Form Fl 117 PDF Details

In navigating the complexities of family law cases, understanding the importance of procedural documents is critical. The FL-117 form, or the Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt, plays a pivotal role in the California legal system, particularly in family law proceedings. This form is utilized to confirm the delivery of legal documents to an individual involved in a family law case, such as divorce, custody, or support. By ensuring that the recipient acknowledges the receipt of documents by mail, the FL-117 form helps streamline the legal process, mitigating the need for more cumbersome in-person service methods. It outlines a clear procedure where the recipient must personally sign or have an authorized person sign to acknowledge receipt. This acknowledgment is essential as it triggers a deadline; if a summons is included among the documents and the acknowledgment form is not returned within 20 days, the sender may seek to recoup expenses incurred from alternative service methods. Additionally, this form serves as a reminder of the recipient's obligation to respond to the action within 30 calendar days, highlighting the procedural rights and responsibilities that frame the larger legal process. Understanding the FL-117 form is thus fundamental for parties navigating the challenges of family law disputes, ensuring they remain compliant with court procedures while adhering to tight timelines.

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FL-117

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address):

FOR COURT USE ONLY

TELEPHONE NO.:

FAX NO. (Optional):

E–MAIL ADDRESS (Optional):

 

ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF

STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

PETITIONER:

RESPONDENT:

OTHER PARENT/PARTY:

CASE NUMBER:

NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT

To (name of individual being served):

NOTICE

The documents identified below are being served on you by mail with this acknowledgment form. You must personally sign, or a person authorized by you must sign, this form to acknowledge receipt of the documents.

If the documents described below include a summons and you fail to complete and return this acknowledgment form to the sender within 20 days of the date of mailing, you will be liable for the reasonable expenses incurred after that date in serving you or attempting to serve you with these documents by any other methods permitted by law. If you return this form to the sender, service of a summons is deemed complete on the date you sign the acknowledgment of receipt below. This is not an answer to the action. If you do not agree with what is being requested, you must submit a completed Response form to the court within 30 calendar days.

Date of mailing:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF SENDER—MUST NOT BE A PARTY IN THIS CASE

 

AND MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(To be completed by sender before mailing)

 

 

I agree I received the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

 

 

Family Law: Petition-Marriage (form FL-100), Summons (form FL-110), and blank Response-Marriage (form FL-120)

 

 

 

 

b.

 

Family Law—Domestic Partnership: Petition—Domestic Partnership/Marriage (form FL-103), Summons (form

 

 

 

 

 

 

FL-110), and blank Response—Domestic Partnership/Marriage (form FL-123)

 

 

 

 

 

Uniform Parentage: Petition to Establish Parental Relationship (form FL-200), Summons (form FL-210), and blank

 

c.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Response to Petition to Establish Parental Relationship (form FL-220)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.

 

 

Custody and Support: Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children (form FL-260), Summons (form FL-210),

 

 

 

 

and blank Response to Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children (form FL-270)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e.

 

 

(1)

 

Completed and blank Declaration Under

(4)

 

Completed and blank Income and Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and

 

 

Declaration (form FL-150)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (form FL-105)

(5)

 

Completed and blank Financial Statement

 

 

 

(2)

 

Completed and blank Declaration of

(6)

 

(Simplified) (form FL-155)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request for Order (form FL-300) and blank

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclosure (form FL-140)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

Completed and blank Schedule of Assets

 

 

Responsive Declaration to Request for Order

 

 

 

 

 

 

(form FL-320)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Debts (form FL-142)

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(To be completed by recipient)

 

 

 

 

 

Date this acknowledgment is signed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

 

 

(SIGNATURE OF PERSON ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page 1 of 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form Approved for Optional Use

 

NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT

Code of Civil Procedure, §§ 415.30, 417.10

 

Judicial Council of California

 

 

www.courts.ca.gov

 

 

 

(Family Law)

 

 

 

 

 

FL-117 [Rev. July 1, 2013]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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