DISSOLUTION (SUMMARY) PACKET - California

1 PKT-005 (Rev. 9/19) SUPERIOR COURT OF California COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DISSOLUTION ( summary ) PACKET FORMS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET Family Law Certificate of Assignment Venue Declaration SDSC Form #D-049 summary DISSOLUTION Information Judicial Council Form #FL-810 Joint Petition for summary DISSOLUTION Judicial Council Form #FL-800 Judgment of DISSOLUTION and Notice of Entry of Judgment Judicial Council Form #FL-825 Notice of Revocation of Joint Petition for summary DISSOLUTION Judicial Council Form #FL-830 Notice of Change of Address Judicial Council Form #MC-040 SDSC D-049 (Rev. 4/16) FAMILY LAW CERTIFICATE OF ASSIGNMENT Code Civ.

2 Proc. 395, 402 Mandatory Form VENUE DECLARATION ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO. (Optional): EMAIL ADDRESS (Optional): ATTORNEY FOR (Name): FOR COURT USE ONLY SUPERIOR COURT OF California , COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CENTRAL DIVISION, CENTRAL COURTHOUSE, 1100 UNION ST., SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 EAST COUNTY DIVISION, 250 E. MAIN ST., EL CAJON, CA 92020 NORTH COUNTY DIVISION, 325 S. MELROSE DR., VISTA, CA 92081 SOUTH COUNTY DIVISION, 500 3RD AVE., CHULA VISTA, CA 91910 PETITIONER(S) RESPONDENT(S) OTHER FAMILY LAW CERTIFICATE OF ASSIGNMENT-VENUE DECLARATION CASE NUMBER INSTRUCTIONS: In order for the court to assign your case to the proper court location, this venue declaration is required when an individual files a new family law case, including domestic violence cases.

3 For active cases with the Family Support Division (FSD), filed by the Department of Child Support Services, this venue declaration must be submitted with the first papers filed by a party requesting custody or visitation orders after both parents have become parties to the FSD case, or when a party files a request for domestic violence restraining orders. SANCTIONS: Notice is hereby given that knowingly or purposefully filing a case in the improper venue is good cause for imposing monetary sanctions. I (type or print name), , declare that this action is filed in the proper venue within the County of San Diego based on the type of case and the applicable residential Zip Code in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure 395(a), 402, the California Rules of Court, and the San Diego Superior Court Rules.

4 (C heck one) Petitioner resides in the County of San Diego within Zip Code Respondent resides in the County of San Diego within Zip Code In the FSD case, the party requesting custody, visitation, or domestic violence restraining orders resides in the County of San Diego within Zip Code In the FSD case, the other parent resides in the County of San Diego within Zip Code Other (specify include type of case and venue statute) The Zip Code stated above is within the filing boundaries of the family court location marked below, according to the Zip Code List of the San Diego Superior Court (SDSC Form #ADM-254).

5 (Check one) Central Division (1100 Union St., San Diego, CA 92101) East County Division (250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA 92020) North County Division (325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081) South County Division (500 3rd Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: Signature of Party or Attorney This booklet is available in English and Spanish from the office of the court clerk in the superior court ofeach county in California , or at DISSOLUTIONINFORMATIONEste folleto puede obtenerse en ingl s y en espa ol en la Direcci n de Registro P blico del Condado(Office of the Court Clerk) o en la Corte Superior (Superior Court) de cada condado en el estado deCalifornia o en el sitio Adopted for Mandatory UseJudicial Council of CaliforniaFL-810 [Rev.]

6 September 1, 2019]Family Code, 2400 2406 WHAT IS THIS BOOKLET ABOUT?SOME TERMS YOU NEED TO CAN USE THE summary DISSOLUTION PROCEDURE?AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN summary DISSOLUTION4 AND REGULAR DISSOLUTIONHOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY5 AND THE AMOUNT OF YOUR DEBTS? WORKSHEET FOR DETERMINING VALUE OF SEPARATE PROPERTY6 WORKSHEET FOR DETERMINING VALUE AND DIVISION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY810 WORKSHEET FOR DETERMINING COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS AND THEIR DIVISIONWHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPERTY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT? PROPERTY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT13 WHAT STEPS DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO GET A summary DISSOLUTION ?

7 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT REVOCATION19 SHOULD YOU SEE A LAWYER?SOME GENERAL INFORMATION 20I.. you wish to use the summary DISSOLUTION procedure, you must, at the time you file the joint petition, sign a statementthat says you have read and understood this booklet. It is important for you to read the whole booklet very carefully. Save this booklet for at least six months if you decide to start a summary DISSOLUTION . If you decide you want to stop thesummary DISSOLUTION process and revoke your petition, it will tell you how to do been married and/or in a domestic partnership five years or less (this means that the time between the dateyou married or registered your domestic partnership and the date you separated from your spouse or partner isfive years or less);I.

8 WHAT IS THIS BOOKLET ABOUT?This booklet describes a way to end a marriage, a domestic partnership, or both through a kind of divorce calledsummary official word for divorcein California is are two ways of getting a divorce, or DISSOLUTION , inCalifornia. The usual way is called a regular DISSOLUTION is a shorter and easier way. But not everybody can use it. Briefly, a summary DISSOLUTION is possiblefor couples not owe very much; do not want spousal or partner support from each other; andWith this procedure, you will not have to appear in court. You may not need a lawyer, but it is in your best interest to see a lawyer about the ending of your marriage or domestic partnership.

9 See page 19 for more details about how a lawyer canhelp a summary DISSOLUTION , you prepare and file a Joint Petition for summary DISSOLUTION (form FL-800), together with aproperty settlement agreement,* with the superior court clerk in your county. You will also prepare and turn in a Judgmentof DISSOLUTION and Notice of Entry of Judgment (form FL-825). Your divorce, ending your marriage and/or your domesticpartnership, will be final six months after you file your Joint Petition for summary DISSOLUTION . During the six months whileyou wait for your divorce to become final, either of you can stop the process of summary DISSOLUTION if you change yourmind.

10 One of you can file aNotice of Revocation of Petition for summary DISSOLUTION (form FL-830), and that will stop the divorce. If either one of you still wants to get divorced, then that person will have to file for a regular DISSOLUTION with aPetition Marriage/Domestic Partnership (form FL-100) unless you both agree to start a new summary DISSOLUTION booklet will tell you1. who can use the summary DISSOLUTION procedure;2. what steps you must take to get a summary DISSOLUTION ;3. when it would help to see a lawyer; and4. what risks you take when you use this procedure rather than the regular DISSOLUTION WARNINGIf you are an undocumented person who became a lawful permanent resident on the basis of your marriage to a or to a lawful permanent resident, obtaining a DISSOLUTION within two years of your marriage may lead to yourdeportation.