§ 212 Verified Court Pleadings Requirement

Family Code·California

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This law says that any paper you send to the court must be signed and sworn to be true.

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•Any paper you send to the court must be signed.
•You must promise that what you wrote is true.
•Lying on these papers can get you in trouble.

Example

If you file a complaint about your neighbor's noisy dog

You have to sign the complaint and promise that what you wrote is true. If you lie, you can get in trouble.

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§ 212 Verified Court Pleadings Requirement

A petition, response, application, opposition, or other pleading filed with the court under this code shall be verified. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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petition response application opposition pleading verified

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 212.

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