Cal. Fam. Code § 2020 : CALIFORNIA FAMILY CODE — NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION — GENERAL PROVISIONS — PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS — Time for filing and service of responsive pleading TEXT PDF A responsive pleading, if any, shall be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days of the date of the service on the respondent of a copy of the petition and summons. Ca. Fam. Code § 2020 Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 581, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.