Family Law Forms

Adoption Request

This form is used to officially request that a court proceed with finalizing an adoption and granting parental rights to the adoptive parents. Social workers, adoption agencies, attorneys, and prospective adoptive parents use it to formally ask the court to complete the adoption process and legally transfer custody and parental rights from birth parents or guardians to the adoptive family.

Stepparent Adoption Request

This form is used to request a stepparent adoption, which legally makes a stepparent the parent of a child and changes the child's legal relationship with that stepparent. A stepparent, parent, or their attorney uses this form to start the adoption process when a stepparent wants to legally adopt their spouse's child.

Declaration Confirming Parentage in Stepparent Adoption

This form allows someone to officially confirm that they are the biological or adoptive parent of a child in a stepparent adoption case. A stepparent, biological parent, or their lawyer uses this form to declare parentage and establish the legal relationship needed to proceed with the adoption.

Declaration Confirming Parentage in Stepparent Adoption: Gestational Surrogacy

This form allows a person to officially confirm that they are the biological or intended parent of a child in a stepparent adoption case involving a gestational surrogate. A stepparent, surrogate, or other party involved in the adoption uses this form to establish and document parentage during the legal process of adopting a child born through surrogacy.

Adoption Agreement

This form documents the agreement between parties involved in an adoption, laying out the terms and conditions that all sides have accepted regarding the adoption process. Birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoption agencies use this form to create a binding written record of their adoption arrangement and to ensure everyone understands their rights and responsibilities.

Adoption Order

This form is used to finalize an adoption by documenting the court's legal decision that a child is now the permanent child of the adoptive parent or parents. Judges, court clerks, and adoption attorneys use this form to officially complete the adoption process and create the legal parent-child relationship.

Verification of Compliance with Hague Adoption Convention Attachment

This form verifies that an adoption case has followed all the required rules and procedures of the Hague Adoption Convention, which is an international agreement that protects children in cross-border adoptions. Adoptive parents, adoption agencies, and courts use this form to document compliance and ensure the adoption process meets international custody and safety standards.

Adoption of Indian Child

This form is used to finalize the adoption of a Native American child under the Indian Child Welfare Act, which requires special protections and notice procedures. Social workers, adoption agencies, and attorneys use this form to complete the legal adoption process while ensuring compliance with federal law that prioritizes keeping Indian children connected to their tribes and families.

Parent Of Indian Child Agrees To End Parental Rights

This form is used to document a parent's agreement to give up their parental rights to a child in an adoption case involving a Native American child. Parents, adoptive parents, and tribal representatives use this form to officially record consent to termination of parental rights as required by federal Indian adoption law.

Adoption Expenses

This form helps adoptive parents and adoption agencies list and document all the money spent on an adoption case, including court fees, attorney costs, and other related expenses. Social workers, adoption professionals, and families use it to show the court exactly what the adoption cost so expenses can be reimbursed or allocated correctly during the adoption process.

Petition for Declaration of Emancipation of Minor, Order Prescribing Notice, Declaration of Emancipation, and Order Denying Petition

This form is used to request that a court declare a minor legally independent from their parents or guardians, freeing them from parental control and responsibility. A minor or their attorney files this petition to gain emancipation so they can make their own legal, financial, and medical decisions without parental consent.

Notice of Hearing—Emancipation of Minor

This form notifies a minor, their parents, and the court of an upcoming hearing to decide whether the minor should be legally freed from parental control through emancipation. It's used by courts, lawyers, and parents involved in emancipation cases to officially inform all parties about the court date and legal process for granting a minor independence from parental authority.

Emancipation of Minor Income and Expense Declaration

This form documents a minor's income and expenses as part of the emancipation process in California court. Parents, minors, or their attorneys use it to show the court that the minor can financially support themselves, which is a key requirement for obtaining an emancipation order.

Declaration of Emancipation of Minor After Hearing

This form is used to officially declare that a minor has been legally emancipated by a court after a hearing, giving the young person the legal rights and responsibilities of an adult. Parents, guardians, and minors use this form to establish that a court has granted emancipation, which ends parental custody and allows the minor to make their own decisions about education, medical care, employment, and finances.

Emancipated Minor's Application to California Department of Motor Vehicles

This form allows an emancipated minor to apply to the California Department of Motor Vehicles for a driver's license or identification card without parental consent. Emancipated young people use this form to prove their independent legal status so they can obtain DMV documents on their own.

Petition — Marriage/Domestic Partnership

The FL-100 form is used to start a court case to get married, end a marriage, or dissolve a domestic partnership in California. Someone would need this form if they want to divorce, end a registered domestic partnership, or legally marry through the court system.

Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)

This form is used to declare information about a child's residency and custody history as required by California family law. Parents, guardians, or attorneys file it in family law cases to establish which court has jurisdiction over custody matters.

Summons (Family Law)

This form notifies a defendant that they are being sued in family court and tells them when and where they must appear in court. Family law attorneys and self-represented litigants use it to formally serve notice in cases involving divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, and property division.

Proof of Service of Summons (Family Law)

This form is used to document that a defendant in a family law case (like divorce or custody) has been officially notified about the lawsuit by having the court papers delivered to them. A process server, sheriff, or other authorized person who delivered the papers would complete and file this form to prove to the court that the defendant was properly notified.

Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt

This form provides proof that someone received an important family law document, such as a restraining order, custody order, or other court papers. Family law attorneys, process servers, and court staff use it to confirm delivery of legal documents and create an official record for court cases.

