FL-260 - Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children

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Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children

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Form ID: FL-260
Title: Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children
Effective Date: 2021-09-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-260
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl260.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl260s.pdf
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Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children
(FL-260)
Ask the court for child custody and visitation (parenting time) orders when you are not ending a marriage or domestic partnership; you are not married but have legally adopted a child together; you are not married but have a signed voluntary declaration of paternity; or the juvenile court order names you as the child's parents.
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Effective: September 1, 2021
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
FL-260 [Rev. September 1, 2021]
Family Code, §§ 211, 3120, 3400, 3900, 
7600 et seq. 
 PETITION FOR CUSTODY  
AND SUPPORT OF MINOR CHILDREN
FL-260
PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEY STATE BAR NUMBER:
NAME:
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
ATTORNEY FOR (name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
BRANCH NAME:
PETITIONER:
RESPONDENT:
PETITION FOR CUSTODY AND  
SUPPORT OF MINOR CHILDREN
FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
NOTICE: This action will not terminate a marriage or domestic partnership and will not determine 
a parental relationship.
1. I am the petitioner. The respondent and I are the parents of the following minor children:
Child's name Birthdate Age
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2. Choose at least one box below to explain why you are using this form:
a. I am married to the respondent, and no action is pending in any court for dissolution, legal separation, or nullity.
b. Respondent and I have signed a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity regarding the minor children, and no 
action regarding the children has been filed in any other court. A copy is attached.
c. Respondent and I have legally adopted a child together.
d. Respondent and I have been determined to be the parents in juvenile court or governmental child support. 
Case number:  
County: State: Country (if not the United States):
3. A completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (form FL-105) is attached.
4. Child custody and visitation (parenting time). I request the following orders:
a. Legal custody of children to:
Petitioner Respondent Joint Other
b. Physical custody of children to:
c. Visitation (parenting time) of children with:
d. If "Other" is checked above, name of the other person is (specify):
The proposed schedule for visitation (parenting time) is as follows:
See the attached form Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment.

Page 2 of 2 PETITION FOR CUSTODY  
AND SUPPORT OF MINOR CHILDREN
FL-260 [Rev. September 1, 2021]
FL-260
PETITIONER:
RESPONDENT:
CASE NUMBER:
4. e. I request that the child abduction prevention orders requested on form be approved.
f. I request that the proposed holiday schedule set out in form other be approved.
g. I request that additional orders regarding child custody set out in form other be approved.
h. I request that joint legal custody orders set out in form other be approved.
i. I request that visitation (parenting time) be supervised for the following persons, with the following restrictions:
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j. Other (specify):
5. Fees and cost of litigation
a. Attorney's fees will be paid by petitioner respondent.
b. Each party will pay their own attorney's fees.
6. Child support.  The court may make orders for support of the children and issue an earnings assignment without further notice to 
either party. 
7. Other (specify):
8. I have read the restraining order on the back of the Summons (form FL-210) that is being filed with this petition, and I 
understand that it applies to me when this petition is filed. 
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 PETITIONER)
A blank Response to Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children (form FL-270) must be served on the respondent with a copy 
of this Petition.
NOTICE: If you have a child from this relationship, the court is required to order child support based on the 
incomes of both parents. You should supply the court with information about your income. Otherwise, the 
child support order will be based on information supplied by the other parent. Any party required to pay child 
support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the "legal rate," which is currently 10 percent.

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  Form ID: FL-260 Title: Petition for Custody and Support of Minor Children Effective Date: 2021-09-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-260 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl260.pdf Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca…

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  d. Respondent and I have been determined to be the parents in juvenile court or governmental child support. Case number: County: State: Country (if not the United States): 3. A completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (form FL-105) is attached. 4. Child custody an…

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  child support order will be based on information supplied by the other parent. Any party required to pay child support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the "legal rate," which is currently 10 percent.