Filing online in California
"Online divorce" in California means preparing your paperwork online, then submitting it to your county's Superior Court, sometimes electronically, sometimes by mail or in person. Virdix handles the preparation part: a guided interview online that turns into the actual forms the court requires.
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You answer plain-English questions about your marriage, your finances, and your children if you have them. Virdix turns those answers into the official California Judicial Council forms: FL-100, FL-110, financial disclosures, and the rest of your case package.
Depending on your county, you may be able to e-file through the court's approved vendor, or you may need to file by mail or in person. Virdix's instructions tell you which options your specific county supports so you're not guessing.
However you filed, you still need to have your spouse formally served, exchange financial disclosures, and wait out California's mandatory 6-month period before judgment. None of that changes based on filing method.
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Start the part that's actually online
Answer Virdix's guided questions from anywhere, then follow county-matched instructions to file. Free during open beta.
Start my case online, freeNot in one step. You can prepare your forms online, and many California Superior Courts accept e-filing for divorce cases, often through a county-approved e-filing vendor. Some counties still require or prefer in-person or mail filing for self-represented parties, so the "online" part is usually the preparation and, in many counties, the submission, not a single unified portal for every step.
Virdix is an online guided interview that turns your answers into completed, court-ready California Judicial Council forms, including county-specific filing instructions. You then file those forms with your county's Superior Court using whatever method (e-filing, mail, or in person) that court accepts.
No. "Online divorce" services, including Virdix, prepare documents. The court itself, where your case is actually decided, is a separate government entity with its own filing and hearing procedures. No private company can file, decide, or finalize your case for you.
Virdix is built only for California family law, with form logic and filing instructions specific to all 58 counties, and it's free during the open beta. See our direct comparisons to LegalZoom, Hello Divorce, and 3StepDivorce for feature-by-feature detail.
It depends on your county's e-filing rules and your case. Many initial filings can be submitted electronically or by mail, but some counties still require certain documents, like the original Proof of Service, to be filed in person, and hearings (if your case has one) generally still happen at the courthouse or by remote appearance where the court allows it.
Virdix is a self-help document preparation service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Filing methods and e-filing availability vary by county; confirm current requirements with your county's Superior Court before you file.