California Form Fl 600 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Enter the Governmental Agency, the Telephone No., Fax No., Email Address and Attorney For (Name).

Enter the Superior Court of California, County of, the Street Address, Mailing Address, City and Zip Code and Branch Name.

Enter the Petitioner, Respondent, Other Parent/Party and Case Number.

Check Summons and Complaint, Supplemental Complaint or Amended Complaint Regarding Parental Obligations.

Enter the name after TO (name).

Under Notice to person served: You are served, check 1. as an individual, 2. on behalf of a minor child or children, or 3. other (specify).

In item 1, the local child support agency is asking the court to issue judgment or orders for the following children: enter the Name and Date of Birth.

Check Establish Parentage, Establish Support or Modify Order Beginning Date.

Additional children are listed on a page (labeled Attachment 1) attached to this Complaint.

In 2a, specify the name of the parents of the children named in item 1.

In 2c, specify the obligor (the parent asked to pay support).

In 2d, specify the obligee (the person who will be ordered to receive support).

In 2b, specify the name of the parent named as the parent of the children listed in item 1 in the declaration of parentage on file with the local child support agency or the county welfare department.

Complete 3 if support is being requested but the "Establish Parentage" box has not been checked in item 1. You do not need to complete this section if a final judgment of parentage was previously entered under this case number.

In 3a, specify the children for whom a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity that has not been canceled and was signed by both parents has been forwarded to the California Department of Child Support Services.

In 3b, specify the county and state, the case number and the children named as children of the marriage in a family law judgment.

In 3c, specify the county and state, the case number and the children for whom judgment of parentage has previously been entered.

In 3d, specify Other, and the Names of children.

In 4a, specify the counties from which some or all of the children named in item 1 are receiving or have received public assistance. In 4b, enter the Date public assistance first paid.

The local child support agency has taken the following steps to establish actual income prior to considering earning capacity: in 5a, attempted to contact the obligor through telephonic, electronic, and postal means, to the extent contact information was known and could be discovered through reasonably available means. At least three attempts to contact the obligor have been made.

In 5d, specify Other.

In 6, specify Other.

The local child support agency requests that the court determine that the persons listed in item 2 are the parents of the children listed in item 1 for whom the "Establish Parentage" boxes have been checked.

Based on the California support guideline, the court order the obligor to pay: a. $ current monthly child support based on the obligor's known actual income of $ per month, and, if applicable, the obligee's known actual income of $ per month.

In 8b, current monthly child support based on the obligor's earning capacity per month because (check one) (1) the obligor's earning capacity is greater than the obligor's known actual income, (2) the obligor's actual income is unknown, or (3) the obligor's earning capacity was determined based on a consideration of all the factors listed.

c. $ additional monthly child support for the reasons (specify):

The local child support agency has known information about the following factors (check all that apply):

(a) Assets, (b) Residence, (c) Work and earnings history, (d) Job skills, (e) Education, (f) Ability to read and write, (g) Age, (h) Health, (i) Criminal record, (j) Employment barriers, (k) Record of seeking work, (l) Local job market, (m) Availability of employers willing to hire, (n) Average earnings in local community, (o) Other (specify).

In 8d, the court issue appropriate orders for sharing the costs of (1) childcare (specify) and (2) uninsured health care (specify).

In 8e, specify Other.

The court order the obligor to provide health insurance for each child named in item 1 if available at no or reasonable cost; to keep the local child support agency informed of the availability of the coverage; and to complete and return, within 20 days of the local child support agency's request, a health insurance form and that a National Medical Support Notice be issued.

A wage and earnings assignment be issued.

The court order the parents to advise the local child support agency within 10 days in writing of any change in residence or employment.

In 12, specify who the court order the obligor to make all payments to.

The other parent be added as a party to this case.

In 14, enter the Number of pages attached.

Enter the Date and the (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) of the ATTORNEY FOR LOCAL CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY.

You may contact the local child support agency to try to work out a settlement agreement. However, you must still file an Answer form within 30 days.

If you dispute that you are the parent of the children listed in the Complaint and you do not have enough money for a lawyer, you may ask the court to appoint a lawyer to represent you on the issue of parentage.

If you did not receive an Answer form or if you would like another copy, you may get one from the local child support agency, the court clerk's office, or the family law facilitator. The family law facilitator can assist you in filling out the Answer form.

The family law facilitator is a neutral person whose services are available to any person who is NOT represented by an attorney.

You may be fined or imprisoned if you fail to pay support as ordered.