Form FL-685 at a glance
What it is: Form FL-685 is the Response to Governmental Notice of Motion or Order to Show Cause.
Who signs: For the Signature of Person Who Served Response, under Proof of Service by Mail, 1.: "I am at least 18 years of age, not a party to this cause, and a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing took place."
A filled-in Form FL-685 example: a parent responds to a governmental motion
How to fill out Form FL-685, box by box
Attorney or party without attorney
Enter the Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name, State Bar number, and address), the Telephone No., the Fax No. (Optional), the E-Mail Address (Optional) and the Attorney For (Name). FOR COURT USE ONLY.
Superior court of California, county of
Under Superior Court of California, County of, enter the Street Address, the Mailing Address, the City and Zip Code and the Branch Name.
Petitioner, respondent and other parent
Enter the Petitioner/Plaintiff, the Respondent/Defendant and the Other Parent.
Hearing date, time and case number
Enter the Hearing Date, the Time, the Dept., Room, or Division and the Case Number.
1. Parentage
Under 1. Parentage, mark do or do not for admitting that you are the parent of all of the children, or mark "I admit that I am the parent of all of the children except (specify):" and specify the children.
2. Child support
Under 2. Child Support, mark a. "I consent to the order requested." or mark b. to request the child support order and write the order.
3. Health insurance coverage
Under 3. Health Insurance Coverage, mark a. to consent or mark b. to request the health insurance coverage order and write the order.
4. Fees and costs
Under 4. Fees and Costs, mark do or do not consent to the order requested.
5. Property restraint
Under 5. Property Restraint, mark do or do not consent to the order requested.
6. Other
Under 6. Other, mark do or do not consent to the other orders requested.
7. Facts in support
Enter the Case Number, the Petitioner/Plaintiff, the Respondent/Defendant and the Other Parent.
Under 7. Facts in Support of this response, write the facts or mark contained in an attached declaration.
Declaration and signature
Enter the Date, type or print the name and add the Signature of Declarant under: "I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing and all attachments are true and correct."
Proof of service by mail
In 2., enter the residence or business address (specify).
In 3., enter (a) Date of deposit, (b) Place of deposit (city and state) and (c) Addressed as follows for the response enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid and deposited in the U.S. mail.
In 4.: "I served this Response, which included an address verification declaration (Declaration Regarding Address Verification Postjudgment Request to Modify a Child Custody, Visitation, or Child Support Order (form FL-334) may be used for this purpose.)"
In 5., enter the Date, type or print the name and add the Signature of Person Who Served Response under: "I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct."
Sources
[1] Form FL-685 (Rev. January 1, 2012), Response to Governmental Notice of Motion or Order to Show Cause, Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).