FL-165 - Request to Enter Default (Uniform Parentage)

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Request to Enter Default (Uniform Parentage)

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Form ID: FL-165
Title: Request to Enter Default (Uniform Parentage)
Effective Date: 2025-07-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-165
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl165.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl165s.pdf
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Request to Enter Default (Uniform Parentage)
(FL-165)
Ask the court for a decision (order) that time has ended for your spouse or domestic partner to file a response to your petition. This allows you to ask the court for a judgment based on a signed settlement agreement or, if no agreement, based on what you asked for in the petition.
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Effective: July 1, 2025
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
FL-165 [Rev. July 1, 2025]
Code of Civil Procedure, §§ 585, 587; 
Family Code, §§ 2330.5 and 2335.5 REQUEST TO ENTER DEFAULT  
(Family Law—Uniform Parentage)
FL-165
PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEY STATE BAR NUMBER:
NAME:
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
ATTORNEY FOR (name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
BRANCH NAME:
PETITIONER:
RESPONDENT:
REQUEST TO ENTER DEFAULT
FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
1. To the clerk: Please enter the default of the respondent who has failed to respond to the petition.
2. A completed Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150) or Financial Statement (Simplified) (form FL-155)
is attached is not attached.
A completed Property Declaration (form FL-160) is attached is not attached
If a completed Property Declaration (form FL-160) is not attached, check at least one of the following boxes to indicate the reason:
a. There have been no changes since the previous filing.
b. The issues subject to disposition by the court in this proceeding are the subject of a written agreement.
c. There are no issues of child, spousal, or partner support or attorney fees and costs subject to determination by the court.
d. The petition does not request money, property, costs, or attorney fees. 
e. There are no issues of division of community property.
f. This is an action to establish parental relationship.
3. 
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
 (SIGNATURE OF [ATTORNEY FOR] PETITIONER)
4. Declaration
a. No mailing is required because service was by publication or posting and the address of the respondent remains unknown.
b. A copy of this Request to Enter Default, including any attachments and an envelope with sufficient postage, was 
provided to the court clerk, with the envelope addressed as follows (address of the respondent’s attorney or, if none,
the respondent’s last known address):
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT)
FOR COURT USE ONLY
Request to Enter Default mailed to the respondent or the respondent’s attorney on(date): .
Default entered as requested on (date): .
Default not entered.Reason: .
Clerk, by ________________________________ , Deputy
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FL-165 [Rev. July 1, 2025] REQUEST TO ENTER DEFAULT 
(Family Law—Uniform Parentage)
Page 2 of 2
PETITIONER:
RESPONDENT:
CASE NUMBER:
5. Memorandum of costs
a. Costs and disbursements are waived.
b. Costs and disbursements are listed as follows:
(1) Clerk’s fees $
(2) Process server’s fees $
(3) Other (specify): $
$
$
$
TOTAL $
c. I am the attorney, agent, or party who claims these costs. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing items of 
cost are correct and have been necessarily incurred in this cause or proceeding.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT)
6. Declaration of nonmilitary status (required for a judgment). 
The respondent is not in the military service of the United States as defined by either the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (see 50 
U.S.C. § 3911(2)) or California Military and Veterans Code sections 400 and 402(f).
I know that the respondent is not in the U.S. military service because (check all that apply): 
a. the search results that I received from  say the respondent is not in the U.S. military service.
b. I am in regular communication with the respondent and know that they are not in the U.S. military service.
c. I recently contacted the respondent, and they told me that they are not in the U.S. military service.
d. I know that the respondent was discharged from U.S. military service on or about (date): .
e. the respondent is not eligible to serve in the U.S. military because they are incarcerated (in jail or prison).
f. other (specify):
.
Note 
•   U.S. military status can be checked online at .
•   If the respondent is in the military service, or their military status is unknown, the respondent is entitled to 
    certain rights and protections under federal and state law before a default judgment can be entered. 
•   For more information, see .
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
(SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT)

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  Form ID: FL-165 Title: Request to Enter Default (Uniform Parentage) Effective Date: 2025-07-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-165 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl165.pdf Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/d…

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  4. Declaration a. No mailing is required because service was by publication or posting and the address of the respondent remains unknown. b. A copy of this Request to Enter Default, including any attachments and an envelope with sufficient postage, was provided to the court clerk, with the envelope addressed as fol…

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  • U.S. military status can be checked online at . • If the respondent is in the military service, or their military status is unknown, the respondent is entitled to certain rights and protections under federal and state law before a default judgment can be entered. • For more information, see . I declare und…