CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Judicial Council Rules/Forms
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Judicial Council Rules prevail in Family Law proceedings over conflicting rules and statutes.

Judicial Council Forms are "adopted as rules of court."

A litigant's failure to use the Judicial Council forms does not necessarily require a court to withhold the requested relief.

Courts may not alter or ignore Judicial Council forms.

Judicial Council Rules may take precedence over statutory provisions.