California Divorce Forms and Papers

Select the California divorce forms below that best suits your needs. We offer instant downloadable California divorce kits that include step by step attorney authored divorce guides to help you fill out and file your divorce throughout California.

It is our goal to help more Californians avoid high cost divorce attorney fees by offering do it yourself California divorce solutions that give you everything you need to file your uncontested or no fault divorce in California with simplicity and ease. To get started select your California Divorce form package below and start your download today.

Select The California Divorce Form Kit That Best Suits Your Needs

	California - Dissolution w/ Children, support and/or visitation This kit is intended for those looking to file for a divorce in the state of California where children are involved or when one spouse intends to request from the other spouse to pay spousal support. It deals with custody, child support, spousal support, and visitation support. (NOTE: This package combines forms contained in the Simple Divorce Package with forms contained in the Orders to Show Cause Package.)   California - Divorce with no children or support issues This divorce kit includes all the documents and items you'll need to file for a divorce without an attorney. The forms include the required petition or complaint, waiver, separation agreement, financial reporting statements, judgment and other forms to complete your divorce.     Title First Name Last Name Select Mr. Mrs. Ms.   Your Email Address (We value your Privacy)

California Residency Requirements For Divorce

The spouse filing for dissolution of marriage must be a resident for six months and reside for three months in the county in which he or she is filing. There is a six month waiting period after the service of process or the appearance by the other spouse before the court finalizes the dissolution of marriage.

Grounds For Divorce In California

California recognizes both fault and no-fault grounds for divorce.

The Grounds for a No Fault Divorce in California are:

• irreconcilable differences which have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage.

The Grounds for a California Fault Based Divorce are:

• incurable insanity

California Child Custody

The mother and father of an unemancipated minor child are equally entitled to Custody of the child. Custody may be granted jointly or individually without preference to either according to the best interests of the child.

In making a determination based on the best interests of the child the following are some of the factors that the court considers in a contested situation:

• health, safety and welfare of the child
• nature and amount of contact with both parents

California Child Support GuideLines

Child support guidelines were adopted by California in 1984. Net income of both parents in considered in the computation of child support. Credit may be given for certain child related expenses, mandatory retirement expenses, and other special circumstances. Child support is almost always paid by way of wage assignment.

Venue

An action for divorce in California may be brought in the county in which either the petitioner or respondent resided for the three months preceding the commencement of the proceeding...

Mediation