California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. G.R. (In re G.R.), E073392 (Cal. App. 2020):
The fact that the court acted in excess of its jurisdiction does not affect our decision to affirm the judgment. Where, as here, the court has fundamental jurisdiction and a party requests or consents to an act beyond the court's power as defined by a directory provision of a statute, the party may be estopped from complaining of the ensuing action taken in excess of the court's jurisdiction. (People v. Ramirez (2008) 159
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