§ 1733.1. — 1733.1. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 420, Sec. 14.)

California § 1733.1.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code CCP: Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
• Title: 11.
• Part 3.: TITLE 11. MONEY JUDGMENTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS
• Ch. 3.: CHAPTER 3. Tribal Court Civil Money Judgment Act

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(a)
(1)
If the parties to the underlying tribal court proceeding agree, the parties may file a joint application for the recognition of a tribal court order that establishes a right to child support, spousal support payments, or marital property rights to such spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of a participant in a retirement plan or other plan of deferred compensation, which order assigns all or a portion of the benefits payable with respect to the participant to an alternate payee.
(2)
If one of the parties to a tribal court order described in paragraph (1) does not agree to join in the application, the other party may proceed by having the tribal court
execute a certificate in lieu of the signature of the other party. The Judicial Council shall adopt a format for the certificate.
(3)
The application shall be on a form adopted by the Judicial Council, executed under penalty of perjury by parties to the
proceeding submitting the application.
(4)
The application shall include the name, current address, telephone number, and email address of each party, the name and mailing address of the issuing tribal court, and a certified copy of the order to be recognized.
(b)
The filing fee for an application filed under this section is one hundred dollars ($100).
(c)
An application filed pursuant to this section may be filed in the county in which either one of the parties resides.
(d)
Entry of the tribal court order under this section does not confer any jurisdiction on a court of this state to modify or enforce the tribal court
order.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 420, Sec. 14. (AB 2960) Effective January 1, 2023.