Legal Question in Family Law in California

Generally 6 months from the date the petition is filed with the court.

Six (6) months to terminate status, and if all parties agree, it can incorporate a marriage settlement agreement. The six months does not run from the date the petition was filed. The six months runs from the date that service was effected on the respondent, which would be the date that the court acquired jurisdiction over the respondent.

Roach 1. Stone 0. If you do everything as quickly as possible, and work with the court to make sure everything that needs to be reviewed by the court and placed for a hearing if necessary is pre-arranged and schduled, the divorce can be final six months after the respondant is served.