Does a Respondent's failure to file a responsive brief in response to Respondent?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Rodriguez v. Smit, A154820 (Cal. App. 2020):

2. Mother's failure to file a responsive brief does not inure to father's benefit: "[W]e follow the better practice of examining the record on the basis of [Father's] brief and reversing only if prejudicial error is found. [Citations.]" (Rooz v. Kimmel (1997) 55 Cal.App.4th 573, 594, fn. 12.)

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