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Chapter 14: Default Proceedings and Judgments

California Rules of Court — Family and Juvenile Rules – 2026

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Division 1: Family Rules Article 1: General Provisions Article 3: Appearance by Telephone Article 4: Discovery Article 1: Parties to Proceedings Article 2: Joinder of Parties Article 3: Employee Pension Benefit Plan Article 1: Filing Fees and Fee Waivers Article 2: Special Procedures Article 1: Summonses, Notices, and Declarations Article 2: Initial Pleadings Article 3: Service of Papers Article 4: Manner of Service Article 5: Pleadings and Amended Pleadings Article 6: Specific Proceedings Chapter 5: Family Centered Case Resolution Plans Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Filing and Service Article 3: Meet-and-Confer Conferences Article 4: Evidence at Hearings Article 5: Reporting and Preparation of Order After Hearing Article 6: Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings Article 1: Request for Emergency Orders (Ex parte Orders) Article 2: Notice, Service, Appearance Article 3: Procedural Matters Not Requiring Notice (Non-Emergency Orders) Article 1: Child Custody Mediation Article 2: Child Custody Investigations and Evaluations Article 3: Ex parte Communication Article 4: Counsel Appointed to Represent a Child Article 5: Children's Participation in Family Court Article 6: Virtual Visitation Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Certification of Statewide Uniform Guideline Support Calculators Chapter 10: Government Child Support Cases (Title IV-D Support Cases) Article 1: Domestic Violence Prevention Act Cases Article 2: Tribal Court Protective Orders Article 1: Separate Trials Article 2: Interlocutory Appeals Chapter 13: Trials and Long-Cause Hearings Chapter 14: Default Proceedings and Judgments Chapter 15: Settlement Services Article 1: Limited Scope Representation Article 2: Attorney's Fees and Costs Chapter 18: Court Coordination Rules Article 1: General Provisions
Rule 5.401 Default Rule 5.402 Request for default; forms Rule 5.405 Judgment checklists Rule 5.407 Review of default and uncontested judgments submitted on the basis of declaration under Family Code section 2336 Rule 5.409 Default and uncontested judgment hearings on judgments submitted on the basis of declarations under Family Code section 2336 Rule 5.411 Stipulated judgments Rule 5.413 Notice of entry of judgment Rule 5.415 Completion of notice of entry of judgment