Response — Marriage/Domestic Partnership

Form FL-120 is used by a spouse or domestic partner to respond to a divorce or legal separation case that has been filed against them in court. The other spouse or partner filing the case needs this form to tell the court their side of the story regarding issues like property division, custody, support, and other marital matters.

Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers (Family Law—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

Form FL-130 allows parents or guardians to agree on custody, support, and other parenting arrangements without going to trial, and to formally tell the court they won't contest these issues. Parents, guardians, and their attorneys use this form to reach quick agreements on custody and child support matters while keeping disputes out of court.

Declaration of Disclosure

This form is used to tell the court about your money, property, debts, and income in a family law case. Both spouses or parents use it to make sure everything is fair and honest when dividing property, setting child support, or handling spousal support in a divorce or custody case.

Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure

This form is used to tell the court that you have given your financial disclosure paperwork to the other person in a family law case. You would need this form if you're going through a divorce, child custody case, or similar family court matter and need to prove you shared your financial information with the other party.

Schedule of Assets and Debts

This form lists all property, money, and debts that a person owns or owes, providing a complete financial picture during family law cases. Spouses or registered domestic partners use it in divorce, legal separation, or property division proceedings to disclose their assets and liabilities to the court and the other party.

Stipulation and Waiver of Final Declaration of Disclosure

This form allows a married or registered domestic partner couple to skip the requirement to exchange detailed financial documents (called the Final Declaration of Disclosure) before their divorce or separation is finalized. Divorcing or separating couples use this form when both spouses agree they don't need to exchange complete financial information, typically because they've already shared their finances or have reached a settlement agreement.

Form Interrogatories—Family Law

This form contains a standardized set of written questions that one party in a family law case sends to the other party to gather information about finances, property, children, and other issues related to the case. Spouses, domestic partners, or parents use this form during divorce, custody, or support proceedings to discover facts and documents from the other side without having to go to court.

Income and Expense Declaration

The FL-150 form is used to show the court detailed information about a person's monthly income, expenses, and debts so the judge can decide on fair child support or spousal support payments. Someone involved in a family law case—such as a divorce, child support dispute, or spousal support case—needs to fill this out to prove what money they make and spend each month.

Financial Statement (Simplified)

This form lets someone quickly list their income, expenses, and debts in a simple format instead of using the longer financial statement form. Family law cases like divorce, child support, and spousal support use this form when the amount of money involved is smaller or less complicated.

Spousal or Domestic Partner Support Declaration Attachment

This form allows someone to provide detailed financial and personal information to support their request for spousal or domestic partner support in a family law case. It's used by people seeking alimony or domestic partner support payments to explain their financial situation and justify why they need support from their spouse or partner.

Supporting Declaration for Attorney's Fees and Costs Attachment

This form allows someone to explain in detail why they need the court to order another person to pay for their attorney's fees and court costs in a family law case. Parents, spouses, or others in divorce, custody, or support disputes use it to support their request for attorney's fees by describing the reasons they believe the other side should pay for their legal expenses.

Property Declaration

The FL-160 form is used in family law cases to list all property and debts that a person owns or owes, which the court needs to see when dividing assets during divorce, legal separation, or custody proceedings. Anyone going through a family court case in California who is required to disclose their financial situation to the court would need to complete this form.

Declaration of Disclosure of Property and Debts - Family Law

This form requires parties in a family law case to disclose all assets, liabilities, and income information to ensure fair division of property and debts. It is used by spouses or domestic partners involved in divorce, legal separation, or property division proceedings.

Request to Enter Default (Uniform Parentage)

This form asks the court to enter a default judgment in a parentage case when the other parent fails to respond to the lawsuit within the required time. Parents or their attorneys use this form to move forward with establishing paternity, custody, or child support without waiting for the other party's response.

Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution or Legal Separation (Family Law)

This form allows someone to ask a court to finalize a divorce or legal separation without a trial when the other person doesn't respond or agrees to the terms. People use this form to quickly dissolve their marriage or legal separation by submitting their agreement on issues like property division, spousal support, and custody to the judge for approval.

Case Information—Family Law

This form collects basic details about a family law case, such as the parties involved, case number, and type of family law matter (like divorce, custody, or child support). Attorneys, self-represented litigants, and court staff use this form to organize and track essential case information for family law proceedings.

Family Centered Case Resolution Order

This form documents a court order that resolves family law disputes through a collaborative process focused on the best interests of children and families involved in the case. Judges and family court participants use this form to record agreements and court decisions in custody, visitation, support, and other family law matters that have been resolved using family-centered case resolution methods.

Judgment

This form is used to document the court's final decision in a family law case, including orders about custody, support, property division, or other family matters. Judges, court clerks, and family law attorneys use it to create an official record of what the court has decided so all parties know their legal rights and responsibilities going forward.

Judgment Checklist—Dissolution/Legal Separation

This form is a checklist that helps courts and lawyers make sure all required parts of a divorce or legal separation judgment are included and correct before it becomes final. Judges, attorneys, and court staff use it to verify that all necessary decisions about property division, custody, support, and other divorce matters are properly documented in the judgment.

Notice of Entry of Judgment (Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form notifies all parties that a court has made a final decision about custody, support, and parentage in a family law case. Parents and their lawyers use it to formally inform everyone involved—including child support agencies—that the judgment has been entered and is now in effect.

