Responsive Declaration to Request for Order
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What is FL-320?
The responding party's declaration on a California family-law Request for Order (FL-300). For each item, the responding party agrees, disagrees, or counter-proposes. Cal. Rules of Court rule 5.92.
What happens if you miss the deadline: If you do not file and serve FL-320, the court can still grant the orders the other party asked for without your input. Even without FL-320 you may attend the hearing, but the judge will give weight to the requesting party's declaration if you have not put your version on the record.
How to file
- Filing fee
- No filing fee for FL-320 if the responding party has already paid a first-appearance fee in this case (typical for any party who previously filed an FL-120 Response or otherwise appeared). A first-time appearing party owes the standard family-law first-appearance fee (about $435 to $450 in 2026). FW-001 fee waiver is available.
- Filing method
- in-person, mail, efile (county-specific; most California family-law courts accept e-filing)
- Filing deadline
- FL-320 must be served on the requesting party at least 9 court days before the hearing date set on FL-300, by personal service or first-class mail (Cal. Rule of Court 5.92(d); FL-320-INFO item 11). Court days exclude weekends and court holidays. If the court ordered a shorter time on FL-300 item 4, the court's deadline controls.
- How to serve
- Service on the requesting party (or their attorney of record) by personal service (FL-330) or first-class mail (FL-335). The server must be at least 18 and not a party. Required service packet: FL-320 + any attachments + FL-150 if responding to support or fee items.
- Wet signature
- Yes, sign in pen after printing.
- Notarization
- No
- Original and copies
- One original to the clerk plus 1 copy for the responding party's records and 1 conformed copy to attach to the Proof of Service. Some counties require additional copies; check local rules.
Common pitfalls
Three highest-leverage checks for the AI review on FL-320. (1) Caption + hearing date must match FL-300 exactly. The hearing date the responding party puts on FL-320 is the hearing the clerk set on FL-300; mismatches confuse the file. (2) For each item 1-8 that was checked on FL-300, the responding party must mark either 'I consent' or 'I do not consent' on FL-320. Leaving an item blank is the most common rejection reason. (3) Item 9 (Facts to Support) must be filled. Without facts, the judge weights the requesting party's account by default. Bonus check: if the responding party consents only to guideline child support but disagrees on amount, FL-150 should be attached. The form's own text says one FL-150 can answer items 3, 4, and 6.
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Caption must identify the responding party.
Attorneys only.
Attorneys only.
Caption street. DV note: filers leaving abuse should consider Safe at Home or a friend's address.
Caption city.
Caption state.
Caption ZIP.
Caption phone.
Optional in practice for self-represented filers.
Optional in practice for self-represented filers.
Identifies who the filer represents. Pro se filers write 'Self-represented' or 'In Pro Per'.
Same county as on the FL-300.
Court street address.
Optional; only when different from street.
Court city and ZIP.
Branch name; required for routing in counties with multiple courthouses.
Match FL-300 caption exactly.
Match FL-300 caption exactly.
Used in parentage cases or when a third party has been joined.
FL-320 is filed inside the existing case, so the number is always assigned.
Hearing date on FL-300 page 1. The clerk set this when FL-300 was filed.
Hearing time on FL-300 page 1.
Department or room on FL-300 page 1.
Acknowledge whether any DV protective orders are in effect between the parties.
Whether FL-300 included a custody / visitation request. Should match FL-300 page 1 form-title category checkboxes.
Sub-checkbox: consent to requested custody. Must mark consent or do-not-consent if item2_applies == true.
Sub-checkbox: consent to requested visitation. Must mark consent or do-not-consent if item2_applies == true.
Sub-checkbox: do not consent and propose different orders.
Required when item2_disagree and disagreement is about custody.
Required when item2_disagree and disagreement is about visitation.
Custody / visitation orders the responding party proposes instead. Required when item2_disagree == true.
Whether FL-300 included a child support request.
Consent to the requested child support order.
Consent to guideline child support (Family Code section 4055).
Do not consent; propose different child support.
Child support alternative. Required when item3_disagree == true.
Whether FL-300 included a spousal/partner support request.
Consent to the requested spousal/partner support order.
Do not consent; propose different orders.
Spousal/partner support alternative. Required when item4_disagree == true.
Whether FL-300 included a property control request.
Consent to the requested property control order.
Do not consent; propose different orders.
Property control alternative. Required when item5_disagree == true.
Whether FL-300 included an attorney's fees and costs request.
Consent to the requested attorney's fees order.
Do not consent; propose different orders.
Attorney's fees alternative. Required when item6_disagree == true.
Whether FL-300 included an 'other orders' request.
Consent to the other orders requested.
Do not consent; propose different orders.
Other orders alternative. Required when item7_disagree == true.
Whether FL-300 asked the court to shorten time for service or move the hearing sooner.
Consent to the requested timing.
Do not consent; propose different timing.
Timing alternative. Required when item8_disagree == true.
Item 9. Facts in date order, in your own words. The form's own text caps facts (form + attachment) at 10 pages unless the court grants permission for more.
Mark Attachment 9 if facts continue on a separate page (or MC-031). Optional.
Date the responding party signs. Form is signed under penalty of perjury under California law.
Type or print full legal name. Sign with a pen on the line below after printing.
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