California divorce forms:

FL-100 File for Divorce for a Couple
FL-100 S File for Divorce for a Couple (Spanish)
FL-105/GC-120 Child Custody Form
FL-105/GC-120 S Child Custody Form (Spanish)
FL-105(A)Attachment to Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
FL-110 Summons (Family Law)
FL-115 Proof that the Summons was served
FL-117 Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt
FL-120 Response – Marriage/Domestic Partnership
FL-120 S Response – Marriage/Domestic Partnership (Spanish)
FL-130 Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers
FL-130 S Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers (Spanish)
FL-130 (A) Declaration and Conditional Waiver of Rights Under the Service members Civil Relief Act of 2003
FL-140 Declaration of Disclosure
FL-140 S Declaration of Disclosure (Spanish)
FL-142 Schedule of Assets and Debts
FL-142 S Schedule of Assets and Debts (Spanish)
FL-144 Stipulation and Waiver of Final Declaration of Disclosure
FL-145 Form Interrogatories
FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration
FL-150 S Income and Expense Declaration (Spanish)
FL-155 Financial Statement
FL-155 S Financial Statement (Spanish)
FL-157 Spousal or Partner Support Declaration Attachment
FL-157 S Spousal or Partner Support Declaration Attachment (Spanish)
FL-158 Supporting Declaration for Attorney's Fees and Costs Attachment
FL-160 Property Declaration
FL-160 S Property Declaration (Spanish)
FL-161 Continuation of Property Declaration
FL-170 Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution
FL-174 Family Centered Case Resolution Order
FL-180 Judgment
FL-180 S Judgment (Spanish)
FL-182 Judgment Checklist
FL-190 Notice of Entry of Judgment
FL-191 Child Support Case Registry Form
FL-191 S Child Support Case Registry Form (Spanish)
FL-195 Income Withholding for Support

California Divorce Forms


File Your Own Divorce in California: Free Downloadable Divorce Forms

Sadly, over 50% of marriages fail. To add insult to injury, divorce proceedings can take years and cost thousands of dollars in legal fees. However, it is possible to file your own divorce in California for no more than the state divorce form filing fees. This page provides all of the forms you need to initiate your do-it-yourself divorce in California.


How to file for Divorce or Domestic Partnership Dissolution in California:

If you need more detailed instructions click here http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl107info.pdf. Note: The PDF reader for Google Chrome does NOT work with this website. You must start by filing a Petition – Marriage/Domestic Partnership, a Summons, and if there are any minor children in the marriage or domestic partnership then a Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act form must also be filed. Next someone 18 years of age or older other than the one who filed for Divorce or for Domestic Partnership Dissolution (ending the Domestic Partnership) has to deliver all of the forms you just filed to your spouse or domestic partner and a blank Response-Marriage/Domestic Partnership form and this individual must all submit a Proof of Service of Summons to the Court so that the Court knows when and how the spouse or domestic partner was served.

Within 60 days of filing the petition you must fill out the Declaration of Disclosure, Income and Expense Declaration, and either the Schedule of Assets and Debts form or Property Declaration form and have someone serve these documents to your spouse or domestic partner. Your spouse or domestic partner can then file a Response. The Divorce or ending of the domestic partnership is final when the Judgment form is completed or both you and your spouse have gone to Court to resolve any issues you have. This depends on the case and you should look at the earlier linked form to determine what case you have.


California Divorce Forms


In California, Divorces are handled by the The Judicial Branch of California. It is quite possible to avoid lawyers' fees by filing for your own divorce in California. You can download 38 of the forms you need to petition for divorce here - see the "who must file" section to determine which forms are relevant in your situation.

Form Used For:
Divorce Filing
Form Name:
FL-100 File for Divorce for a Couple
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is used by couples to file for divorce, nullify a marriage, or file for legal separation.

Form Used For:
Divorce Filing
Form Name:
FL-100 S File for Divorce for a Couple (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is used by couples to file for divorce, nullify a marriage, or file for legal separation.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-105/GC-120 Child Custody Form
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce who have children under age 18

This form is used by couples to determine who gets custody of children when divorced.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-105/GC-120 S Child Custody Form (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce who have children under age 18

This form is used by couples to determine who gets custody of children when divorced.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-105(A)Attachment to Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce who have children under age 18

This attachment is used by couples to determine who gets custody of children when divorced.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-110 Summons (Family Law)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage that are suing.

This form is used to inform the partner of someone getting a divorce that they are being sued and how to respond.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-115 Proof that the Summons was served
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage that are suing.

This form is used for someone to prove that they gave the FL-110 (Summons) form to the individual being sued.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-117 Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage that are getting sued.

This form is submitted by those who have received a summons so that the court knows that the individual received their summons.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-120 Response – Marriage/Domestic Partnership
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage that are getting sued.

