FL-270: California Response to Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children

Under Party without attorney or attorney, fill in Name, Firm name, Street address, City, State, Zip code, Telephone no., Fax no., E-mail address and Attorney for (name).

Fill in Superior Court of California, County of, Street address, Mailing address, City and zip code and Branch name.

Fill in Petitioner, Respondent and Case number.

I am the respondent. The petitioner and I are the parents of the following minor children:

Fill in the Child's name, Birthdate and Age for each of the minor children.

Mark continued on Attachment 1.

Choose at least one box to explain why you are using this form:

I am married to the petitioner, and no action is pending in any court for dissolution, legal separation, or nullity.

Petitioner and I have signed a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity regarding the minor children, and no action regarding the children has been filed in any other court. A copy is attached.

Petitioner and I have legally adopted a child together.

Petitioner and I have been determined to be the parents in juvenile court or governmental child support.

For d, fill in Case number, State, Country (if not the United States) and County.

Child custody and visitation (parenting time). I request the following orders:

For Legal custody of children to:, Physical custody of children to: and Visitation (parenting time) of children with:, mark Petitioner, Respondent, Joint or Other.

If "Other" is checked, name of the other person is

The proposed schedule for visitation (parenting time) is as follows:

See the attached form FL-311, Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment.

I request that the child abduction prevention orders requested on form FL-312 be approved.

I request that the proposed holiday schedule set out in form FL-341(C) or other be approved.

I request that additional orders regarding child custody set out in form FL-341(D) or other be approved.

I request that joint legal custody orders set out in form FL-341(E) or other be approved.

I request that visitation (parenting time) be supervised with the following persons, with the following restrictions:

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Fees and cost of litigation. Attorney fees will be paid by petitioner or respondent.

Each party will pay their own attorney's fees.

Child support. The court may make orders for support of the children and issue an earnings assignment without further notice to either party.

Any party required to pay child support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the "legal rate," which is currently 10 percent.

Fill in the Date, the (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) line and the (SIGNATURE OF RESPONDENT) line.

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-220 or FL-270) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner.⁠^[2]

File a Response (form FL-220 or FL-270) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner.⁠^[2]

NOTICE: This action will not terminate a marriage or domestic partnership and will not determine a parental relationship.