Rule 5.380. Agreement and judgment of parentage in Domestic Violence Prevention Act cases
(a) No requirement to open separate case; no filing fee
(1)
If the court accepts the agreement of parentage and issues a judgment of parentage, the court may not require a party to open a separate parentage or other type of case in which to file the judgment. The court may open a separate type of case, but the court must not charge a fee for filing the judgment of parentage in the new case.
(2)
When a judgment of parentage is filed in a Domestic Violence Prevention Act case in which a restraining order is currently in effect, no filing fee may be charged.
(b) Retention
The judgment must be retained by the court as a paternity record under Government Code section 68152.
(c) Notice of Entry of Judgment
When Agreement and Judgment of Parentage (form DV-180) is filed, the court must mail Notice of Entry of Judgment (form FL-190).
Rule 5.380 adopted effective January 1, 2012.