Form FL-810 at a glance
What it is: Form FL-810, Summary Dissolution Information, is a booklet that describes a way to end a marriage, a domestic partnership, or both through a kind of divorce called summary dissolution.
Who signs: Fill out Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-800). Both of you must sign and date this petition. You may not sign each other's name.
Where and when to file: For a summary dissolution, you prepare and file Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-800) with the superior court clerk in your county.
Where to get it: This booklet is available in English and Spanish from the office of the court clerk in the superior court of each county in California, or at courts.ca.gov/documents/fl810.pdf and courts.ca.gov/documents/fl810s.pdf.
A filled-in Form FL-810 example: Pat and Lee complete the separate property worksheet
How to fill out Form FL-810, box by box
Who can use the summary dissolution procedure, statements 1 to 9
You can use the summary dissolution procedure only if all of the following statements are true about you at the time you file Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-800).
If even one of these statements is not true for you, you cannot get a divorce in this way.
1. You have both read this booklet, and you both understand it.
2. You have been married or registered as domestic partners five years or less between the date that you got married and/or registered your domestic partnership and the date you separated.
3. No children were born to the two of you together before or during your marriage and/or domestic partnership.
4. You have no adopted children under 18 years of age.
5. Neither one of you is pregnant.
6. Neither of you owns any part of any land or buildings.
7. Your community property is not worth more than $57,000 (checked October 22, 2026). Do not count cars in this total.
8. Neither of you has separate property worth more than $57,000 (checked October 22, 2026). Do not count cars in this total.
9. The total of your community obligations (other than cars) is $7,000 or less (checked October 22, 2026).
The agreement, the joint petition and the waiting period
10. a. At least one of you has lived in California for the past six months or longer and has lived in the county where you are filing for dissolution for the past three months or longer; or b. You are only asking to end a domestic partnership registered in California; or c. You are the same sex and were married in California but are not residents of California. Neither of you lives in a place that will allow you to divorce. You are filing this case in the county in which you married.
11. You have prepared and signed an agreement that states how you want your community assets and debts to be divided between you (or declared in the joint petition that you do not have community assets and debts).
12. You have both signed the joint petition and all other papers needed to carry out this agreement.
13. Together with the joint petition, you will turn in to the clerk of the superior court the judgment of dissolution forms and property settlement agreement, along with two self-addressed stamped envelopes.
14. You both want to end the marriage and/or domestic partnership because of serious, permanent differences.
15. You have both agreed to use the summary dissolution procedure rather than the regular dissolution procedure.
16. There is a six-month waiting period, and either of you can stop the divorce at any time during this period.
Fair market value
The fair market value is an estimate of the amount of money you could get if you sold these items to a stranger-for example, through a classified ad in the newspaper or listings on the internet (online). It does not mean what you paid for it originally, and it does not mean how much it would cost you to replace it if you lost it.
Worksheet for determining value of separate property
The total fair market value of the separate property of one spouse/domestic partner cannot be more than $57,000 (checked October 22, 2026). The total fair market value of the separate property of the other spouse/domestic partner cannot be more than $57,000 (checked October 22, 2026).
Separate property is anything that either of you owned or earned before you got married or registered your domestic partnership, anything you earned or bought after your separation, and anything that was given to just one of you as a gift during your marriage or domestic partnership. Do not include cars.
Under A. Bank accounts, credit union accounts, retirement funds, cash value of insurance policies, etc., enter the Item and the PETITIONER 1 and PETITIONER 2 Property-Fair Market Value (FMV).
Under C. Items being bought on credit, enter the Item, the Fair Market Value, the Minus Amount Owed and the Net Fair Market Value.
Value and division of community property
This side of the sheet will help you determine whether you are eligible to use the summary dissolution procedure. The grand total value of your community property cannot be more than $57,000 (checked October 22, 2026).
Under A. Bank accounts, credit union accounts, retirement funds, cash value of insurance policies, etc., enter the Item and Amount, what PETITIONER 1 Receives and what PETITIONER 2 Receives, and the Subtotal A.
Worksheet for determining community obligations and their division
This side of the worksheet will help you determine whether you are eligible to use the summary dissolution procedure. The total amount of your community obligations (debts) cannot be more than $7,000 (checked October 22, 2026).
List the amount you owe on the items from your Worksheet for Determining Value and Division of Community Property. Then add all other debts and bills, including loans, charge accounts, medical bills, and taxes you owe.
Agreement, domestic partners, the fee waiver
Complete your property settlement agreement
Complete your property settlement agreement. Both of you must date and sign it. Make two extra copies.
You have no community assets or liabilities
Check box 13a on Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-800) if you have no community assets or liabilities.
Domestic partners who qualify for a summary dissolution
Domestic partners who qualify for a summary dissolution can choose to use the process described in this booklet OR a special summary dissolution for domestic partners through the California Secretary of State. If you choose to file to terminate your domestic partnership through the Secretary of State, do not use this guide.
You cannot afford the filing fee
Pay the superior court clerk's filing fee. If you cannot afford to pay the filing fee, you may qualify for a fee waiver based on your income.
Signing your joint petition and your property settlement agreement
If you wish to use the summary dissolution procedure, you must, at the time you file the joint petition, sign a statement that says you have read and understood this booklet.
When signing your joint petition and your property settlement agreement, you are signing these documents under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California.
You want to stop the summary dissolution
Common mistake: It is important to realize that the Notice of Revocation of Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-830) is not just another form you are supposed to fill out and turn in. Do not fill it out and do not bring it to the superior court clerk unless you want to stop the divorce!
If either one of you wants to stop the summary dissolution case, fill out and file a Notice of Revocation of Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-830) before the six months run out.
After the date the court wrote on your Judgment of Dissolution and Notice of Entry of Judgment (form FL-825) as the date your marriage or domestic partnership is ended (the date the divorce is effective), you can no longer revoke the dissolution by filing the revocation form.
Before you go
Fill out Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150). You each need to fill out this form and give it to your spouse or domestic partner before you sign your property settlement agreement or complete your divorce.
Common questions about Form FL-810
Can you file a dissolution without an attorney?
Must you have a lawyer to use the summary dissolution procedure? No. You can do the whole thing by yourselves. For a summary dissolution, you prepare and file Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-800) with the superior court clerk in your county.
Who signs it?
Fill out Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution (form FL-800). Both of you must sign and date this petition.
Where do I file it?
The location of your superior court clerk's office can be found in the phone book or online at courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.
Where to get help with Form FL-810
You may not need a lawyer, but it is in your best interest to see a lawyer about the ending of your marriage or domestic partnership.
Sources
[1] Form FL-810 (Rev. April 28, 2025), Summary Dissolution Information, Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).