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Response
After a Respondent receives a copy of the Summons and Petition, he or she has 30 days to file a Response. A Response is also known as form FL-120, or in a domestic partnership form FL-123.
REQUIREMENTS
If filing for dissolution, the respondent must have been a resident of the state of California for at least six months and of the county in which he/she is filing (ex. Los Angeles), for at least three months immediately prior to the filing of the Petition. A party may not, for example, move from Orange County to Los Angeles County within three months of her/his filing a Petiton for Dissolution (divorce). You may wish to seek an alternative form of altering the marriage contract, such as Legal Separation.
You will be required to know such statistical facts as your (1) dates of marriage and separation, and (2) the names, birthdates, ages, and sex of your children. You will also be required to list your separate and community property through a form called a Schedule of Assets and Debts.
GROUNDS
A respondent may request dissolution or legal separation of the marriage based on (1) irreconcilable differences (Fam. Code, Section 2310(a)), or (2) incurable insanity (Fam. Code, Section 2310(b)). A marriage may be considered void and will be nullified if it is a (1) incestuous marriage (Fam. Code Section 2200) or a bigamous marriage (Fam. Code Section 2201). A marriage may also be considered voidable based on (1) the petitioner's age at the time of the marriage (Fam. Code, Section 2210(a)), (2) a prior existing marriage (Fam. Code, Section 2210(b), (3) unsound mind (Fam. Code, Section 2210(c), (4) fraud (Fam. Code, Section 2210(d), force (Fam. Code Section 2210(e), or physical incapacity (Fam. Code, Section 2210(f).
REQUESTS
The respondent will ask the court to grant legal and physical custody of the children to a party, and the respondent will also make a request for visitation rights to be granted to a party. The respondent will ask the court to grant attorney fees and costs to be payable by a party, and may also request spousal support. The respondent may also request that his/her former name be restored.
PROOF OF SERVICE
The original Response must be filed with the court along with a proof of service that the Response was filed on the Petitioner.
