Hi Lisa,

I appreciate you very much!  --

But I still don't understand.  I do not want to e-file the federal joint return (of course). 

So how do I get that federal joint return to California?

Or how do I get California to accept my e-filing of their CA RDP return without the federal return?

Are you saying there's some way to submit the federal return to California without submitting it to the IRS?

I just don't understand. Thanks so much.