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The petition that starts a divorce, legal separation or annulment case. Understand its three pages before reviewing your papers for filing.
Revised January 1, 2020 · 3 pages · FL-110 · family law summons
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FL-100 identifies the relationship and the issues the petitioner wants included in the judgment. Filing it starts a case; it does not itself end a marriage or domestic partnership.
When it is used
California Courts lists FL-100 and FL-110 for starting an ordinary divorce. Its instructions identify FL-105 when the spouses have minor children together and explain that local forms may also be required. Joint petitions and summary dissolution use different instructions.
Section by section
Use the current official form and its instructions. The descriptions below identify the questions without choosing answers for your situation.
Contact details, court, petitioner and respondent, and the type of proceeding.
Legal relationship, residence requirements and dates of marriage or registration and separation.
Children’s names, birth dates and ages, plus related declarations and attachments.
The stated basis for the requested proceeding.
Requested custody, parenting time, child support and spousal or partner support.
Assets and debts described as separate property, or a referenced property declaration or attachment.
Community and quasi-community assets and debts and any referenced list.
Attorney fees, a former name and other requested relief.
Acknowledgment of the summons’s restraining orders and a signed, dated declaration.
Before you file
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Live counties with a relevant case type: Butte · Calaveras · Colusa · Contra Costa · Glenn · Los Angeles · Madera · Mariposa · Mendocino · Merced · Napa · Orange · San Bernardino · San Diego · San Luis Obispo · San Mateo · Santa Barbara · Santa Clara · Santa Cruz · Sonoma · Stanislaus · Sutter · Tehama · Yuba. Check each listing’s new-case or existing-case status and document restrictions.
Questions
No. It starts the case and identifies requested issues. Service, disclosures and the later judgment process are separate steps.
No. The family law summons is FL-110. SUM-100 is a different summons used in civil cases.
No. Those choices can affect legal rights. This page describes the form; a lawyer or court self-help center can explain the options for your situation.
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Information checked as of October 2026. Rules, form revisions and provider prices can change. The court decides whether to accept a filing.
FL-100 form revision: January 1, 2020.