Form FL-100, Petition for Dissolution Instructions

Check this box if applicable to your situation as per the form's instructions.

Check this box if applicable to your situation as per the form's instructions.

Button related to form FL-105, possibly for additional information or attachments.

Check this box if additional information is continued on Attachment 11c.

Check this box if there are other issues to specify that are not covered by the standard options.

Check this box if additional information about minor children is continued on Attachment 4b.

Check this box if you are attaching form FL-311, which relates to child custody and visitation orders.

Check this box if you are attaching form FL-312, which relates to child custody and visitation orders.

Check this box if you are attaching form FL-341(C), which relates to child custody and visitation orders.

Check this box if you are attaching form FL-341(D), which relates to child custody and visitation orders.

Check this box if you are attaching form FL-341(E), which relates to child custody and visitation orders.

Check this box if you are attaching additional information as specified in Attachment 6c(1).

Click this button to attach additional information regarding separate property as specified in Attachment 9b.

Enter the name of the person for whom the attorney is acting.

Enter the fax number of the attorney or the petitioner if self-represented.

Enter the telephone number of the attorney or the petitioner if self-represented.

Enter the ZIP code of the attorney's office or the petitioner's address if self-represented.

Enter the two-letter state abbreviation for the attorney's office or the petitioner's address if self-represented.

Enter the city of the attorney's office or the petitioner's address if self-represented.

Enter the street address of the attorney's office or the petitioner's address if self-represented.

Enter the name of the attorney's firm. Leave blank if self-represented.

Enter the full name of the attorney representing the petitioner, or the petitioner's name if self-represented.

Enter the state bar number of the attorney. Leave blank if self-represented.

Check this box if you are requesting that attorney's fees and costs be payable by a party.

Check this box if you are requesting that attorney's fees and costs be payable by the Respondent.

Check this box if you are requesting that attorney's fees and costs be payable by the Petitioner.

Enter the case number assigned by the court for this divorce or legal separation case.

Enter the case number associated with this petition.

Enter the case number associated with this petition.

Specify any other child support arrangements not covered by the standard options.

Check this box if there are other child support arrangements to specify.

Check this box if there are no minor children from the marriage or partnership.

Check this box if there are minor children involved and provide their details as required.

Check this box if there are no community or quasi-community assets or debts that you know of to be divided by the court.

Provide the email address of the attorney or the petitioner.

Enter the name of the county where the Superior Court of California is located.

Enter the branch name of the Superior Court of California where the case is filed.

Enter the city and ZIP code of the Superior Court of California where the case is filed.

Enter the street address of the Superior Court of California where the case is filed.

Enter the mailing address of the Superior Court of California where the case is filed, if different from the street address.

Click this button to print the completed form.

Click this button to save the completed form to your device.

Click this button to clear all the information entered in the form.

Reminder to press the 'Clear This Form' button after printing to protect your privacy.

Button to access form FL-107-INFO for additional information.

Check this box if the form is an amended version of a previously submitted petition.

Enter the name of the person to whom the separate property is confirmed.

Enter the relevant date as required by the form's context.

Check this box if the legal separation or divorce is based on force.

Check this box if the legal separation or divorce is based on physical incapacity.

Check this box if the legal separation or divorce is based on irreconcilable differences.

Check this box if the legal separation or divorce is based on permanent legal incapacity to make decisions.

Check this box if you and your partner are the same sex, were married in California, but currently live in a jurisdiction that does not recognize or dissolve your marriage. This petition is filed in the county where you married.

Check this box if you want to terminate the court's jurisdiction over the respondent regarding support.

Check this box if you want to terminate the court's jurisdiction over the petitioner regarding support.

Enter the full name of the first minor child involved in this case.

Enter the full name of the fourth minor child involved in this case.

Enter the full name of the third minor child involved in this case.

Enter the full name of the second minor child involved in this case.

Enter the age of the first minor child involved in this case.

Enter the age of the fourth minor child involved in this case.

Enter the age of the third minor child involved in this case.

Enter the age of the second minor child involved in this case.

Enter the birth date of the first minor child involved in this case.

Enter the birth date of the fourth minor child involved in this case.

Enter the birth date of the third minor child involved in this case.

Enter the birth date of the second minor child involved in this case.

Check this box if there is a child who is not yet born involved in this case.

Check this box if you want the Petitioner's former name to be restored.

Specify the former name to be restored for the Petitioner.

Check this box if you are filing for nullity of a void marriage or domestic partnership.

Check this box if the nullity is based on incest.

Check this box if the nullity is based on bigamy.

