive the 6-month period described above for good cause shown.

Current Bill Text

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