Child Support Case Registry Form

This form collects basic information about a child support case for state record-keeping and tracking purposes. Courts and child support agencies use this to maintain records of all child support cases.

Notice of Rights and Responsibilities (Family Law)

This form informs parties in a family law case of their legal rights and responsibilities during the court process. It explains important rules they must follow and what they can expect from the court.

Income Withholding for Support

This form sets up automatic deductions from a person's paycheck to collect child support or spousal support payments. Courts, employers, and parents use it to make sure support payments go directly from the paying parent's wages to the person who is owed the money.

Income Withholding for Support—Instructions

This form provides instructions for employers on how to withhold money from an employee's paycheck to pay court-ordered child support or spousal support. Parents, custodians, and support recipients use it to enforce support orders by ensuring payments are automatically deducted from the paying parent's wages.

Petition to Determine Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage)

This form is used to ask a court to officially decide who the legal parents of a child are. Parents, alleged parents, or children use this form when there is a dispute about parentage or to establish custody and support rights based on a clear parental relationship.

Summons (Uniform Parentage—Petition for Custody and Support) (incl. Spanish)

This form notifies a parent or alleged parent that they are being sued in court regarding custody, visitation, and child support matters. Parents or guardians use this form to officially start a legal case to establish or change custody and support arrangements for a child.

Confidential Cover Sheet— Parentage Action Involving Assisted Reproduction

This form lets you file information about a parentage case involving assisted reproduction (like surrogacy or donor sperm/eggs) while keeping your personal details private and confidential. Family law attorneys, biological parents, intended parents, and surrogates use this form to protect sensitive information when establishing legal parentage and parental rights.

Response to Petition to Determine Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage)

This form allows someone to respond to a court case that seeks to legally establish or challenge who the biological parents of a child are. A person uses this form when they've been sued about parental rights and responsibilities, such as child support or custody, and need to file their answer with the court.

Declaration for Default or Uncontested Judgment (Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form allows a parent to ask a court to make a decision about custody and child support without needing a trial, based on written statements instead of a court hearing. Parents use this form when both sides agree on the arrangement or when one parent doesn't respond to the case, so the court can finalize custody and support orders quickly.

Advisement and Waiver of Rights Re: Determination of Parental Relationship (Uniform Parentage)

This form tells someone their legal rights before they agree to have a court decide who is the parent of a child, and confirms they understand what they're giving up by accepting that decision. Parents, alleged parents, or guardians use it to acknowledge they know their rights regarding parental relationship determination before proceeding with a custody or parentage case.

Stipulation for Entry of Judgment Re: Determination of Parental Relationship

This form allows parents to agree that a court should legally recognize a parental relationship and enter a judgment without going to trial. Parents use this form to establish or confirm custody and parental rights through a settlement agreement rather than forcing the court to make the decision.

Judgment (Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form is used to finalize a court's legal decisions about custody, visitation, and child support in a parentage case. Parents, guardians, or their attorneys use it to obtain an official judgment that establishes parental rights, custody arrangements, and financial support obligations for a child.

Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children

This form is used to ask a court to make decisions about custody, visitation, and child support for minor children. Parents or guardians file this petition when they need a judge to establish or change custody and support arrangements.

Response to Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children

This form lets you officially respond to someone's request for custody and support of minor children by agreeing, disagreeing, or proposing different arrangements. Parents or guardians use it in family court to tell the judge their position on custody matters and what they think is best for the children.

Notice of Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Judgment of Parentage

This form is used to request that a court cancel or set aside a judgment that established who the legal parents of a child are. A parent or other interested party uses this form when they believe the parentage judgment was made in error or under circumstances that justify reversing the court's decision.

Declaration in Support of Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Judgment of Parentage (Family Law - Governmental)

This form is used to ask a court to cancel or set aside a judgment that established who the legal parents of a child are. A person who believes a parentage judgment was made in error or under false circumstances uses this form to request the court reverse that decision.

Information Sheet for Completing Notice of Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Judgment of Parentage

This form provides instructions and guidance for preparing a legal document to ask a court to cancel or set aside a judgment that established someone as a parent. A person who believes a parentage judgment was made in error or under unfair circumstances uses this form to start the process of removing or overturning that parental designation.

Response to Notice of Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Judgment of Parentage

This form allows someone to respond to a court request to cancel or set aside a judgment that established who a child's legal parents are. A person who wants to keep the parentage judgment in place uses this form to explain to the court why the judgment should not be cancelled or overturned.

Order After Hearing on Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Judgment of Parentage (Family Law - Governmental)

This form is used to document a court's decision on whether to cancel or set aside a judgment that established someone as a parent. A government agency or person involved in a parentage case uses this form when they ask the court to overturn or expunge the parentage judgment and the judge holds a hearing to decide whether to grant that request.

Request for Hearing and Application to Cancel (Set Aside) Voluntary Declaration of Parentage or Paternity

This form allows someone to request a court hearing to cancel or set aside a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity that was previously signed. Parents or guardians use this form when they want to undo a paternity declaration because it was signed by mistake, under false circumstances, or for other legal reasons.

Information Sheet for Completing Request for Hearing and Application to Cancel (Set Aside) Voluntary Declaration of Parentage or Paternity (Family Law - Governmental)

This form explains how to fill out paperwork to request a court hearing and cancel a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity that was previously signed. Parents or guardians use this form when they need to set aside or undo a paternity declaration because it was signed by mistake, under false information, or for other legal reasons.

