Where are you in your case?
Pick the step you’re at. Each packet fills in the forms for that step and tells you how to file them. $20 per packet.
Starting a case
You haven’t filed anything yet.
Start a divorce, legal separation or annulment
File the petition and summons that open your case. Includes the proof of service and a blank response to serve on your spouse.
Start questionnaire → Available now FL-800 · FL-810 · FL-825 · FL-150Summary dissolution
Married under five years, no children, little property, and you both agree. You file together.
Start questionnaire →Responding
You were served with a petition.
Serving your spouse
You need to get the papers to the other side.
Financial disclosures
Both sides exchange information about income, property and debts.
Preliminary declaration of disclosure
Required from both spouses before a judgment can be entered.
Start questionnaire → Available now FL-144 · FL-141Waive the final disclosure
You and your spouse agree to skip the final declaration of disclosure.
Start questionnaire →Finishing your case
Ask the court for the judgment.
Default judgment, no agreement, no children
Your spouse was served and never responded, and you have no minor children together.
Start questionnaire → Available now FL-165 · FL-170 · FL-180 · FL-341Default judgment, no agreement, with children
Your spouse was served and never responded, and you have minor children together.
Start questionnaire → Available now FL-130 or FL-165 · FL-170 · FL-180 · FL-190 · FL-144Judgment with a written agreement
You and your spouse signed an agreement. Works whether or not your spouse filed a response, with or without children.
Start questionnaire →Other requests
Things you may need part-way through.
End the marriage early (bifurcation)
Ask the court to end your marital status now while other issues are still being decided.
Start questionnaire →Restore a former name after judgment
Your judgment is final and you want your former name back.
Parentage
For parents who were never married to each other.
Start a parentage case
Ask the court to decide who a child’s legal parents are.
Start questionnaire → Available now FL-220 · FL-105Respond to a parentage petition
You were served with a parentage petition and need to file a response.
Start questionnaire →Parentage judgment by agreement
You both agree on parentage, custody and support.
Before you start
What should I have in front of me?
Your case number and the court’s address if a case is already open, the date you married and separated, and names and birthdates of any children of the marriage. For disclosures and judgments, recent pay stubs and a list of property and debts.
Does the six-month wait apply?
Yes. A California divorce can’t be final sooner than six months after the respondent was served, no matter how fast the paperwork goes. Bifurcation lets the court end marital status earlier in limited situations.
Is this legal advice?
No. StampedCopy fills in the official forms from your answers and explains the filing steps. If you and your spouse disagree about children, support or property, talk to a lawyer or your court’s self-help center.