2024 California Rules of Court
Rule 5.63. Request for order to quash proceeding or responsive relief
(a) Use of terms
In a family law proceeding, the term "request for order" has the same meaning as the terms "motion" or "notice of motion" when they are used in the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Subd (a) adopted effective July 1, 2016.)
(b) Respondent's application
Within the time permitted to file a response, the respondent may move to quash the proceeding, in whole or in part, for any of the following reasons:
(1) Lack of legal capacity to sue;
(2) Prior judgment or another action pending between the same parties for the same cause;
(3) Failure to meet the residence requirement of Family Code section 2320; or
(4) Statute of limitations in Family Code section 2211.
(Subd (b) relettered effective July 1, 2016; adopted as subd (a).)
(c) Service of respondent's request for order to quash
The request for order to quash must be served in compliance with Code of Civil Procedure section 1005(b). If the respondent files a request for order to quash, no default may be entered, and the time to file a response will be extended until 15 days after service of the court's order denying the request for order to quash.
(Subd (c) amended and relettered effective July 1, 2016; adopted as subd (b).)
(d) Petitioner's application
Within 15 days after the filing of the response, the petitioner may move to quash, in whole or in part, any request for affirmative relief in the response for the grounds set forth in (a).
(Subd (d) relettered effective July 1, 2016; adopted as subd (c).)
(e) Waiver
The parties are deemed to have waived the grounds set forth in (b) if they do not file a request for order to quash within the time frame set forth.
(Subd (e) amended and relettered effective July 1, 2016; adopted as subd (d).)
(f) Relief
When a request for order to quash is granted, the court may grant leave to amend the petition or response and set a date for filing the amended pleadings. The court may also dismiss the action without leave to amend. The action may also be dismissed if the request for order has been sustained with leave to amend and the amendment is not made within the time permitted by the court.
(Subd (f) amended and relettered effective July 1, 2016; adopted as subd (e).)
Rule 5.63 amended effective July 1, 2016; adopted effective January 1, 2013.
Title 5, Family and Juvenile Rules-Division 1, Family Rules-Chapter 4, Starting and Responding to a Family Law Case; Service of Papers-Article 3, Service of Papers; adopted January 1, 2013.