Section 2401.  


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  • (a) A proceeding for summary dissolution of the marriage shall be commenced by filing a joint petition in the form prescribed by the Judicial Council.

    (b) The petition shall be signed under oath by both the husband and the wife, and shall include all of the following:

    (1) A statement that as of the date of the filing of the joint petition all of the conditions set forth in Section 2400 have been met.

    (2) The mailing address of both the husband and the wife.

    (3) A statement whether or not the wife elects to have her maiden or former name restored, and, if so, the name to be restored.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)