Existing law requires each party to a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties to serve on the other party a preliminary declaration of disclosure of assets, as specified, and a final declaration of disclosure, as specified, unless service of the final disclosure is waived. Existing law requires each party to serve a preliminary declaration of disclosure after or concurrently with service of the petition for dissolution or nullity of marriage, or legal separation of the parties. If a party fails to serve a preliminary or final declaration of disclosure, as specified, or fails to provide information required in those declarations with sufficient particularity, if the other party has served the respective declaration of disclosure, and if the noncomplying party also fails to comply with a request for the preparation of the appropriate declaration of disclosure or further particularity, existing law authorizes the complying party to file a motion to compel a further response or for an order preventing the noncomplying party from presenting evidence on issues that should have been covered in the declaration of disclosure.
California AB 459 (20092010) — Dissolution: disclosure.
Existing law requires each party to a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties to serve on the other party a preliminary declaration of disclosure of assets, as specified, and a final declaration of disclosure, as specified, unless service of the final disclosure is waived. Existing law requires each party to serve a preliminary declaration of disclosure after or concurrently with service of the petition for dissolution or nullity of marriage, or legal separation of the parties. If a party fails to serve a preliminary or final declaration of disclosure, as specified, or fails to provide information required in those declarations with sufficient particularity, if the other party has served the respective declaration of disclosure, and if the noncomplying party also fails to comply with a request for the preparation of the appropriate declaration of disclosure or further particularity, existing law authorizes the complying party to file a motion to compel a further response or for an order preventing the noncomplying party from presenting evidence on issues that should have been covered in the declaration of disclosure.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-24 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2009-02-25 From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
2009-03-12 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2009-04-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (March 31). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-04-13 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-04-14 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2009-04-16 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 939.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-04-16 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-04-30 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2009-06-11 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 9). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-06-15 Read second time, amended, and to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-06-16 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-06-22 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1377.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-06-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-06-25 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2263.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2009-06-30 Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2009-07-01 Withdrawn from Governor.
2009-07-01 Ordered returned to enrollment.
2009-07-30 Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2009-08-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2009-08-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 110, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e8028cab-9a23-4cb6-bc53-7047ff3f7ce7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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