FL-540 - Joint Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation

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Joint Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation

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Form ID: FL-540
Title: Joint Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation
Effective Date: 2023-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-540
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl540.pdf
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Joint Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation
(FL-540)
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Effective: January 1, 2023
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
FL-540 [New January 1, 2023]
JOINT APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL COURT ORDER  
DIVIDING RETIREMENT PLAN OR OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION
Code of Civil Procedure, § 1733.1 
Family Code, § 2611
FL-540
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT 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:
APPLICANT ONE:
APPLICANT TWO:
JOINT APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL COURT ORDER 
DIVIDING RETIREMENT PLAN OR OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION
FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
Use this form to ask the court to recognize a tribal court order that assigns all or part of the following types of benefits to an 
alternative payee: child support payments; spousal support payments; or marital property rights for a spouse, former spouse, 
child, or other dependent of a participant in a retirement plan or other plan of deferred compensation. You can make this 
application in the superior court of any county in which an applicant resides. You must attach a certified copy of the tribal 
court order.  
 
If one party to the tribal court action has not agreed to or is unable to proceed with the filing of a joint application for recognition, 
use Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation (form FL-541). 
 
Note: Recognition of a tribal court order based on this application does not give a court of this state jurisdiction to modify or 
enforce the tribal court order.
1. Applicant One (Petitioner in the tribal court action) (name):
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Email address:
2. Applicant Two (Respondent in the tribal court action) (name):
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Email address:
3. Tribal court that issued the order (name):
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Email address:

FL-540 [New January 1, 2023] Page 2 of 2JOINT APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL COURT ORDER  
DIVIDING RETIREMENT PLAN OR OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION
FL-540
APPLICANT ONE:
APPLICANT TWO:
CASE NUMBER:
4. The applicants are parties to the underlying action in tribal court, and ask the court to recognize the order from the                      
 tribal court (name of court): issued on (date issued with tribal court):
under Code of Civil Procedure section 1733.1.
5. A certified copy of the tribal court order to be recognized is attached to this form.
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 APPLICANT ONE)
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
 (SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT TWO)
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
 (SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY)
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
 (SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY)
Notice: This application form complies with the requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 1733.1. Under Family Code 
section 2611, a final order of a tribal court filed in accordance with section 1733.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be 
recognized as an order made pursuant to the domestic relations laws of this state.

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  Form ID: FL-540 Title: Joint Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation Effective Date: 2023-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-540 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl540.pdf Form …

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  Mailing address: Telephone number: Email address: FL-540 [New January 1, 2023] Page 2 of 2JOINT APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL COURT ORDER DIVIDING RETIREMENT PLAN OR OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION FL-540 APPLICANT ONE: APPLICANT TWO: CASE NUMBER: 4. The applicants are parties to the underlying action in …