Responsive Declaration to Application to Cancel (Set Aside) Voluntary Declaration of Parentage or Paternity

This form lets someone respond to a court request to cancel or set aside a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity. A parent or alleged parent uses this form to explain why the declaration should not be canceled, such as to protect custody rights or maintain the legal parent-child relationship.

Order After Hearing on Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Voluntary Declaration of Parentage or Paternity (Family Law - Governmental)

This form is a court order that cancels or sets aside a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity after a judge holds a hearing on someone's request to undo it. A parent or alleged parent uses this form when a court decides to reverse a voluntary paternity declaration, which legally removes the parentage relationship that was previously agreed to.

Request for Order

The FL-300 form is used to ask a court to make decisions about family law matters like child support, custody, visitation, or spousal support in California. A person going through a divorce, separation, or paternity case would use this form when they need the judge to rule on these issues.

Earning Capacity Factors Attachment

This form helps calculate and document a person's potential earning ability by listing factors like education, work history, and job skills that affect their income. Family law judges, attorneys, and parents use it during child support or spousal support cases to determine what someone could realistically earn.

Declaration Regarding Notice and Service of Request for Temporary Emergency (Ex Parte) Orders

This form allows someone to declare to the court that they properly notified the other party (or explain why they couldn't) about a request for emergency temporary orders, or to ask the court for permission to skip this notice requirement. Someone filing for an emergency restraining order, custody order, or other urgent court protection uses this form to show the judge that proper notice was given or to request emergency relief without waiting to notify the other side first.

Temporary Emergency (Ex Parte) Orders

This form allows a judge to issue immediate court orders without waiting for the other person to be present, to protect someone from harm or danger in a family law case. Family law attorneys and individuals use this form when they need urgent custody, support, restraining order, or other protections and cannot wait for a regular court hearing.

Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form allows someone to ask the court to move a scheduled family law hearing to a different date or time. Parents, guardians, or others involved in custody and support cases use it when they need more time to prepare, can't attend the scheduled hearing, or have other reasons requiring a reschedule.

Request to Reschedule Hearing Involving Temporary Emergency (Ex Parte) Orders (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form allows someone to ask the court to change the date of a hearing about temporary emergency orders in a family law case involving custody, support, or parentage. Parents, guardians, or government agencies use this form when they need to reschedule a court hearing about temporary custody or support orders that were issued quickly to protect someone's immediate safety or interests.

Agreement and Order to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form allows both parties in a family law case to agree to postpone a scheduled hearing and get a judge to approve the new date. Parents, guardians, and government agencies use it when they need more time to prepare for custody, support, or parentage hearings.

Order on Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form allows a judge to approve or deny a request to reschedule a family law hearing that involves custody, support, or parentage issues. A judge, court clerk, or family law attorney uses this form to document the court's decision on whether a hearing date can be changed based on a party's request for a postponement.

Responsive Declaration to Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

This form allows someone to respond to a request to reschedule a court hearing in a family law case by either agreeing or objecting to the new date. Parents, guardians, or government agencies use this form to protect their interests in custody, support, or parentage cases by telling the court whether they can attend the rescheduled hearing.

Child Custody and Visitation Application Attachment

The FL-311 form is used to provide detailed information about a child's living situation, parents' work schedules, and the proposed custody and visitation arrangement when someone is filing for custody or visitation rights in California court. A parent, grandparent, or other relative who wants to establish or change who has custody of a child or when the child spends time with each parent would need to complete this form.

Request for Child Abduction Prevention Orders

This form requests a court order to prevent a parent or guardian from taking a child out of California or hiding them to avoid custody arrangements. Parents, guardians, or others with custody concerns use this form when they fear a child may be abducted or unlawfully taken by another party.

Request or Response to Request for Separate Trial

This form is used to ask a court to try certain issues in a family law case separately from other issues, or to respond to someone else's request to do so. Parents, spouses, and others in divorce, custody, or support cases use it when they want the judge to handle specific matters like child custody or property division at a different time than other parts of their case.

Request for Orders Regarding Noncompliance With Disclosure Requirements

This form allows someone to ask the court to take action because another person hasn't followed the rules about sharing required financial information or other disclosures in a family law case. A spouse, parent, or their lawyer uses it when the other side is hiding money or assets or refusing to provide documents they're supposed to share during divorce, custody, or child support proceedings.

Request for Attorney's Fees and Costs Attachment

This form allows someone involved in a family law case to ask the court to make the other person pay their attorney's fees and costs. It is used by people in divorce, custody, support, and other family law cases who believe the other party should pay for their legal expenses.

Responsive Declaration to Request for Order

This form is used by someone to write out their response and disagreement to a request that the other person in a family court case has made. A person would need this form if they want to tell the judge why they don't agree with what the other side is asking for in a family law matter like custody, support, or property division.

Witness List

This form allows a person to list the names and contact information of witnesses they plan to call to testify in their family law case. Family law litigants use this form to notify the court and the other party about who will provide evidence in custody, support, divorce, or other family law matters.

Declaration of Counsel for a Child Regarding Qualifications

This form allows a lawyer to tell the court about their qualifications and experience to represent a child in a family law case. Parents, guardians, or the court use it to make sure the child's lawyer is qualified to handle custody, visitation, child support, or other family law matters.

Order Appointing Counsel for a Child

This form is used to officially appoint a lawyer to represent a child's interests in a family law case. Judges, parents, or guardians use it in custody, dependency, or other family court matters when a child needs their own legal representative to protect their rights.

