Who needs a FL-120 form?
You should use the FL-120 form as a legal response to your spouse divorce petition in case when it was filed with the court and served on you. This form is required in marriage and family law.
What is the FL-120 Response form for?
This form provides your point of view on the divorce process when it comes to litigation. You have the right to contest the application of your spouse by filing the FL-120 with the court.
You can state your demands and rights on the property, money savings and assets in a case when the spouse’s demands do not coincide with yours. Also, this document sets out your position on the issue of further guardianship of minor children.
Is Form FL-120 accompanied by other forms?
If the petitioner and respondent have minor children, a completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement ACT, which is form FL-105, must be attached.
Form FL-160 is to be attached in case of any property claims.
Forms FL- 311, 312, 341(c), 341(D), 341(E) should be attached in case when there is a dispute relating to child’s custody and establishing a kinship between a child and his parent.
When is Form FL-120 due?
If you do not file a Response within 30 days, the other party may move the case forward without you. But even if a thirty-day period has expired, you may be able to file this Form FL-120 as long as the other party has not yet filed a form FL-165 Request to Enter Default.
How do I fill out the fillable FL-120 form?
You should provide the following information in order to complete the FL-165:
- Status of your marital relationship: the duration, place of residence, children;
- Separate Property information;
- Declaration of Community and Quasi-Community Assets and Debts as Currently Known;
- Respondent Requests.
Where do I send Form FL-120?
The original completed and signed court response form must be filed in the court with a proof of service of a copy on petitioner.
