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1st District Court of Appeal
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Marriage of Jenkins — Default judgment vacated where dissolution petition listed assets only as ‘to be determined’; Code of Civil Procedure section 580 limits relief in default to what was actually pleaded

First District holds that a default dissolution judgment must be vacated under Code of Civil Procedure section 580 when the petition listed assets only as ‘to be determined’ and the responding spouse lacked notice of the actual property division being sought.

4th District Court of Appeal, Division One
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In re Christian V. — Amended Juvenile Restitution Statute Did Not Apply Retroactively Where Minor’s Case Became Final Before the Effective Date

Fourth District affirms a juvenile court’s joint-and-several restitution order, holding the January 2025 amendment to Welfare and Institutions Code section 730.6 — which replaced joint-and-several liability with several liability based on percentage of fault — does not apply retroactively to a

2nd District Court of Appeal, Division Eight
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In re Reyna R. — Juvenile Court Must Consider Father’s Ability to Pay Before Requiring Professional Visitation Monitor at His Expense

Second District holds that a juvenile court ordering monitored visitation by a paid professional must first consider the parent’s ability to pay and the availability of reasonable alternatives, where the parent has timely raised an inability-to-pay objection.

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