Declaration of Court-connected Child Custody Evaluator Regarding Qualifications

This form lets a child custody evaluator declare their professional qualifications and experience to the court. Court-ordered child custody evaluators use it to show they meet the legal requirements needed to evaluate custody cases and provide recommendations to the judge about what's best for children.

Declaration of Private Child Custody Evaluator Regarding Qualifications

This form allows a private child custody evaluator to declare their professional qualifications and credentials to the court. Parents or attorneys use it in custody cases to establish that the evaluator is qualified and experienced enough to conduct a child custody evaluation.

Order Appointing Child Custody Evaluator

This form is used to officially appoint a qualified professional to evaluate and make recommendations about child custody arrangements in a court case. Parents, guardians, or judges use it when they need an independent expert to assess what custody arrangement would be best for the children involved.

Notice Regarding Confidentiality of Child Custody Evaluation Report

This form notifies parties in a family law case that a child custody evaluation report is confidential and cannot be shared or used outside of the court proceedings without permission. Parents, attorneys, and courts use this form to ensure that sensitive information about children and families gathered during custody evaluations stays private and protected.

Confidential Child Custody Evaluation Report

This form is used to submit a confidential evaluation report about a child's needs and circumstances in a custody case. Family court judges, child custody evaluators, and attorneys use it to help make fair decisions about custody and visitation arrangements for children in legal disputes.

Proof of Personal Service

This form documents that court papers in a family law case were properly delivered by hand to the other person involved in the case. Family law attorneys, process servers, and parties use this form to prove to the court that they legally notified the other party about custody, support, divorce, or restraining order proceedings.

Declaration Regarding Address Verification—Postjudgment Request to Modify a Child Custody, Visitation, or Child Support Order

This form allows someone to confirm their current address when asking a court to change an existing child custody, visitation, or child support order after a judgment has already been made. Parents or guardians use it to verify where they live so the court has accurate information when deciding whether to modify custody or support arrangements.

Proof of Service by Mail

This form documents that court papers were delivered to another party by mailing them, creating an official record that the delivery happened as required by law. Family law participants use it in custody, support, restraining order, and other domestic cases to prove they properly notified the other side about court documents.

Order to Pay Waived Court Fees and Costs (Superior Court)

This form is a court order that tells someone they don't have to pay certain court fees and costs in their case. Judges use it in family law cases—such as those involving custody, child support, spousal support, or divorce—to help people who cannot afford to pay the expenses of going to court.

Application to Set Aside Order to Pay Waived Court Fees—Attachment

This form allows someone to ask the court to cancel an earlier order that required them to pay court fees that had been waived for them. People use this form when they believe the court made a mistake in ordering them to pay fees they were originally excused from paying due to financial hardship.

Order After Hearing on Motion to Set Aside Order to Pay Waived Court Fees (Superior Court)

This form is used to document a judge's decision about whether to cancel or change an earlier order requiring someone to pay court fees they previously had waived. A person who was ordered to pay waived court fees uses this form after a hearing to ask the court to reverse that decision and restore their fee waiver.

Findings and Order After Hearing

This form records the judge's decisions and orders made during a family law court hearing, including matters like custody, support, visitation, or property division. Family law attorneys, litigants, and court staff use it to document what the judge decided so everyone has an official record of the custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, or other family law rulings from the hearing.

Stipulation and Order Regarding Custody and Visitation

This form is used when parents agree on a custody and visitation arrangement for their children and want the court to officially approve and enforce their agreement. Either parent involved in a custody case would use this form to submit their agreed-upon plan to the judge instead of having the judge decide for them.

Child Support Information and Order Attachment

This form attaches to a family law court order to specify the details of child support payments, including the amount, payment schedule, and how support will be enforced. Parents, guardians, or their lawyers use this form to make sure the court order clearly states all the child support requirements so both parties know exactly what they owe and when they must pay it.

Spousal, Domestic Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment

This form is used to attach detailed information about spousal support, domestic partner support, or family support orders to court documents. Family law attorneys, judges, and parties in divorce or separation cases use it to clearly specify the support payment amounts, terms, and conditions being requested or ordered.

Property Order Attachment to Findings and Order After Hearing

This form lets a judge officially document decisions about dividing property and money between spouses or registered domestic partners as part of a divorce or separation. Family law attorneys and self-represented people use it to attach detailed property division details to the court's final order after a hearing.

Property Order Attachment to Judgment

This form lists details about how property and money will be divided between spouses or partners as part of a divorce or family law judgment. Judges, family law attorneys, and people going through a divorce use this form to document the final decisions about who gets what property, debts, and money in their settlement.

Attorney's Fees and Costs Order Attachment

This form is used to document and request attorney's fees and costs in a family law case, spelling out the amounts owed and the reasons for the charges. Family law attorneys and parties use it when asking a judge to order the other side to pay their legal expenses in matters involving divorce, child custody, child support, or spousal support.

Proposed Stipulated Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage or Domestic Partnership

This form presents an agreed-upon divorce or domestic partnership dissolution to the court when both spouses have settled all issues. Both parties sign it to ask the judge to finalize their separation based on their agreement.

Pension Benefits—Attachment to Judgment (Attach to form FL-180)

This form divides up a person's pension or retirement benefits as part of a divorce or legal separation judgment. It's used by divorcing spouses to document how pension money earned during the marriage will be split between them.

