{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-2021","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 2021","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the court may order that a person who claims an interest in the proceeding be joined as a party to the proceeding in accordance with rules adopted by the Judicial Council pursuant to Section 211.\n(b) An employee benefit plan may be joined as a party only in accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2060).","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 6. NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION [2000. - 2452.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [2000. - 2129.]","CHAPTER 3. Procedural Provisions [2020. - 2026.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c408740a5e2a13b2bafa9e3309338118ea408712010f20276ea03435e5223313","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-2020","next":"us-ca/fam-2022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}