ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address):

FOR COURT USE ONLY

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FAX NO. (Optional):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF

TELEPHONE NO.:

E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional):

ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF:

RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT:

OTHER PARENT:

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR JOINDER OF OTHER PARENT

CASE NUMBER:

1.

We agree to an order joining the Other Parent as a party to this action.

2. 

a.
b.

There are no other cases where custody or visitation orders have previously been made.
Both parents are parties in the following family law cases:

Name and county of court

Case number

Date:

Date:

Date:

a.

b.

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF RESPONDENT)

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF OTHER PARENT)

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF LOCAL CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE)

ORDER FOR JOINDER

3. 

THE COURT ORDERS that

the Other Parent is joined as a party to this action.

the hearing on the motion for joinder set on (date):

is taken off calendar.

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
FL-663 [Rev. January 1, 2009]

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 
JOINDER OF OTHER PARENT 
(Governmental)

JUDICIAL OFFICER

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DECLARATION OF PERSON PROVIDING INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION: The party/parties indicated below is/are unable to 
read or understand this Stipulation and Order for Joinder of Other Parent because

(Insert name) _________________________'s primary 
language is (specify): 

(Insert name) _________________________'s primary 
language is (specify): 

and he or she  
stipulation translated into this language.

has

has not read the form 

and he or she  
stipulation translated into this language.

has

has not read the form 

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that I am competent to interpret or translate in the primary 
language indicated above and that I have, to the best of my ability, read to, interpreted for, or translated for the above-named party the 
Stipulation and Order for Joinder of Other Parent in the party's primary language. The above-named party said he or she understood 
the terms of this Stipulation and Order for Joinder of Other Parent before signing it.

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Date:

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE)

(SIGNATURE)

INFORMATION SHEET FOR                                
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR JOINDER OF OTHER PARENT

Please follow these instructions to complete the Stipulation and Order for Joinder of Other Parent (form FL-663) if you do 
not have an attorney representing you. Your attorney, if you have one, should complete this form.

This form should be used when both parents and the local child support agency agree to the joinder of the other 
parent. You must file the completed stipulation with the court clerk. The address of the court clerk is the same as the one 
shown for the superior court on your most recent support order or judgment. You may have to pay a filing fee. If you 
cannot afford to pay the filing fee, contact the court clerk. Keep three copies of your filed stipulation. Serve one copy 
on the Other Parent, serve the second copy on the local child support agency, and keep the third copy for your 
records. (See Information Sheet for Service of Process, form FL-611.)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR JOINDER OF OTHER PARENT (TYPE 
OR PRINT IN BLACK INK)
Front page, first box, top of form, left side:  Print your name, address, and phone number in this box.                           
Front page, second box on left side: Print the name of the county in which the legal action is filed and the court’s address
in this box. Use the same address for the court that is on your most recent support order or judgment.
Front page, third box on left side: Print the names of the petitioner/plaintiff, respondent/defendant, and other parent in this 
box. Use the same names listed on your most recent support order or judgment. In the space for “other parent,” print
the parent who is being joined as a party.
Front page, first box, top of form, right side: Leave this box blank for the court’s use.                                                          
Front page, second box on right side: Print the case number in this box. This number is also stated on your most recent 
support order or judgment.

1. 

This states that you agree to an order joining the other parent as a party to the action.

2. 

a. 

b. 

Check this box if neither parent has filed a dissolution action against the other parent or any other action, such as a
restraining order involving custody or visitation of the children and, to the best of your knowledge, the parents are
not both parties in any other family law case.
Check this box if the parents are both parties in another case that involves custody or visitation of the children, such 
as a dissolution action. Fill in the name and county of the court and the court case number for any other family law 
cases involving both parents. You can get this information from the order or judgment from those actions. If you do 
not have a copy of the order or judgment, you may go to the court clerk’s office to get a copy.

Fill in the date and sign your name on the line designated.

You cannot file this stipulation form until everyone signs it. Leave the Order for Joinder section of the form blank 
for the court to complete after you file the stipulation.

When you file the stipulation, ask the court clerk how to obtain a copy once it is signed by the judicial officer. You are 
responsible for mailing signed copies of the stipulation to the petitioner/plaintiff, respondent/defendant, and other parent.

If you need additional assistance with this form, contact the family law facilitator in your county.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 
JOINDER OF OTHER PARENT 
(Governmental)