Check this box if you are filing for nullity of a voidable marriage or domestic partnership.

Check this box if the nullity is based on the petitioner's age at the time of registration of the domestic partnership or marriage.

Check this box if the nullity is based on a prior existing marriage or domestic partnership.

Check this box if the nullity is based on unsound mind.

Check this box if the nullity is based on fraud.

Specify any other requests you have in this section.

Check this box if you have other requests to specify.

Indicate if both parties have signed a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity. Attach a copy if available.

Check this box if the respondent is involved in this petition.

Enter the full name of the respondent in the case.

Enter the name of the respondent in this case.

Enter the name of the petitioner in this case.

Enter the name of the respondent in this case.

Enter the name of the petitioner in this case.

Check this box if the petitioner is requesting the legal action.

Check this box if the respondent is requesting the legal action.

Check this box if both parties are jointly requesting the legal action.

Check this box if another party is requesting the legal action.

Check this box if the petitioner is requesting the legal action.

Check this box if the respondent is requesting the legal action.

Check this box if both parties are jointly requesting the legal action.

Check this box if another party is requesting the legal action.

Check this box if the petitioner is requesting the legal action.

Check this box if another party is requesting the legal action.

Enter the full legal name of the person filing the petition (the petitioner).

Select this option if you are filing for the dissolution (divorce) of a marriage or domestic partnership.

Check this box if the petition is for the dissolution of a marriage.

Check this box if the petition is for the dissolution of a domestic partnership.

Select this option if you are filing for the nullity of a marriage or domestic partnership.

Check this box if the nullity petition is for a marriage.

Check this box if the nullity petition is for a domestic partnership.

Select this option if you are filing for legal separation of a marriage or domestic partnership.

Check this box if the legal separation petition is for a marriage.

Check this box if the legal separation petition is for a domestic partnership.

Check this box if the details about community and quasi-community property are provided in Attachment 10b.

Check this box if the details about community and quasi-community property are provided in the Property Declaration form FL-160.

Check this box if you want the court to determine rights to community and quasi-community assets and debts, and all such assets and debts are listed.

Specify the community and quasi-community property assets and debts as follows.

Check this box if the details about community and quasi-community property are specified elsewhere.

Button to access the Property Declaration form FL-160.

Button to access Attachment 10b for additional property details.

Check this box if you and the other party are legally married.

Check this box if you and the other party are domestic partners and your partnership was established in California.

Check this box if you and the other party are domestic partners and your partnership was NOT established in California.

Specify the current residence of the respondent.

Specify the current residence of the petitioner.

Check this box if your domestic partnership was established in California and neither party needs to be a resident or have a domicile in California to dissolve the partnership.

Check this box if the respondent meets the residency requirements for filing in California.

Check this box if the petitioner meets the residency requirements for filing in California.

Check this box if the separate property is listed in Attachment 9b.

Check this box to confirm that the assets and debts listed are separate property.

Check this box if the separate property is listed in the Property Declaration (form FL-160).

Check this box if the separate property is listed in the following list.

List an item of separate property that you believe should be confirmed by the court.

Specify to whom the separate property item should be confirmed.

List another item of separate property that you believe should be confirmed by the court.

Specify to whom the separate property item should be confirmed.

Specify to whom the separate property item should be confirmed.

Button to attach or refer to form FL-160 for additional information on separate property.

Check this box if there are no separate assets or debts that you know of to be confirmed by the court.

Enter the name of the person to whom the separate property is confirmed.

Enter the item that is considered separate property.

Enter the item that is considered separate property.

Enter the item that is considered separate property.

Enter the number of months you have been separated.

Enter the number of months you have been separated.

Enter the number of years you have been separated.

Enter the date when this form is signed.

Type or print the name of the petitioner.

Enter the date when you are signing this petition form.

Type or print the full name of the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney.

Check this box if spousal or domestic partner support is payable to the petitioner.

Check this box if spousal or domestic partner support is payable to the respondent.

Check this box to indicate that spousal or domestic partner support is payable to a specified party.

Enter the date when the marriage took place.

Enter the date when the separation occurred.

Enter the number of years you have been separated.

Enter the date when the domestic partners separated.

Specify any other support-related issues that are not covered by the standard options.

Check this box if you want to reserve the right to determine the issue of support payable to a party in the future.

Check this box if you want to reserve jurisdiction over support issues related to the respondent.

Check this box if you want to reserve jurisdiction over support issues related to the petitioner.

Check this box if you want to terminate the court's ability to award support to either party.

Select this option if you are filing for a legal separation of the marriage or domestic partnership.

Select this option if you are filing for a divorce.