Forms
You may not need all of these forms. Or you may need more forms. If you are not sure which forms to use, talk to your family law facilitator, self-help center, or a lawyer. Click for help finding a lawyer.
NOTE: All California courts use the same basic set of forms. But some courts have special, local forms, too. To see if you will need any special, local forms, contact your court clerk or check your court’s website. The forms may be posted on their site. If not, the site will list the address and phone number of your local courthouse.
To download a form (in PDF format), click on the form number in the appropriate table. If the form you need is fillable, you will be able to fill and print it out.
Forms - Filing for Divorce or Separation
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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Petition — Marriage/Domestic Partnership |
To start a divorce or legal separation when you are married, registered domestic partners, or both. Lists dates, children, property, and debts. Click for the information sheet on the Legal Steps for a Divorce or Legal Separation (FL-107-INFO). |
Legal Steps for a Divorce or Legal Separation (FL-107-INFO). |
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| Summons (Family Law) | FL-110 | Tells your spouse or domestic partner that a court case has started and what will happen if he or she does not respond in 30 days. | |
| Proof of Service of Summons (Family Law — Uniform Parentage — Custody and Support) | FL-115 | Tells the court you had the papers served on your spouse or domestic partner | |
| If you have children under the age of 18 with your spouse or domestic partner, fill out Form FL-105 and file it with your petition: | |||
| Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) | FL-105/GC-120 | Tells the judge who the children have been living with and if any other custody orders exist that involve this case. | Instructions for Form FL-105 |
| Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment | Form FL-311 | Optional form, but it may help you ensure you do not leave anything out of your request. | |
| If you need more room on your petition to list your property and debts, use the following form: | |||
| Property Declaration (Family Law) | FL-160 | Lists each item of property and debt and whether you think it is community or separate property | |
Click for information on fee waivers.
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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| Declaration of Disclosure | FL-140 | Cover sheet listing all attachments included with your preliminary disclosure. | |
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Income and Expense Declaration |
Gives your financial information to the court and to your spouse or domestic partner. |
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Schedule of Assets and Debts or a Property Declaration |
List of your property and debts. You can choose either form. | ||
| Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure | FL-141 | This form tells the court you sent your disclosure documents as required. This is the only financial disclosure-related form you have to file with the court. |
Forms - Responding to Divorce or Separation
| Form Name | Form Number | Instructions |
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Response — Marriage\Domestic Partnership |
Click to see Legal Steps for a Divorce or Legal Separation (FL-107-INFO). |
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| Proof of Personal Service | FL-330 | For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Personal Service (Form FL-330-INFO). |
| Proof of Service by Mail | FL-335 | For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Service by Mail (Form FL-335-INFO). |
Click for more information on fee waivers.
If you have children with your spouse or domestic partner, fill out:
| Form Name | Form Number | Instructions |
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| Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) | Form FL-105/GC-120 | Instructions for Form FL-105 |
| Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment | Form FL-311 | Optional form, but it may help you ensure you do not leave anything out of your request. |
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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| Declaration of Disclosure | FL-140 | Cover sheet listing all attachments included with your preliminary disclosure. | |
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Income and Expense Declaration |
Gives your financial information to the court and to your spouse or domestic partner. |
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Schedule of Assets and Debts or a Property Declaration |
List of your property and debts. You can choose either form. | ||
| Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure | FL-141 | This form tells the court you sent your disclosure documents as required. This is the only financial disclosure-related form you have to file with the court. |
Forms - Completing a Divorce or Legal Separation
To download a form (in PDF format), click on the form number in the table below.
