2005 California Family Code Sections 2450-2452 CHAPTER 6. CASE MANAGEMENT

FAMILY.CODE
SECTION 2450-2452

2450.  (a) The purpose of case management is to provide judicial
assistance and management to the parties in actions for dissolution
of marriage for the purpose of expediting the processing of the case,
reducing the expense of litigation, and focusing on early resolution
by settlement.
   (b) On motion of a party, or on the court's own motion, the court
shall hold a preliminary status conference for the purpose of
considering whether case management shall be undertaken and a case
management plan ordered. However, no case management plan shall be
ordered absent stipulation of the parties, and the case management
plan may be terminated at any time upon stipulation of the parties or
order of the court.
   (c) On stipulation of the parties, the court shall order a case
management plan as provided in Section 2451.
2451.  A court-ordered case management plan, as stipulated by the
parties, may include all of the following:
   (a) Early neutral case evaluation.
   (b) Alternative dispute resolution.
   (c) Limitations on discovery, including temporary suspension
pending exploration of settlement.  There is a rebuttable presumption
that an attorney who carries out discovery as provided in a case
management plan has fulfilled his or her duty of care to the client
as to the existence of community property.
   (d) Use of telephone conference calls to ascertain the status of
the case, encourage cooperation, and assist counsel in reaching
agreement. However, if the court is required to issue an order other
than by stipulation, a hearing shall be held.
   (e) Use of telephone conference calls for hearing contested
motions.  These conference call hearings shall be recorded by a court
reporter.
   (f) Modification or waiver of the requirements of procedural
statutes.
   (g) The powers of the judicial officer who is managing the case
under the case management plan.
   (h) A requirement that any expert witness be selected by the
parties jointly or be appointed by the court.  However, if at any
time the court determines that the issues for which experts are
required cannot be settled under these conditions, the court shall
permit each party to employ his or her own expert.
   (i) Bifurcation of issues for trial.
   (j) A case management plan pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section
2032 or subdivision (b) of Section 2034.
   (k) Any other matters.
2452.  The Judicial Council may, by rule, modify the procedures set
forth in this chapter.


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