LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
FORMS TO PREPARE FOR PETITIONER’S PATERNITY ACTION
SUMMARY OF STEPS FOR PATERNITY ACTION
PATERNITY STEP 1
 Petition to Establish Parental Relationship (FL-200)
 Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)(FL105/GC-120)
 Summons (Uniform Parentage-Petition for Custody and Support) (FL-210)
 Family Law Notice re Related Case (L-1120)
 Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001)
 Order on Fee Waiver (FW-003)
PATERNITY STEP 2
 Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150)
PATERNITY STEP 3
 Request to Enter Default (FL-165) and
 Memorandum for Setting for Hearing (Uncontested Matter) (L-0124) or
 At-Issue Memorandum for Trial Setting (L-0031)
 Judgment (FL-250) and Attachments
 Notice of Entry of Judgment (FL-190)
 Child Support Case Registry Form (FL-191)
Updated 07/15/15
Client: _____________________________
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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
FORMS TO PREPARE FOR PETITIONER’S PATERNITY ACTION
PATERNITY STEP 1 – SUMMONS AND PETITION:
 Petition to Establish Parental Relationship (FL-200)
 Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)(FL105/GC-120)
 Attachment to Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and
Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)(FL-105/GC-120(A)) [if applicable]
 Summons (Uniform Parentage-Petition for Custody and Support) (FL-210)
Required Attachment for Orange County Cases:
 Family Law Notice re Related Case (L-1120)
Required Attachment for Los Angeles County Cases:
 Family Law Case Cover Sheet - Certificate of Grounds for Assignment to District
(FAM-020)
 Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001)
 Order on Fee Waiver (FW-003)
SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND PETITION DOCUMENTS:
Conformed (court-approved and stamped) Petition Packet (NOT including Fee Waiver documents)
is served personally to AP, along with:
 Blank copy of Response to Petition to Establish Parental Relationship (FL-120), and
Attachment to Declaration Under UCCJEA (FL-105/GC-120(A)); and Income and Expense
Declaration.
Server needs to complete:
 Proof of Service of Summons (Family Law) (FL-115), which must be submitted to
court.
Client: _____________________________
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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
FORMS TO PREPARE FOR PETITIONER’S PATERNITY ACTION
PATERNITY STEP 2 – DECLARATION OF DISCLOSURE:
 Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150) [Copy to AP]
SERVICE OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS:
 A copy of Income and Expense Declaration completed above is served by mail to AP. [You
do NOT need to serve a conformed copy of this document. An unconformed copy is fine.]
 Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150) must be submitted to the court.
Client: _____________________________
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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
FORMS TO PREPARE FOR PETITIONER’S PATERNITY ACTION
PATERNITY STEP 3 FOR ALL PATERNITY (UNCONTESTED/DEFAULT -OR- CONTESTED/AT-ISSUE CASES )
– ENTERING DEFAULT; SETTING FOR HEARING; JUDGMENT DOCUMENTS:
For a paternity case, complete and submit to the court: [Note: a case is a default case if the other
party never filed Response documents.]
 Request to Enter Default (FL-165) and
 Memorandum for Setting for Hearing (Uncontested Matter) (L-0124) – you must serve this
document by mail [Required for Orange County Cases]* or
 At-Issue Memorandum for Trial Setting (L-0031) – you must serve this document by mail
[Required for Orange County Cases]*
 Judgment (FL-250)
 Child Custody and Visitation Order Attachment (FL-341)

Supervised Visitation Order (FL-341(A)) [if necessary]

Child Abduction Prevention Order Attachment (FL-341(B)) [if necessary]
 Child Support Information and Order Attachment (FL-342) [not needed if DCSS case
open]

Guideline Support Calculations
 Notice of Rights and Responsibilities (FL-192)
 Notice of Entry of Judgment (FL-190)
 Child Support Case Registry Form (FL-191)
* NOTE: For ALL LASOC Paternity Cases, you must complete FL-165, L-0124, AND L-0031 due to the
confidentiality of Paternity cases. However, only submit FL-165 and L-0124, or L-0031.
SERVICE OF HEARING SETTING & JUDGMENT DOCUMENTS:
 A copy of the Request to Enter Default (FL-165) and Memorandum for Setting for Hearing
(L-0124) or At-Issue Memorandum for Trial Setting (L-0031) completed above is served by
mail to AP. [You do NOT need to serve a conformed copy of this document; an unconformed
copy is fine.]
Client: _____________________________
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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
FORMS TO PREPARE FOR PETITIONER’S PATERNITY ACTION
 Judgment (FL-250) and all Attachments, Notice of Entry of Judgment (FL-190), and Child
Support Case Registry Form (FL-191) must be submitted to the court by client by client at
hearing.
ADDITIONAL FORMS WHICH MAY BE NEEDED:
 Attorneys Fees and Costs Order (FL-346) [if necessary]
 Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (FW-001) [if necessary to request repayment
of fees because waiver no longer applies]
 Change of Address Form (MC-040) [if necessary]
FORMS TO ASSEMBLE FOR CLIENT TO BRING TO HEARING:
 2 Copies of Judgment & All Attachments - Verify that you have all required attachments by
looking at the 2nd page of the Judgment.
 3 Copies of Notice of Entry of Judgment
 Attach 2 stamped envelopes:

1 addressed to CL with Court’s address as return address

1 addressed to AP with Court’s address as return address
 If asking for child support, a copy of the Disso Master or the Guideline Support Calculator of
what you are asking for. (Note: check whether this should be mentioned at the
appropriate time during the hearing, or whether it should be filed with the proposed
judgment).
Client: _____________________________
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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
FORMS TO PREPARE FOR PETITIONER’S PATERNITY ACTION
FORMS TO PREPARE FOR ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AT HEARING/TRIAL:

LASOC Retainer Agreement [Yellow copy is given to client; White copy is returned to LASOC]

Notice of Limited Scope Representation (FL-950) [Return one (1) stamped copy to LASOC]

Substitution of Attorney – Civil (MC-050) – do NOT file with court; bring all signed copies back to
Legal Aid and file via SmartForms [NOTE: if AP is out of the country, this must be filed over the
counter.]
BRING TO HEARING:

Default Paternity Script (edited to fit your fact pattern/judgment)

2 Business Cards (with your name and “Esq.” or “CLS” on it)

Retainer Agreement with Box #3 Checked: “Representing [client] at their default paternity hearing
on [date].”

2 Signed Copies of Notice of Limited Scope Representation - Give to Clerk at Check-in [this is to
represent client at this hearing]

Attach 1 stamped envelope addressed to LASOC with Court’s address as return address

2 Signed Copies of Substitution of Attorney form - Bring Original Copy Back to Office and Place in
File. Substitution of Attorney will be e-Filed in SmartForms when you return from court [this is to
sub-out of representing client].

2 Copies of Judgment & All Attachments - Verify that you have all required attachments by looking
at the 2nd page of the Judgment [Return one (1) stamped copy to LASOC]

3 Copies of Notice of Entry of Judgment


Attach 2 stamped envelopes:

1 addressed to CL with Court’s address as return address

1 addressed to AP with Court’s address as return address
If asking for child support, please run Disso Master or Guideline Support Calculator and bring a
printout of what you are asking for. This is used both to keep the client's expectations in check as to
what he or she might expect, and to provide to the court to show why it ought to grant your
request. (Note: check whether this should be mentioned at the appropriate time during the
hearing, or whether it should be filed with the proposed judgment).
Client: _____________________________
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