The petitioner (the spouse/partner that started the case) MUST fill out these forms:
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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| Request to Enter Default (Family Law — Uniform Parentage) | FL-165 | Informs your spouse or domestic partner that you plan to get a default judgment. | Instructions for Form FL-165 |
| Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution or Legal Separation | FL-170 | Informs the court that you met the legal requirements to ask for a default judgment. | |
| Notice of Entry of Judgment (Family Law — Uniform Parentage — Custody and Support) | FL-190 | This form lists the type of judgment granted (divorce, legal separation, annulment), date marital or domestic partnership status changed, and when final judgment was entered. | Instructions for Form FL-190 |
| Judgment (Family Law) | FL-180 | Cover sheet with attachments that you prepare on blank paper stating the judgment terms or form attachments. | If you and your spouse or domestic partner have signed a notarized settlement agreement or stipulated judgment, attach it to Form FL-180. |
If you (the petitioner) are asking for child custody or visitation orders, also fill out and file the following form:
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose |
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| Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Order Attachment | FL-341 | Lists the child custody and visitation orders you want. |
If you are asking for support orders in the judgment, also include and file the following forms:
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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| Income and Expense Declaration | FL-150 | Used to calculate support and ask for cost reimbursements. Attach it if your court requires it, or if you want to ask for spousal, partner, or child support. Also attach it if you have been married or in a domestic partnership for 10 years or more. |
Attach a copy of your pay stubs for the last 2 months or a recent profit and loss statement if you are self-employed or own rental property. |
| Spousal or Partner Support Declaration Attachment | FL-157 | This form is optional but it helps you make sure you give the judge all the information he or she will need, according to the law, to make a decision about spousal or partner support. | |
| Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment (Family Law) | FL-343 | Lists the spousal, partner, and family support orders you want. | |
| Child Support Information and Order Attachment | FL-342 | Lists the child support orders you want. | Instructions for Form FL-342 |
| Notice of Rights and Responsibilities — Health-Care Costs and Reimbursement Procedures and Information Sheet on Changing a Child Support Order | FL-192 |
Explains how to handle your children’s health-care costs. Explains how to change the support order in the future. |
If you have a child support order, you should read and must attach this form to your judgment form, Form FL-180. |
| Child Support Case Registry Form | FL-191 | Registers the case in a national registry to help with enforcement. | Instructions are included with this form. |
| Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support (Family Law) | FL-435 | Used to order the paying person’s employer to withhold spousal/partner support from the paycheck and send it to the other spouse or domestic partner. |
Instructions for Form FL-435 When filling out Form FL-435, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. |
| Income Withholding for Support | FL-195 | Used to order the paying person’s employer to withhold child and spousal or partner support from the paycheck and send it to the other spouse or domestic partner. |
Income Withholding for Support When filling out Form FL-195, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. |
To download a form (in PDF format), click on the form number in the table below.
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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Request to Enter Default (Family Law — Uniform Parentage) OR Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers (Family Law — Uniform Parentage — Custody and Support) |
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Informs your spouse or domestic partner that you plan to get a default judgment. Tells the court your spouse or domestic partner (the respondent) is making an “appearance” in the case and agrees to waive certain rights and go ahead as an uncontested case. The respondent must sign it. |
Instructions for Form FL-165 |
| Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution or Legal Separation | FL-170 | Informs the court that you met the legal requirements to ask for a default judgment. | |
| Notice of Entry of Judgment (Family Law — Uniform Parentage — Custody and Support) | FL-190 | This form lists the type of judgment granted (divorce, legal separation, annulment), date marital or domestic partnership status changed, and when final judgment was entered. | Instructions for Form FL-190 |
| Judgment (Family Law) | FL-180 | Cover sheet with attachments that you prepare on blank paper stating the judgment terms or form attachments. | Make sure you attach the notarized settlement agreement or stipulated judgment signed by you and your spouse or domestic partner. |
If you (the petitioner) are asking for child custody or visitation orders, also fill out and file the following form:
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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| Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Order Attachment | FL-341 | Lists the child custody and visitation orders you want. |
If you are asking for support orders in the judgment, also include and file the following forms:
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose | Instructions |
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| Income and Expense Declaration | FL-150 | Used to calculate support and ask for cost reimbursements. Attach it if your court requires it, or if you want to ask for spousal, partner, or child support. Also attach it if you have been married or domestic partners for 10 years or more. |
Attach a copy of your pay stubs for the last 2 months or a recent profit and loss statement if you are self-employed or own rental property. |
| Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment | FL-343 | Lists the spousal, partner, and family support orders you want. | |
| Child Support Information and Order Attachment | FL-342 | Lists the child support orders you want. | Instructions for Form FL-342 |
| Notice of Rights and Responsibilities — Health-Care Costs and Reimbursement Procedures and Information Sheet on Changing a Child Support Order | FL-192 |
Explains how to handle your children’s health-care costs. Explains how to change the support order in the future. |
If you have a child support order, you should read and must attach this form to your judgment form, Form FL-180. |
| Child Support Case Registry Form | FL-191 | Registers the case in a national registry to help with enforcement. | Instructions are included with this form. |
| Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support (Family Law) | FL-435 | Used to order the paying person’s employer to withhold spousal/partner support from the paycheck and send it to the other spouse or domestic partner. |
Instructions for Form FL-435 When filling out Form FL-435, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. |
| Income Withholding for Support | FL-195 | Used to order the paying person’s employer to withhold child and spousal or partner support from the paycheck and send it to the other spouse or domestic partner. |
