Family Law Forms & Filing Packets

Find the family law forms you need:

• Judicial Council forms    (standard statewide forms, fillable and non-fillable formats)

• Local Court Forms lists:
  (If you do not see the court forms you need in the lists below, they may be statewide forms that are found on the Judicial Council's website.)
  • By Name
  • By Form number
  • Packets: These are the same packets you can get at the Contra Costa Court forms window, and are grouped to help people handle different stages of their court case.)
    • Adoption
    • Child Support Stipulation
    • Custody & Visitation (Must be used with Request for Order packet)
    • Custody/Visitation Stipulation
    • Declaration of Disclosure
    • Divorce: Start Your Divorce
    • Divorce: Start Your Divorce – Domestic Partner
      
    • Divorce: Final Judgment
    • Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Packet A)
    • Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Packet B)
    • Domestic Violence: Restraining Order After Hearing
    • Domestic Violence: Renewal of DV Restraining Order
      
    • Elder Abuse
    • Emancipation
    • Fee Waiver
      
    • Financial
    • Financial Issues (Must be used with Request for Order packet)
    • Findings & Order After Hearing
    • Joinder of Employee Pension Plan
    • Marriage of Minors
      
    • Name Change
    • Paternity – Starting a Case
    • Paternity – Judgment
    • Proof of Service of Summons
    • Request for Order
    • Request for Order - Emergency
    • Service by Publication & Posting

• Where to file your court forms
• How to fill out your forms with audio/visual Forms Instructions

Additional Forms:

• At-Issue Memorandum
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-110)
• Civil Bench Warrant
  Local Court Form (CV-130)
• Case Management Conference Questionnaire
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-12.7)
• Declaration Re Notice Upon Ex Parte Application For Orders
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-107)
• Ex Parte Intake Form (Cases with Children)
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-213)
• Judgment Checklist
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-115)
  
• Orders RE Appointment of Counsel for Minor
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-08)
• Stipulation and Order Appointing Pro Bono CPA
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-228)
• Seek Work Order
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-06)
• Weekly Job Search Log
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-06a)
  
• Stipulation for Entry of Judgment
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-114)
• Stipulation and Order Appointing Child Custody Evaluator
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-200)
• Stipulation and Order for Appointment of Special Master
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-203)
• Stipulation and Order Re: Continuance of Court Hearing
  Local Court Form (FamLaw-230)
• Stipulation to Waive Final Disclosure
  Local Court Form (Click here)
• Standard for Processing Special Master Recommendations:
  Local Court Form (Click here)
  
  • Attachment A - Recommendation of Special Master
  • Attachment B - Order Adopting Special Master's Recommendation
  • Attachment C - Prof of Service (Mail)

• Cover Sheet for "Emergency" Default/Uncontested Judgment
  Local Court Form (Click here) 

Get help filling out, serving, and filing your court forms:

Attend forms information workshops and clinics:

There are a number of different free forms workshops, clinics, and resources offered by the Contra Costa Superior Court and others. Click on the links below to find out more:

Contra Costa Superior Court:

• Family Law
• Domestic Violence

Contra Costa Bar Association - Attorney Counseling Evenings (community workshops)

Contra Costa Law Library - Lawyer in the Library