Family Code section 2124

The negligence of an attorney shall not be imputed to a client to bar an order setting aside a judgment, unless the court finds that the client knew, or should have known, of the attorney’s negligence and unreasonably failed to self-protect.

Source: Section 2124, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2124. (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Aug. 31, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_2124

Original Source: Section 2124, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2124. (last accessed May 12, 2025).