Legal Question in Family Law in California

I am the petitioner of my divorce. I filed for a modification of child support. My court date is on july 26th. last week i received a paper fl-300 stating my ex wants full custody and i must file a response. I have no money and am currently living in fl. I got plane tickets so I can show up to the new mediation date on the 24th of July and the 26th hearing. My question is what forms do i fill out to file for response? i printed out fl-311,fl-320 and mc-031. Are these the correct form? I heard I only have 9 days before the court date to turn in my response. Do i need to send a copy to my ex's lawyer as well as the courts?


Asked on 7/12/13, 4:14 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Your response must be served and filed no later than 9 "court" days before the hearing. If the respondent is served by mail, you are going to have to serve it even earlier. Note that I used the term "court" days, which are days that the court is open, and does not include legal holidays and weekends.

If your ex is represented by an attorney, the attorney is the one who gets served. Note that you cannot serve the papers. It must be done by someone who is over the age of 18 and not a party to the action.

The forms that you have listed appear correct, without knowing any specific details of the issues involved.

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Answered on 7/12/13, 10:33 am


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