Spousal or Domestic Partner Support Factors Under Family Code Section 4320—Attachment

This form helps people explain the factors a court should consider when deciding how much spousal or domestic partner support one person should pay to another. Family lawyers, judges, and people going through divorce or separation use this form to make sure all relevant reasons for the support amount are documented and presented to the court.

Stipulation to Establish or Modify Child Support and Order

This form allows parents to agree on a child support amount and have a judge approve it without going to trial. Parents use it to establish or modify child support payments quickly and avoid court battles over how much money one parent should pay to help raise their child.

Mandatory Findings for Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Orders

This form documents the judge's required findings and decisions about child custody and visitation (parenting time) arrangements in a family law case. Parents, guardians, and family law attorneys use this form to ensure the court has made all legally required determinations about what custody and visitation schedule is in the best interest of the child.

Stipulation and Order for Custody and/or Visitation (Parenting Time)

This form allows parents to agree on custody and visitation arrangements for their children and ask the court to make those arrangements official through a court order. Parents, guardians, or others seeking to establish or modify custody and parenting time use this form to document their agreement and avoid having a judge decide these matters for them.

Confidential Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings—Family Law

This form allows a juvenile to request that a California court make special findings needed to help them apply for a special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) visa, which is a federal immigration benefit for certain abused, neglected, or abandoned minors. A minor in the dependency or family law system uses this form when they need the court to officially confirm their eligibility for SIJS protections so they can pursue permanent residency without needing parental consent.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings

This form documents a judge's court findings that a young person meets the legal requirements for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, which is a federal immigration benefit that allows certain abused, neglected, or abandoned children to become permanent residents. Judges, court staff, and immigration attorneys use this form to create an official court record needed to support a child's petition for this immigration status with federal authorities.

Confidential Response to Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings

This form allows a juvenile to provide confidential information to the court about their immigration status and need for special protections without disclosing details to other parties in the case. Parents, guardians, social workers, or attorneys use it to help vulnerable youth qualify for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), which is a pathway to legal permanent residency for abused, neglected, or abandoned minors.

Request for Hearing and Application to Set Aside Support Order Under Family Code Section 3691

This form is used to ask a court to review and cancel or change a child or spousal support order that was made without the other parent being properly notified or involved in the case. A parent who didn't get a fair chance to be heard in the original support case uses this form to request a hearing and get the support order set aside.

Responsive Declaration to Application to Set Aside Support Order

This form lets someone respond to a request to cancel or change a support order (like child support or spousal support) that a court previously made. A person who receives child support or spousal support uses this form to argue why the support order should stay in place and not be set aside.

Order After Hearing on Motion to Set Aside Support Order

This form is used to document a court's decision to modify or cancel a child support or spousal support order after holding a hearing on a request to change that order. Family law attorneys, self-represented parties, and court staff use this form when a judge decides to set aside an existing support order due to changed circumstances, errors, or other legal grounds.

Pleading on Joinder—Employees Benefit Plan

This form allows someone to join an employee benefit plan as a party in a family law case so that the plan can be directly involved in decisions about dividing retirement benefits or other plan assets. Family law attorneys and litigants use this form to make sure an employee benefit plan receives notice and has the opportunity to respond to claims about benefits that belong to the plan or one of its members.

Notice of Motion and Declaration for Joinder

This form is used to request that a court add another person or case to an existing family law proceeding so that related custody, support, or other family matters can be decided together. Parents, guardians, or their attorneys file this form when they want to join separate cases or add parties to ensure all related family law issues are handled in one court action.

Request for Joinder of Employee Benefit Plan Order

This form asks the court to join an employee benefit plan (like a pension or retirement account) as a party to a family law case so the plan can be included in property division orders. Spouses or ex-spouses use this form during divorce or separation proceedings to ensure retirement benefits and other employee plans are properly divided and that the plan administrator receives official court orders about how to split those assets.

Responsive Declaration to Motion for Joinder and Consent Order of Joinder

This form allows a person to respond to a request to join their case with another related case and to agree to combine the cases if they consent. A parent, guardian, or party in a family law case uses this form to either accept or object to merging their separate court proceedings into one case involving custody, support, or other related family matters.

Notice of Appearance and Response of Employee Benefit Plan

This form notifies a court that an employee benefit plan (like a pension or 401(k)) is participating in a family law case and provides the plan's response to legal claims against it. Employers and benefit plan administrators use this form to inform the court about the plan's involvement in divorce or support cases where retirement accounts or other benefits may be divided or subject to child support or spousal support orders.

Summons (Joinder)

This form notifies a person that they are being added as a party to an existing family law court case. Parents, guardians, or attorneys use it to bring someone into a custody, support, or other family law matter that's already in progress.

Notice of Motion and Motion for Simplified Modification of Order for Child, Spousal, or Family Support

This form is used to request a court modification of child support, spousal support, or family support payments using a simplified process that doesn't require a full court hearing. Parents or spouses use this form when their financial situation has changed and they need to update their support obligations or amounts without going through complicated legal proceedings.

Information Sheet—Simplified Way to Change Child, Spousal, or Family Support

This form explains how to modify or change child support, spousal support, or family support payments without going through a full court case. Parents, former spouses, or family members use this form to request simpler and faster support amount changes when both parties agree or when circumstances have significantly changed.

Responsive Declaration to Motion for Simplified Modification of Order for Child, Spousal, or Family Support

This form allows someone to respond to a request to change an existing child support, spousal support, or family support order through a simplified process. A person who receives a motion to modify their support payments uses this form to agree or disagree with the requested changes and explain their position to the court.

