FL-306 - Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

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Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)

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Form ID: FL-306
Title: Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)
Effective Date: 2025-07-01
Mandatory Form: no
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-306
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl306.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl306s.pdf
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Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)
(FL-306)
Ask to change your hearing date and explain why you need a new hearing date.
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Effective: July 1, 2025
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Form Approved for Optional Use     
Judicial Council of California  
FL-306 [Rev. July 1, 2025]
REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE HEARING 
 (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.95 
FL-306
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
BRANCH NAME:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF:
RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT:
OTHER PARENT/PARTY:
REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE HEARING 
FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
Notice: Read How to Reschedule a Hearing in Family Court before you complete this form.
Notice: Do not use this form to ask to change the date of a domestic violence restraining order hearing.  
For more information, read                                , How to Ask for a New Hearing Date.
CASE INFORMATION
1. Name of person asking to reschedule the hearing (specify):
a. I am the party who filed the Request for Order (form FL-300), order to show cause, or other moving paper in item 2. 
b. I am the party who is responding to the Request for Order (form FL-300), order to show cause, or other moving    
paper in item 2. 
2.   I ask that the court reschedule the hearing date for the (select one)
a. Request for Order for (specify):
b. Order to Show Cause for contempt. seek work.
c. Other (specify):
3.   The item in 2 was filed on (date):
4.   The hearing is currently set for (date):
5. The court did not issue temporary emergency (ex parte) orders with the item in 2. 
REQUEST
6. I request that the hearing be rescheduled as follows:
a. After (specify date):
b. On a date I am available, which does not include (specify dates):
Other (specify):c.
REASON FOR RESCHEDULING
7. The hearing needs to be rescheduled because (select all that apply)
a. the papers were not served before the hearing date.
b. the parties need to attend child custody mediation or child custody recommending counseling before the hearing.
c. other good cause as stated below:

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FL-306 [Rev. July 1, 2025] REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE HEARING 
 (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support)
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PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF:
RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT:
OTHER PARENT/PARTY:
CASE NUMBER:
FL-306
SPECIAL PROCEDURES MAY APPLY
The procedures in items 8 and 9 apply only if the documents in item 2 were served on the parties.
8. Unless the court determines that there are exceptional circumstances, the other parties must first be
a. notified that you are going to ask the court to reschedule the hearing; and 
b. served with copies of the request to reschedule at the first reasonable opportunity.
9. You must then submit to the court a proof of the notice and service in items 8a and 8b, along with the request to reschedule. You  
may use Declaration Regarding Notice and Service of Request for Temporary Emergency (Ex Parte) Orders (form FL-303) to 
comply with the proof of notice and service.
10. You should submit the documents in item 9 to the court no later than five court days before the hearing date set on the Request for 
Order (form FL-300), order to show cause, or other moving paper, unless you have a very good reason to submit them later.
PROPOSED ORDER REQUIRED
I have submitted a proposed Order on Request to Reschedule Hearing (form FL-309).11.
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

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  Form ID: FL-306 Title: Request to Reschedule Hearing (Family Law—Governmental—Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support) Effective Date: 2025-07-01 Mandatory Form: no Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-306 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl306.pdf Alte…

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  6. I request that the hearing be rescheduled as follows: a. After (specify date): b. On a date I am available, which does not include (specify dates): Other (specify):c. REASON FOR RESCHEDULING 7. The hearing needs to be rescheduled because (select all that apply) a. the papers were not served before the hearing…