A judgment of legal separation of the parties does not bar a subsequent judgment of dissolution of the marriage granted pursuant to a petition for dissolution filed by either party.
Cal. Fam. Code § 2347
General Procedural Provisions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 76 Cal. App. 4th 1056 - Lahey v. Bianchi (1999)
Most recently applied in 76 Cal. App. 4th 1056 - Lahey v. Bianchi (December 1999)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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