Judicial Council of California · California form
Fill out Form FL-100
Petition—Marriage/Domestic Partnership (Family Law) Rev. January 1, 2020
Judicial Council of California says: “Start a divorce, legal separation, or annulment case if you are married, registered domestic partners, or both. This identifies all the issues you want to include in a judgment.” Source
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Facts from the official source
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| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Issued by | Judicial Council of California | FL-100 form page, California Courts Self-Help Guide |
| Edition | Rev. January 1, 2020 | Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Form FL-100, page 1 footer. |
| Effective | January 1, 2020 | FL-100 form page, California Courts Self-Help Guide FL-100 form page. |
| Form status | Form Adopted for Mandatory Use | Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), page 1 footer. |
| Children | If there are minor children of Petitioner and Respondent, a completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (form FL-105) must be attached. | Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), page 1, item 4d. |
| Signature | The petitioner signs under penalty of perjury; there is a second signature line for the attorney for petitioner. | Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), page 3, declaration. |
| Official how-to instructions | The court's form page links "How-to instructions for Divorce" in the California Courts Self Help Guide. | FL-100 form page, California Courts Self-Help Guide FL-100 form page, links below "Effective:". |
| Summons restraining orders | By item 12 the petitioner states they have read the restraining orders on the back of the Summons and understand that they apply when the Petition is filed. | Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), page 3, item 12. |
| Notice: cancellation of rights | Dissolution or legal separation may automatically cancel rights under the other spouse's or domestic partner's will, trust, retirement plan, power of attorney, pay-on-death bank account, joint-tenancy survivorship rights and similar things. | Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), page 3, "NOTICE—CANCELLATION OF RIGHTS". |
| Social Security numbers | You may redact (black out) Social Security numbers from written material filed in the case, other than a form used to collect child, spousal or partner support. | Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), page 3, Notice. |
What is on the form
- Caption
- Party or attorney details, court name and address, petitioner, respondent, whether the petition is amended, the petition type (dissolution, legal separation or nullity of marriage or domestic partnership), and case number. Form FL-100, page 1
- Items 1 to 4
- Legal relationship, residence requirements, statistical facts (dates of marriage or registration and separation), and minor children. Form FL-100, page 1
- Items 5 to 9
- Legal grounds, child custody and visitation (parenting time), child support, spousal or domestic partner support, and separate property. Form FL-100, page 2
- Items 10 to 12 and signatures
- Community and quasi-community property, other requests (attorney's fees, former name, other), the restraining-order acknowledgement, then date, printed name and signature of petitioner and of attorney for petitioner. Form FL-100, page 3
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Edition and revisions
- Edition on this page: Rev. January 1, 2020, effective .
Sources
- FL-100 form page, California Courts Self-Help Guide Retrieved .
- Form FL-100 (Rev. January 1, 2020), official PDF Retrieved .
- Divorce in California (California Courts Self Help Guide) Retrieved .
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