This form is submitted by those who have received a summons.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-120 S Response – Marriage/Domestic Partnership (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage that are getting sued.

This form is submitted by those who have received a summons.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-130 Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is used to indicate whether or not someone in a couple is going to make a court appearance or has made a court appearance and any agreements, stipulations, and waivers decided by the couple.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-130 S Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is used to indicate whether or not someone in a couple is going to make a court appearance or has made a court appearance and any agreements, stipulations, and waivers decided by the couple.

Form Used For:
Military Divorce
Form Name:
FL-130 (A) Declaration and Conditional Waiver of Rights Under the Service members Civil Relief Act of 2003
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage that are in the military.

This form is used by those in the military as a waiver that applies to cases of default judgment.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-140 Declaration of Disclosure
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is for filing declarations of disclosure based upon whether being the one to file the divorce (petitioner) or being the other party in the divorce (respondent) and whether or not this is the final decisions for the divorce or just preliminary decisions.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-140 S Declaration of Disclosure (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is for filing declarations of disclosure based upon whether being the one to file the divorce (petitioner) or being the other party in the divorce (respondent) and whether or not this is the final decisions for the divorce or just preliminary decisions.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-142 Schedule of Assets and Debts
Who Must File:
Do not file with the court

This form is a list of assets and debts that both parties in the divorce have.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-142 S Schedule of Assets and Debts (Spanish)
Who Must File:
Do not file with the court

This form is a list of assets and debts that both parties in the divorce have.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-144 Stipulation and Waiver of Final Declaration of Disclosure
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form tells both parties what they agree upon for the final declaration of divorce.

Form Used For:
Questioning
Form Name:
FL-145 Form Interrogatories
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage that want answers from the other individual in the divorce.

This form is for making the other individual in the divorce answer certain questions while under oath outside the courtroom.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is for those divorcing to declare their incomes and how much they have paid in expenses.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-150 S Income and Expense Declaration (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is for those divorcing to declare their incomes and how much they have paid in expenses.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-155 Financial Statement
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is for making a simple financial statement.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-155 S Financial Statement (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is for making a simple financial statement.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-157 Spousal or Partner Support Declaration Attachment
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This attachment is used by couples to determine if an individual gets any kind of support from the other individual in the relationship or not after the divorce is finalized.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-157 S Spousal or Partner Support Declaration Attachment (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This attachment is used by couples to determine if an individual gets any kind of support from the other individual in the relationship or not after the divorce is finalized.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-158 Supporting Declaration for Attorney's Fees and Costs Attachment
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This attachment is used by couples to determine if an individual has the ability to pay attorney's fees or not and who will pay the fees.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-160 Property Declaration
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is a list of assets and debts that both parties in the divorce have.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-160 S Property Declaration (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is a list of assets and debts that both parties in the divorce have.

Form Used For:
Property Division
Form Name:
FL-161 Continuation of Property Declaration
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is a continued list of assets and debts that both parties in the divorce have.

Form Used For:
Default
Form Name:
FL-170 Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution
Who Must File:
Some individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is to be filled out by those who have requested for a default or uncontested plea.

Form Used For:
Miscellaneous
Form Name:
FL-174 Family Centered Case Resolution Order
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is used to resolve family centered case issues.

Form Used For:
Judgment
Form Name:
FL-180 Judgment
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is filled out after all other forms are filled out. Officially ends the marriage.

Form Used For:
Judgment
Form Name:
FL-180 S Judgment (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is filled out after all other forms are filled out. Officially ends the marriage.

Form Used For:
Judgment
Form Name:
FL-182 Judgment Checklist
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is a checklist to make sure all appropriate forms have been filled out for ending a marriage.

Form Used For:
Judgment
Form Name:
FL-190 Notice of Entry of Judgment
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce, legal separation, or nullification of marriage.

This form is a notification of judgment in the case of a dissolution of marriage, legal separation, nullified marriage, parent-child relationship issues, and judgment on reserved issues.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-191 Child Support Case Registry Form
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce who have children under age 18

This form is for choosing who is paying and who is receiving child support payments.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-191 S Child Support Case Registry Form (Spanish)
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce who have children under age 18

This form is for choosing who is paying and who is receiving child support payments.

Form Used For:
Child Custody
Form Name:
FL-195 Income Withholding for Support
Who Must File:
All individuals filing a divorce who have children under age 18

This is a child support form for those who are not receiving as much child support as they should from the individual that should be paying child support.


These California divorce forms are sourced from the The Judicial Branch of California at http://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm?filter=DI. Please note that while we do our best to ensure this list of forms is complete and up-to-date, we cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors in the information we provide. If you notice a mistake on this page, please let us know and we will fix it as soon as possible.