DV-305 - Request to Change Child Custody and Visitation Orders

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Request to Change Child Custody and Visitation Orders

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Form ID: DV-305
Title: Request to Change Child Custody and Visitation Orders
Effective Date: 2025-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-305
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv305.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv305c.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv305k.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv305s.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv305t.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv305v.pdf
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Request to Change Child Custody and Visitation Orders
(DV-305)
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Effective: January 1, 2025
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Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
New January 1, 2025, Mandatory Form 
Family Code, §§ 3048, 3063, 6323, 6323.5
Request to Change Child Custody  
and Visitation Orders 
(Domestic Violence Prevention)
DV-305 Request to Change Child Custody 
and Visitation Orders
Case Number:
(Use this form to ask the judge to change child custody or visitation orders that were made through a domestic violence 
restraining order.)
1 Protected Party 
Name:
Relationship to children: Parent Legal Guardian Other (describe):
2 Restrained Party 
Name:
Relationship to children: Parent Legal Guardian Other (describe):
3 Children Under 18 Years Old (list from oldest to youngest)
a. Name: Date of birth:
b. Name: Date of birth:
c. Name: Date of birth:
d. Date of birth:Name:
(Check here if you need more space. Write “DV-305, Children” at the top and attach it to this form.)
4 City and State Where Children Lived 
a. Have all the children listed in  3   lived together for the last five years?
Yes (If yes, complete b, below.) 
No (If no, complete form DV-105(A). Do not complete the section below.)
b. List where the children have lived for the last five years. Start with their current location.
Dates (month/year) City and state 
(include tribal land, if applies)
Children lived with (check all that apply):
Person 
in  1
Person 
in  2
Other (relationship to 
child)
From: To present
Check here if this address is private 
(confidential). List the state only.
From: Until:
From: Until:
From: Until:
From: Until:
From: Until:
From: Until:
This is not a Court Order.
This form is attached to form DV-300. 
DV-305, Page 1 of 4

New January 1, 2025 Request to Change Child Custody  
and Visitation Orders 
(Domestic Violence Prevention)
Case Number:
5 History of Court Cases Involving Your Children
a. Do you know about any other case involving any child listed in  3  ?
No
Yes (If yes, complete section below.)
(Check all that apply. List where it was filed (city, state, or tribe), year it was filed, and case number, if known.)
Custody 
Divorce 
Juvenile court (child welfare, juvenile justice)
Guardianship
Criminal
Other (example: child support case)
b. If there is another parent or legal guardian besides the persons in   1  and   2 , list their information below.
Name: Parent Legal Guardian
6 Request to Change Orders
I ask the judge to change or end some of the child custody or visitation orders.  
(Check all the orders that you want the judge to make.)
a. No Travel With Children Without Permission
(1) End this order
(2) Change this order (explain how you want it changed):
b. Stop Access to Children’s School, Health, or Other Information
(1) End this order
(2) Change this order (explain how you want it changed):
This is not a Court Order.
DV-305, Page 2 of 4

New January 1, 2025 Request to Change Child Custody  
and Visitation Orders 
(Domestic Violence Prevention)
Case Number:
6 c. Order to Prevent Child Abduction (any order made on form DV-145)
(1) End this order
(2) Change this order (explain how you want it changed):
d. Child Custody 
(There are two types of custody: legal and physical. A person with legal custody makes decisions about the 
child's health, education, and welfare. A person with physical custody lives with the child regularly. For both 
types of custody, parents can share custody (joint) or one parent can have full custody (sole). Complete the 
section below if you want the judge to change child custody orders.)
I ask the judge to change custody orders to (check the orders that you want the judge to make):
Legal custody (check one):
Sole to person in 1
Sole to person in 2
Jointly (shared) by persons in       and      1 2
Other (describe):
Physical custody (check one):
Sole to person in 1
Sole to person in 2
Jointly (shared) by persons in       and      1 2
Other (describe):
e. Visitation (Parenting Time) Order
I ask the judge to change the visitation (parenting time) order to (explain how you want the order changed):
This is not a Court Order.
DV-305, Page 3 of 4

New January 1, 2025 Request to Change Child Custody  
and Visitation Orders 
(Domestic Violence Prevention)
Case Number:
6 f. Other Orders 
List any orders for child custody or visitation you want to change or end.
(1) End order Change order*
(2) End order Change order*
*Explain how you want these orders changed:
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Attach a sheet of paper and write “Attachment 6f, 
Other Orders” for a title. 
7 Reason for Request to Change Child Custody or Visitation Order
Explain why you want the orders changed:
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Attach a sheet of paper and write “Attachment 7, 
Reason for Request to Change Child Custody or Visitation Order” for a title. 
This is not a Court Order.
DV-305, Page 4 of 4

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  Form ID: DV-305 Title: Request to Change Child Custody and Visitation Orders Effective Date: 2025-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-305 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv305.pdf Alternate Dow…

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  Check here if this address is private (confidential). List the state only. From: Until: From: Until: From: Until: From: Until: From: Until: From: Until: This is not a Court Order. This form is attached to form DV-300. DV-305, Page 1 of 4 New January 1, 2025 Request to Change Child Custody and Visitation Or…

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  e. Visitation (Parenting Time) Order I ask the judge to change the visitation (parenting time) order to (explain how you want the order changed): This is not a Court Order. DV-305, Page 3 of 4 New January 1, 2025 Request to Change Child Custody and Visitation Orders (Domestic Violence Prevention) Case Number: …