Information Sheet—How to Oppose a Request to Change Child, Spousal, or Family Support

This form explains how to object to someone's request to change child support, spousal support, or family support payments in court. Parents, spouses, or family members use it to understand their rights and steps for fighting against a support modification that they believe is unfair or unnecessary.

Ex Parte Application for Restoration of Former Name After Entry of Judgment and Order

This form allows someone to ask a court to change their name back to their former name after a divorce or legal separation has been finalized. A person who changed their name as part of a judgment would use this form to restore their previous name without having to go through a full new name-change court process.

Request for Production of an Income and Expense Declaration After Judgment

This form asks the other party to provide a detailed financial statement showing their income and expenses after a court has already made a judgment. Someone uses this form when they need to find out about the other person's money situation to enforce or modify a support or payment order that was already decided by the judge.

Request for Income and Benefit Information From Employer

This form asks an employer to provide information about an employee's income, benefits, and work status. Family law attorneys, judges, and parents use it in child support and spousal support cases to verify a person's actual earnings and financial situation.

Notice of Activation of Military Service and Deployment and Request to Modify a Support Order

This form notifies the court that a parent or spouse is being deployed for military service and requests a temporary change to their child support or spousal support obligations. Military members, ex-spouses, or parents use it to reduce or pause support payments during active duty deployment when their income is affected.

Request for Order: Child Support

This form is used to order a parent to deposit money into an account as security to guarantee they will pay child support payments, and to provide proof that the deposit has been made. A judge uses this form when a parent has a history of not paying child support or when there are concerns they won't pay what they owe.

Application for Disbursement and Order for Disbursement From Child Support Security Deposit

This form allows someone to request money from a child support security deposit that was held as a guarantee that child support payments would be made. Parents or custodians use this form when the child support obligation has ended or been satisfied and they want to recover the deposited funds.

Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt

This form is used to ask a court to punish someone for violating a family law court order, such as failing to pay child support or not following custody arrangements. Parents, spouses, or their lawyers file this form when they need the court to enforce an existing family law order by holding the other person in contempt.

Affidavit of Facts Constituting Contempt (Financial and Injunctive Orders)

This form allows someone to describe specific actions that show another person has violated a court's financial or injunctive order, which can then be used to request punishment for contempt of court. A person involved in a family law case uses this form to document and report when the other party has broken court-ordered payments or other directives so the court can take enforcement action.

Affidavit of Facts Constituting Contempt (Domestic Violence/Custody and Visitation)

This form is used to document specific violations of a court order related to domestic violence, custody, or visitation in a sworn statement that can be presented as evidence of contempt. A person who believes their ex-partner or family member has violated a custody, visitation, or domestic violence restraining order uses this form to request the court hold that person accountable for breaking the order.

Findings and Order Regarding Contempt (Domestic Violence —Uniform Parentage—Governmental)

This form allows a judge to document findings of contempt—when someone violates a court order—and issue an order to enforce compliance in domestic violence, parentage, or government benefit cases. Judges, court staff, and attorneys use this form to hold people accountable for breaking court-ordered restraining orders, custody arrangements, child support payments, or other family law obligations.

Responsive Declaration to Motion for Child Support

This form allows a person to document and declare their history of child support payments made under a government-established parentage case. Parents or guardians use it in court proceedings to provide proof of payment compliance for child support obligations established under the Uniform Parentage Act.

Payment History Attachment (Governmental—Uniform Parentage Act)

This form shows a record of all child support or spousal support payments made by a parent or spouse, including dates, amounts, and whether payments were on time or late. Parents or guardians use this form in court cases involving parentage and support obligations to prove they've made their required payments or to document payment problems.

Ex Parte Application to Issue, Modify, or Terminate an Earnings Assignment Order

This form asks a court to issue, change, or stop an earnings assignment order, which directs an employer to deduct money from someone's paycheck for child support or spousal support payments. A parent or spouse seeking support uses this form to quickly request the court take action on wage garnishment without having to notify the other party first.

Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support

This form tells an employer to take money directly from someone's paycheck to pay spousal or partner support that a court has ordered them to pay. Courts, employers, and people who owe support use this form to make sure support payments happen automatically without relying on the person to pay on their own.

Statement for Registration of California Support Order

This form registers a California child or spousal support order so it can be enforced across state lines and through federal tax intercept programs. Parents, guardians, or child support agencies use it to make sure support orders are legally recognized and enforceable in other states.

Request for Hearing Regarding Registration of California Support Order (Family Law-Governmental)

This form allows someone to request a court hearing to challenge or dispute the registration of a child support or spousal support order from California in their state. A person who was served with a registered support order uses this form to ask the court to review the order and explain why they believe it shouldn't be registered or enforced against them.

Request for Hearing Regarding Earnings Assignment (Governmental—UIFSA)

This form asks a court to hold a hearing to challenge or change an earnings assignment order that was issued to collect child support or spousal support from someone's paycheck under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Parents or former spouses in interstate support cases use this form when they disagree with the earnings assignment and want a judge to review and possibly modify it.

Stay of Service of Earnings Assignment and Order

This form temporarily stops an earnings assignment (wage garnishment) that was ordered to collect child support or spousal support payments. A person paying support uses it to request a pause on the wage deduction, usually while they appeal the support order or resolve a dispute about the amount owed.

