Form FL-312 at a glance
What it is: Request for Child Abduction Prevention Orders, form FL-312, is not a court order.
Who signs: Sign in (SIGNATURE) and enter the Date; by signing you declare under penalty of perjury that the information on this form is true and correct.
A filled-in Form FL-312 example: a petitioner asks for orders against the respondent

How to fill out Form FL-312, box by box
Case number, Petitioner, Respondent and Other Parent/Party
Request for Order, Petition, Responsive Declaration to Request for Order, Response or Other
I request orders to prevent child abduction by
Where he or she might take the children

Check all that apply for where he or she might take the children without your permission: another county in California (specify the county), another state (specify the state) or a foreign country (specify the foreign country).
If you check a foreign country, check He or she is a citizen of that country or He or she has family or emotional ties to that country (explain).
Why he or she might take the children: a past violation or no strong ties to California

Check all that apply for why he or she might take the children without your permission.
Check has violated or threatened to violate a custody or visitation (parenting time) order in the past. Explain.
Check does not have strong ties to California, and explain any work, financial, social, or family situation that makes it easy for the party to leave California.
He or she has recently done things that make it easy to take the children away

Check has recently done things that make it easy for him or her to take the children away without permission. He or she has (check all that apply):
quit his or her job, closed a bank account, sold his or her home, ended a lease, sold or gotten rid of assets, hidden or destroyed documents, applied for a passport, birth certificate, or school or medical records, or Other (specify).
He or she has a history of abuse or a criminal record
I request the following orders against
Supervised Visitation (Parenting Time)
Post a Bond
Do Not Move Without My Permission or Court Order
No Travel Without My Permission or Court Order
Notify Other State of Travel Restrictions
Turn In and Do Not Apply for Passports or Other Vital Documents

Turn In and Do Not Apply for Passports or Other Vital Documents: ask for a court order (check all that apply) requiring the party to turn in all the children's passports and other documents (such as visas, birth certificates, and other documents used for travel) that are in his or her possession and control. Ask for a court order preventing the party from applying for passports or other documents (such as visas or birth certificates) that can be used to travel with the children.
Provide Itinerary and Other Travel Documents

Provide Itinerary and Other Travel Documents: if the party is allowed to travel with the children, ask the court to order the party to give you before leaving (specify): the children's travel itinerary. Copies of round-trip airline tickets. Addresses and telephone numbers where the children can be reached at all times. An open airline ticket for you in case the children are not returned. Other (specify).
Notify Foreign Embassy or Consulate of Passport Restrictions

Notify Foreign Embassy or Consulate of Passport Restrictions: ask the court to order the party to notify the embassy or consulate and to provide the court with proof of that notification within a number of calendar days. Enter the embassy or consulate in the first box and the number of days in the second box.
Foreign Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Order

Foreign Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Order: ask the court to order the party to get a custody and visitation (parenting time) order in a foreign country equal to the most recent United States order before the children can travel to that country for visits. Foreign orders may be changed or enforced depending on the laws of that country.
Common questions about Form FL-312
What is form fl 312?
Request for Child Abduction Prevention Orders, form FL-312, is not a court order. Form FL-312 is adopted for mandatory use by the Judicial Council of California under Family Code, § 3048.
Sources
[1] Form FL-312 (Rev. July 1, 2016), Request for Child Abduction Prevention Orders, Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).