Income Withholding for Support When filling out Form FL-195, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. |
If there is separate property or debt, or community property or debt to divide in the judgment, complete the following form:
| Form Name | Form Number | Purpose |
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| Property Declaration (Family Law) | FL-160 | Used to list separate property, community property, and debts. |
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Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers (Family Law — Uniform Parentage — Custody and Support) |
Tells the court your spouse or domestic partner (the respondent) is making an “appearance” in the case and agrees to waive certain rights and go ahead as an uncontested case. The respondent must sign it. |
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Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution or Legal Separation |
Informs the court that you met the legal requirements to ask for a default judgment. | ||
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Notice of Entry of Judgment (Family Law — Uniform Parentage — Custody and Support) |
This form lists the type of judgment granted (divorce, legal separation, annulment), date marital or domestic partnership status changed, and when final judgment was entered. |
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Judgment (Family Law) |
Cover sheet with attachments that you prepare on blank paper stating the judgment terms or form attachments. |
Make sure you attach the signed settlement agreement or stipulated judgment signed by you and your spouse or domestic partner. |
If you (the petitioner) are asking for child custody or visitation orders, also fill out and file the following form:
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Form Number |
Purpose |
Instructions |
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Income and Expense Declaration |
Used to calculate support and ask for cost reimbursements. Attach it if your court requires it, or if you want to ask for spousal, partner, or child support. Also attach it if you have been married or domestic partners for 10 years or more. |
Attach a copy of your pay stubs for the last 2 months or a recent profit and loss statement if you are self-employed or own rental property. |
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Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment |
Lists the spousal, partner, and family support orders you want. |
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Child Support Information and Order Attachment |
Lists the child support orders you want. |
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Notice of Rights and Responsibilities — Health-Care Costs and Reimbursement Procedures and Information Sheet on Changing a Child Support Order |
Explains how to handle your children’s health-care costs. Explains how to change the support order in the future. |
If you have a child support order, you should read and must attach this form to your judgment form, FL-180. |
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Child Support Case Registry Form |
Registers the case in a national registry to help with enforcement. |
Instructions are included with this form. |
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Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support |
Used to order the paying person’s employer to withhold spousal/partner support from the paycheck and send it to the other spouse or domestic partner. |
Instructions for Form FL-435 Use this form if you are asking for ONLY spousal or partner support. When filling out Form FL-435, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. |
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Income Withholding for Support |
Used to order the paying person’s employer to withhold child and spousal or partner support from the paycheck and send it to the other spouse or domestic partner. |
Income Withholding for Support Use this form if you are asking for child and spousal/partner support or just child support. When filling out Form FL-195, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. |
If there is separate property or debt, or community property or debt to divide in the judgment, complete the following form(s):
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Form Name |
Form Number |
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Instructions |
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Property Declaration (Family Law) |
Used to list separate property, community property, and debts. |
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Pension Benefits — Attachment to Judgment |
Use if you or your spouse or domestic partner has a pension plan. |
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Retirement Plan Joinder — Information Sheet |
Information to help you find out if you need to join the pension plan to your divorce case and how to do it. |
Forms - Annulment
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Petition — Marriage/Domestic Partnership |
To start an annulment (nullity of marriage) when you are married or in a registered domestic partnership. Lists dates, children, property, and debts. |
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Summons (Family Law) |
Tells your spouse or domestic partner that a court case has started and what will happen if he or she does not respond in 30 days. |
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Proof of Service of Summons |
Tells the court you had the papers served on your spouse or domestic partner. |
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If you have children under the age of 18 with your spouse or domestic partner, fill out form FL-105 and file it with your petition. |
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Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) |
Tells the judge who the children have been living with and if any other custody orders exist that involve this case. |
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Click for information on fee waivers
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Response — Marriage/Domestic Partnership |
To respond to an annulment (nullity of marriage or domestic partnership) when you are married or in a registered domestic partnership. Lists dates, children, property, and debts. |
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Proof of Personal Service |
For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Personal Service (Form FL-330-INFO). |
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Proof of Service by Mail |
For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Service by Mail (Form FL-335-INFO). |
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If you have children under the age of 18 with your spouse or domestic partner, fill out form FL-105 and file it with your petition. |
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Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) |
Tells the judge who the children have been living with and if any other custody orders exist that involve this case. |
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FORMS - Asking for a Spousal/Partner Support Order
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Form Name |
Form Number |
Instructions |
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Request for Order |
Use the Information Sheet for Request for Order (Form FL-300-INFO) for information on how to fill out the Request for Order.
