California Counties That Require a Local Form to File Your Petition
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Last Updated: May 14, 2024
Published: January 03, 2023
When filing your California divorce petition, some counties require an additional local form to be included. If your county is listed below, please click on it to see the form that is required. If it is not listed, your county does not require a local form or it has not yet confirmed the requirement.
Like the rest of the forms being filed, you'll make two copies of this one for a total of three copies including the original.
- Alameda County
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- San Diego County
- San Francisco County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Clara County - 1) FM-1050 – To be filed and served with your petition; 2) FM-1021 – To be served with your petition
- Siskiyou County
- Stanislaus County FL003 and FL007
Watch: Your Complete Guide to Local Forms in California Divorce
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