Qualified Domestic Relations Order for Support (Earnings Assignment Order for Support)

This form sets up an earnings assignment order that directs an employer to automatically deduct spousal or child support payments from a person's paycheck and send the money to the other spouse or parent. Family law courts use this form to ensure support payments are collected reliably and to enforce support orders when payments fall behind.

Attachment to Qualified Domestic Relations Order for Support (Earnings Assignment Order for Support)

This form directs an employer to withhold child support or spousal support payments directly from a person's paycheck and send the money to the court. Family law attorneys and people going through divorce or custody cases use it to make sure support payments are automatically collected without relying on the paying parent to send money on their own.

Application And Order For Health Insurance Coverage

This form allows a court to order one parent to provide health insurance coverage for their children as part of a family law case. Parents use it in custody, child support, or divorce cases to ensure children have medical insurance coverage by requiring the responsible parent to pay for it.

Employer's Health Insurance Return

This form tells the court what health insurance benefits an employer provides to an employee, which is needed to determine child support or spousal support obligations. Employers fill it out when the court orders them to report on available health insurance coverage for a family law case involving support payments.

Request and Notice of Hearing Regarding Health Insurance Assignment

This form is used to request a court hearing and notify the other parent that you want the court to order health insurance coverage for a child in a family law case. Parents or guardians use this form when they need the court to decide who should be responsible for providing and paying for a child's health insurance as part of custody, child support, or divorce proceedings.

Abstract of Support Judgment

This form creates an official summary of a court's child or spousal support order that can be recorded with the county recorder to make it a public record and help enforce payment. Courts, attorneys, and support enforcement agencies use it to establish a legal claim against a person's property and ensure support payments are collected and enforced.

Notice of Delinquency

This form notifies a parent or guardian that they are behind on court-ordered child support or family law payments. Family law attorneys, district attorneys, and child support enforcement agencies use it to formally document payment delinquency and trigger collection actions.

Application to Determine Arrears

This form is used to ask a court to figure out how much money in unpaid child support or spousal support (called arrears) someone owes. A parent or spouse who believes they owe back support uses this form to get an official court determination of the exact amount owed so the debt can be settled or enforced.

Summons (UIFSA)

This form notifies someone that they are being sued in a child support case under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), which handles child support matters across state lines. Parents, custodians, or child support enforcement agencies use it to officially inform the other parent that they must appear in court to address child support obligations.

Response to Uniform Support Petition (UIFSA)

This form allows a person to respond to a child or spousal support petition that was filed against them in another state under UIFSA (Uniform Interstate Family Support Act) laws. Parents, spouses, or their attorneys use this form to contest, modify, or provide information about a support case that crosses state lines.

Judgment Regarding Parental Obligations (UIFSA)

This form is used to establish or modify child support and spousal support orders between parents in different states using uniform interstate laws. Parents, attorneys, and child support agencies use this form to create enforceable support judgments that work across state lines.

Joint Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation

This form is used to ask a California court to recognize and enforce a tribal court's decision about dividing retirement accounts or deferred compensation between divorcing spouses. Couples going through divorce use this form when a tribal court has already made a division order and they want California to officially approve it so the retirement plan division can take effect.

Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation

This form asks a California court to recognize and enforce a tribal court's decision about dividing a retirement plan or other deferred compensation account between spouses or former spouses. Family law parties use this form to get a California court order that enforces a tribal court's division of retirement benefits, ensuring the split is legally valid across both court systems.

Ex Parte Application for Transfer and Order (UIFSA)

This form allows someone to ask a court to transfer a child support case to another state under UIFSA (Uniform Interstate Family Support Act) rules. Parents or child support enforcement agencies use it when the case needs to move to a different state where the child, paying parent, or receiving parent now lives.

Notice of Registration of Out-of-State Support Order

This form notifies a court that an out-of-state child support or spousal support order has been registered in California so it can be enforced locally. Parents, custodians, or support enforcement agencies use it to make an out-of-state support order enforceable in California courts.

Request for Hearing Regarding Registration of Out-Of-State Support Order

This form allows someone to request a court hearing to challenge or dispute a child support or spousal support order that was created in another state and registered in California. A person uses this form when they believe the out-of-state support order is unfair, incorrect, or should not be enforced in California.

Registration of Out-of-State or Tribal Custody Order and Notice of Registration

This form registers a custody order from another state or tribal court in California so that it can be enforced in California courts. Parents or guardians use this form to make a custody order from outside California legally enforceable within the state.

Petition for Enforcement of Out-of-State or Tribal Custody Order and Application for Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child

This form is used to ask a California court to enforce a custody order that was made in another state or tribal court and to get permission to take physical custody of a child. Parents or guardians use this form when a child is in California but a custody order from another state or tribe is not being followed.

Request for Hearing Regarding Registration of Out-of-State or Tribal Custody Order

This form allows someone to request a court hearing to challenge or dispute a custody order that was made in another state or by a tribal court and is being registered in California. Parents or guardians use it when they believe the out-of-state or tribal custody order should not be enforced in California or needs to be modified.

Notice of Registration of an International Hague Convention Support Order

This form notifies a court that a child or spousal support order from another country has been registered in California under the Hague Convention, making it enforceable like a local support order. Parents, guardians, or support enforcement agencies use this form to register and enforce international support orders so they can collect payments in California.

Request for Hearing Regarding Registration of an International Hague Convention Support Order

This form is used to request a court hearing to challenge or modify a child support or spousal support order that was registered in California under the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. A parent or spouse living in California uses this form when they want to dispute a support order that originated from another country and was registered here.