Family Code section 2338

(b)

If the court determines that no dissolution should be granted, a judgment to that effect only shall be entered.

(c)

If the court determines that a dissolution should be granted, a judgment of dissolution of marriage shall be entered. After the entry of the judgment and before it becomes final, neither party has the right to dismiss the proceeding without the consent of the other.

Source: Section 2338, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2338.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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