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PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEY

STATE BAR NUMBER:

FOR COURT USE ONLY

FL-260

STATE:

FAX NO.:

ZIP CODE:

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF

NAME:

FIRM NAME:

STREET ADDRESS:

CITY:

TELEPHONE NO.:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

ATTORNEY FOR (name):

STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

PETITIONER:

RESPONDENT:

PETITION FOR CUSTODY AND
SUPPORT OF MINOR CHILDREN

CASE NUMBER:

NOTICE: This action will not terminate a marriage or domestic partnership and will not determine
a parental relationship.

1. I am the petitioner. The respondent and I are the parents of the following minor children:

Child's name

Birthdate

Age

continued on

2. Choose at least one box below to explain why you are using this form:

I am married to the respondent, and no action is pending in any court for dissolution, legal separation, or nullity.

Respondent and I have signed a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity regarding the minor children, and no
action regarding the children has been filed in any other court. A copy is attached.

Respondent and I have legally adopted a child together.

Respondent and I have been determined to be the parents in juvenile court or governmental child support.
Case number:
County:

Country (if not the United States):

State:

3. A completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (form FL-105) is attached.

4. Child custody and visitation (parenting time). I request the following orders:

Petitioner

Respondent

Joint

Other

a. Legal custody of children to:
b. Physical custody of children to:
c. Visitation (parenting time) of children with:
d.

If "Other" is checked above, name of the other person is (specify):

The proposed schedule for visitation (parenting time) is as follows:

See the attached form

Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment.

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use
Judicial Council of California
FL-260 [Rev. September 1, 2021]

PETITION FOR CUSTODY
AND SUPPORT OF MINOR CHILDREN

Page 1 of 2

Family Code, §§ 211, 3120, 3400, 3900,
7600 et seq.

PETITIONER:

RESPONDENT:

CASE NUMBER:

FL-260

4. e.

I request that the child abduction prevention orders requested on form

be approved.

I request that the proposed holiday schedule set out in

form

other

be approved.

I request that additional orders regarding child custody set out in

form

other

be approved.

I request that joint legal custody orders set out in

form

other

be approved.

I request that visitation (parenting time) be supervised for the following persons, with the following restrictions:

Continued on

Other (specify):

5. Fees and cost of litigation

a. Attorney's fees will be paid by
b.

Each party will pay their own attorney's fees.

petitioner

respondent.

either party.

7. Other (specify):

6. Child support. The court may make orders for support of the children and issue an earnings assignment without further notice to

I have read the restraining order on the back of the Summons (form FL-210) that is being filed with this petition, and I
understand that it applies to me when this petition is filed.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER)

A blank Response to Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children (form FL-270) must be served on the respondent with a copy
of this Petition.

NOTICE: If you have a child from this relationship, the court is required to order child support based on the
incomes of both parents. You should supply the court with information about your income. Otherwise, the
child support order will be based on information supplied by the other parent. Any party required to pay child
support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the "legal rate," which is currently 10 percent.

FL-260 [Rev. September 1, 2021]

Page 2 of 2

PETITION FOR CUSTODY
AND SUPPORT OF MINOR CHILDREN

Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children

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Sourced from selfhelp.courts.ca.gov (2023-03)
Page(s): 2
Fields(s): 78
Average fields per page: 39
Reading Level: Grade 8
LIST Grouping(s): CO-00-00-00-00, FA-00-00-00-00.

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We've done our best to group similar variables togther to avoid overwhelming the user.

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