Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.7 · . Article 2: Use of Forms
Use of forms
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Status of family law and domestic violence forms
All forms adopted or approved by the Judicial Council for use in any proceeding under the Family Code—including any form in the FL, ADOPT, DV, EJ, and SUR series—are adopted as rules of court under the authority of Family Code section 211; article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution; and other applicable law.
(b) Forms in nonfamily law proceedings
The forms specified by this division may be used, at the option of the party, in any proceeding involving a financial obligation growing out of the relationship of parent and child or husband and wife or domestic partners, to the extent they are appropriate to that proceeding.
(c) Interstate forms
Notwithstanding any other provision of these rules, all Uniform Interstate Family Support Act forms approved by either the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are adopted for use in family law and other support actions in California.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective July 1, 2026)
Rule 5.7 amened effective July 1, 2026; adopted January 1, 2013.
Title 5, Family and Juvenile Rules-Division 1, Family Rules-Chapter 1, General Provisions-Article 3, Appearance by Telephone; adopted January 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/five/rule5_7
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