FL-956

FOR COURT USE ONLY
FOR COURT USE ONLY

STATE:

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF

PARTY:

NAME:

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PETITIONER:
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OTHER PARENT/CLAIMANT:

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 OBJECTION TO PROPOSED NOTICE OF COMPLETION  
OF LIMITED SCOPE REPRESENTATION

HEARING DATE:

TIME:

DEPARTMENT OR ROOM:

CASE NUMBER:

1.

I am the

petitioner

respondent

other parent/claimant

in this case.

I object to the proposed Notice of Completion of Limited Scope Representation (form FL-955) that I received from my attorney.
(Attach a copy if available.)

I believe that my attorney has not finished everything he or she agreed to do in the Notice of Limited Scope Representation (form 
FL-950). I understand that this is the only reason that I can object to my attorney's proposed notice of completion.  

My attorney has not completed these specific services:

Before I filed this Objection, I attempted to contact the attorney and resolve our difference of opinion about whether the 
representation was complete. That effort was unsuccessful. 

I request that the court not allow the attorney to withdraw from representation until those services have been completed.

  

NOTICE 

  
If you want to object to the proposed Notice of Completion of Limited Scope Representation (form FL-955), you must 
complete this Objection and file it with the court clerk by 10 calendar days after the date that the attorney served the 
proposed Notice of Completion.  
  
Protect the confidentiality of the communications between you and your attorney! This form serves as your declaration 
to the court in support of your Objection. Do not file any other declarations with this form. Do not file any other papers 
that you received or sent to your attorney about your case! Instead, you may bring the papers or other evidence with 
you to the court hearing.

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

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE)

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California  
FL-956 [Rev. September 1, 2017]

 OBJECTION TO PROPOSED NOTICE OF COMPLETION  
OF LIMITED SCOPE REPRESENTATION

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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.425 
www.courts.ca.gov

INFORMATION FOR SERVING FORM FL-956 
(This page does not need to be filed with the Objection.) 

FL-956

A copy of the filed Objection to Proposed Notice of Completion of Limited Scope Representation (form FL-956) must be served on the 
limited scope attorney and the other parties in the case (or on their attorneys). The document must be served by a person who is at least 
18 years of age and not a party in the case, unless electronic service is used. For more information, read Information for Client About 
Notice of Completion of Limited Scope Representation (form                      ). 

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The Objection to Proposed Notice of Completion of Limited Scope Representation (form FL-956) can be served on the limited 
scope attorney and on the other parties in the case (or their attorneys, if they have one) by:

a.

Personal service.  The server hand delivers the Objection. The server then fills out a proof of service and gives it to you. 

Proof of Personal Service (                     ) may be used for this purpose. If the server needs instructions, 
give him or her Information Sheet for Proof of Personal Service (                              ).    

b.

Mail

The server places a copy of the Objection in the U.S. mail, in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid 
and addressed. The server must live or work in the county where the form was mailed. The server then 
fills out a proof of service and gives it to you. Proof of Service by Mail (                     ) may be used for this 
purpose. If the server needs instructions, give him or her an Information Sheet for Proof of Service by Mail 
(                              ).

c.

Overnight 
Delivery/Express 
Mail

The server places a copy of the Objection in a sealed envelope, with Express Mail postage fully prepaid, 
and deposits it in a post office mailbox, subpost office, substation, mail chute, or other like facility 
maintained by the U.S. Postal Service for receipt of Express Mail. Proof of Service—Civil (                        ) 
may be used for this purpose.

d. Electronic Service If you and your limited scope attorney have agreed in writing that you can send each other documents by 

e-mail or other electronic transmission, you—the client/party in the case—can serve the Objection that 
way. You would then fill out a proof of service. Proof of Electronic Service (                        ) may be used 
for this purpose.

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3.

The deadline for service depends on how the Objection was served. See item         in Information for Client About Notice of 
Completion of Limited Scope Representation (                               ) for a list of filing deadlines.

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Make at least two copies of the completed proof of service. Take the original and two copies to the clerk's office (or e-file it, if 
available in your court) at least five court days before your hearing.

FL-956 [Rev. September 1, 2017]

OBJECTION TO PROPOSED NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF  
LIMITED SCOPE REPRESENTATION

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