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Title 5: Persons Specially Invested with Ministerial Powers Relating to Courts of Justice | Chapter 1: Attorneys and Counselors at Law

California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026

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Chapter 1: Courts of Justice in General Chapter 3: Supreme Court Chapter 4: Superior Courts Article 1: Jurisdiction in Limited Civil Cases Article 2: Economic Litigation for Limited Civil Cases Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Small Claims Court Article 3: Actions Article 4: Parties Article 5: Hearing Article 6: Judgment Article 7: Motion to Vacate, Appeal, and Related Matters Article 8: Satisfaction and Enforcement of Judgment Article 9: Administration Article 1: Open Court Access Article 2: Incidental Powers and Duties of Courts Article 3: Judicial Holidays Article 4: Proceedings in Case of Absence of Judge Article 6: Seals of Courts Chapter 7: Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings Chapter 2: Powers of Judges at Chambers Chapter 3: Disqualifications of Judges Chapter 4: Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice Chapter 1: Trial Jury Selection and Management Act Chapter 2: Court Commissioners Chapter 1: Of Ministerial Officers Generally Chapter 2: Levying Officer Electronic Transactions Act Chapter 3: Phonographic Reporters [269 - 274a] Chapter 1: Attorneys and Counselors at Law
§ 283 An attorney and counselor shall have authority: 1. § 284 The attorney in an action or special proceeding may be changed at any time before or after judgment or final determination, as follows: 1. § 285 When an attorney is changed, as provided in the last section, written notice of the change and of the substitution of a new attorney, or of the appear… § 285.1 An attorney of record for any party in any civil action or proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or for a declaration of void or v… § 285.2 If a reduction in public funding for legal service materially impairs a legal service agency attorney’s ability to represent an indigent client, the c… § 285.3 The court, upon the granting of a motion for withdrawal pursuant to Section 285. § 285.4 The court, upon the granting of a motion for withdrawal pursuant to Section 285. § 286 When an attorney dies, or is removed or suspended, or ceases to act as such, a party to an action, for whom he was acting as attorney, must, before an…