CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Trials/Requests for Orders
.........Size of Estate
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C/P less than $5,000 need not be equally divided if other party cannot be located.

Where total value of c/p is $50,000 or less, court may order case to arbitration.

Family law courts should give ample attention to small claims.