California divorce papers
California divorce paperwork runs through a fixed sequence of Judicial Council forms, from FL-100 through FL-190. Which forms apply to you depends on whether you have children, whether your spouse responds, and how you divide property. Virdix asks the questions that determine that, then generates the forms themselves.
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Each guide below walks through that specific form, field by field.
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Based on your answers about children, property, and your spouse's participation, Virdix determines which forms actually apply to your case instead of handing you every possible document.
Your answers are mapped onto the official Judicial Council forms, formatted the way your county's court expects to see them.
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Generate my papers freeForm FL-100, Petition, Marriage/Domestic Partnership, is the document that officially starts your case. It's filed together with form FL-110, Summons, which notifies your spouse and puts automatic temporary restraining orders on both spouses' finances and the children, if any.
The Respondent files form FL-120, Response, Marriage/Domestic Partnership, within 30 days of being served. If there are minor children, FL-105 (Declaration Under UCCJEA) is also required from whichever spouse hasn't already filed it.
Both spouses must complete FL-140 (Declaration of Disclosure), FL-150 (Income and Expense Declaration), and FL-142 (Schedule of Assets and Debts) or FL-160 (Property Declaration). These are required in every California divorce, contested or uncontested.
Form FL-180, Judgment, is what the judge signs to finalize your case, along with FL-190, Notice of Entry of Judgment, which notifies both spouses once it's officially entered. These can only be submitted after the mandatory 6-month waiting period has passed.
Virdix fills out the official California Judicial Council forms based on your answers to a guided interview. You review everything before it's finalized, so you're not staring at a blank PDF trying to figure out what goes in each field.
Virdix is a self-help document preparation service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Form numbers and requirements are current Judicial Council of California forms as of this writing and are subject to change; confirm current forms at courts.ca.gov before filing.