Rule 5.170. Matters not requiring notice to other parties
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.170
Current text effective January 1, 2013.
The courts may consider a party's request for order on the following issues without notice to the other parties or personal appearance at a hearing:
#(1) Applications to restore a former name after judgment;
#(2) Stipulations by the parties;
#(3) An order or judgment after a default court hearing;
#(4) An earnings assignment order based on an existing support order;
#(5) An order for service of summons by publication or posting;
#(6) An order or judgment that the other party or opposing counsel approved or agreed not to oppose; and
#(7) Application for an order waiving filing fees.
#History
Rule 5.170 adopted effective January 1, 2013.
#History
Title 5, Family and Juvenile Rules-Division 1, Family Rules-Chapter 8, Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Proceedings; adopted January 1, 2013.
#History
Title 5, Family and Juvenile Rules-Division 1, Family Rules-Chapter 8, Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Proceedings-Article 1, Child Custody Mediation; adopted January 1, 2013.
What this rule requires
Service and Proof of Service Rules
(1) Applications to restore a former name after judgment;
(2) Stipulations by the parties;
(3) An order or judgment after a default court hearing;
(4) An earnings assignment order based on an existing support order;
(5) An order for service of summons by publication or posting;
(6) An order or judgment that the other party or opposing counsel approved or agreed not to oppose; and
(7) Application for an order waiving filing fees.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.