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Income and Expense Declaration |
You need to attach:
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| Spousal or Partner Support Declaration Attachment | FL-157 | Use this form when asking to change a spousal or partner support order made as part of the divorce or legal separation judgment, or after the judgment.
This is an optional form, so you do not have to use it but it can help you make sure you give the judge the information s/he will need. |
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Proof of Personal Service |
For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Personal Service (Form FL-330-INFO). |
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Proof of Service by Mail |
For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Service by Mail (Form FL-335-INFO). |
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Responsive Declaration to Request for Order |
Form includes instructions. Attach this form blank. |
Find more information on fee waivers.
To download a form (in PDF format), click on the form number in the table below.
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Form Name |
Form Number |
Instructions |
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Findings and Order After Hearing(Family Law — Custody and Support — Uniform Parentage) |
Cover sheet with attachments that you prepare stating the terms of the order or referencing the form attachments. | |
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Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment (Family Law) |
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Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support (Family Law) |
Use this form to garnish (assign) wages of the person ordered to pay spousal/partner support. Do NOT use if you also have a child support order. When filling out Form FL-435, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy | |
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Income Withholding for Support
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When filling out Form FL-195, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. Income Withholding for Support - Instructions (Form FL-196). Use this form if you have an order for child support AND spousal or partner support.
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Additional Page — Attach to Judicial Council Form or Other Court Paper |
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Form Name |
Form Number |
Instructions |
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Judgment (Family Law) |
Cover sheet with attachments that you prepare on blank paper stating the judgment terms or form attachments. See the Forms for Completing Your Divorce or Legal Separation to make sure you have all the forms you need. |
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Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment (Family Law) |
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Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support (Family Law) |
Use this form to garnish (assign) wages of the person ordered to pay spousal/partner support. Do NOT use if you also have a child support order. Use Form FL-195 if you have both, child AND spousal support orders. Make sure to only include the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support. The law requires it to protect their privacy. |
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Income Withholding for Support |
Income Withholding for Support Make sure to only include the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support. The law requires it to protect their privacy. |
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Additional Page — Attach to Judicial Council Form or Other Court Paper |
Forms - Changing (or Ending) a Spousal or Partner Support Order
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Form Name |
Form Number |
Instructions |
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Request for Order |
Use the Information Sheet for Request for Order (Form FL-300-INFO) for information on how to fill out the Request for Order.
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Income and Expense Declaration |
You need to attach:
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| Spousal or Partner Support Declaration Attachment | FL-157 |
Use this form when asking to change a spousal or partner support order made as part of the divorce or legal separation judgment, or after the judgment. This is an optional form, so you do not have to use it but it can help you make sure you give the judge the information s/he will need. |
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Proof of Personal Service |
For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Personal Service (Form FL-330-INFO). |
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Proof of Service by Mail |
For instructions, read Information Sheet for Proof of Service by Mail (Form FL-335-INFO). |
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Declaration OR Attached Declaration |
MC-030 or |
Use either of these forms if you need more space to describe your situation and your request. |
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Responsive Declaration to Request for Order |
Attach this form blank. |
Find more information on fee waivers.
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Form Name |
Form Number |
Instructions |
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Findings and Order After Hearing (Family Law — Custody and Support — Uniform Parentage) |
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Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment (Family Law) |
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Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support (Family Law) |
Use this form to garnish (assign) wages of the person ordered to pay spousal/partner support. Do NOT use if you also have child support order. When filling out Form FL-435, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. | |
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Income Withholding for Support
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When filling out Form FL-195, make sure to only write the last 4 digits of the social security number of the person ordered to pay support – the law requires it to protect their privacy. Income Withholding for Support - Instructions (Form FL-196). Use this form if you are asking for child support AND spousal or partner support. | |
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Additional Page — Attach to Judicial Council Form or Other Court Paper |
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