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MC-025: Attachment to Judicial Council Form

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    What is MC-025?

    A general-purpose attachment used when a response to any item on a California Judicial Council form (UD-105 item 3t, FL-300 item 8, etc.) doesn't fit in the space provided.

    What happens if you miss the deadline: MC-025 has no independent deadline. The parent form's missed-deadline consequences apply (e.g. UD-105 default judgment, FL-300 hearing waiver). Add MC-025 to a future amendment or supplemental filing if the parent has already been filed.

    How to file

    Filing fee
    MC-025 carries no separate filing fee. Cost, if any, is set by the parent form. Attaching MC-025 to UD-105 (defendant's answer) costs nothing extra; attaching it to a complaint or petition is bundled with that filing's fee.
    Filing method
    in-person, mail, efile (county-specific, follows the parent form's accepted methods)
    Filing deadline
    MC-025 has no independent deadline. File it together with the parent form by the parent form's deadline. If a filer needs to add an MC-025 to an already-filed parent form, the procedure (motion to amend, supplemental filing) is governed by the parent form's rules and local court practice, not by MC-025 itself.
    How to serve
    Inherits from the parent form. When the parent must be served on opposing parties, MC-025 is served as part of the same package and the proof of service lists the parent plus its attachments.
    Wet signature
    No
    Notarization
    No
    Original and copies
    Inherits from the parent form. The original MC-025 stays physically attached to the original parent form filed with the clerk. Each conformed copy and each served copy carries the same MC-025 attachment.

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    UD-105
    Answer to Unlawful Detainer
    Answer (Unlawful Detainer). MC-025 is the standard continuation page for UD-105 page 2 when the affirmative-defense list at Item 3 (boxes 3a through 3w) or the Item 4 'other statements' box does not give the defendant enough room, which on a contested unlawful-detainer answer is most cases. The pre-printed Item 3 list covers the common UD defenses, and each ticked box typically needs a short factual basis on MC-025 to survive plaintiff's motion to strike under CCP 435 / 436 or demurrer to the affirmative defenses under CCP 430.20 / 1170.7, and to hold up at the CCP 1170.5 priority trial. The high-volume defenses that almost always overflow to MC-025, organized by statutory hook: 3a / 3b breach of warranty of habitability (Civil Code section 1941, 1941.1, 1942.4; Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal. 3d 616 implied warranty; defendant must plead each unrepaired defect with date of notice to landlord under Civ. 1942.3 or 1942.4(a)(2)); 3c breach of express agreement (the lease provision, the breach, and tenant's performance or excuse under CCP 1161(3) cure-or-quit framework); 3d retaliatory eviction (Civ. Code section 1942.5; the protected activity within the 180-day presumption window, the landlord's knowledge, and the eviction's temporal proximity to the protected activity); 3e fair housing / discrimination (FEHA Gov. Code section 12955; federal Civil Rights Act 42 USC 3604; intent or disparate impact); 3f defective notice (CCP 1161 / 1162 service-of-notice formalities including the 3-day quit period for nonpayment under CCP 1161(2) which excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and judicial holidays under AB 2347 effective 2025; properly identified rent amount limited to the 12-month window before notice under Civ. 1947.12 / 1947.13 and any AB 832 / SB 91 COVID protections preserving certain pre-Oct-2021 nonpayments); 3g rent-control / just-cause violations (the AB 1482 statewide just-cause framework under Civ. Code 1946.2 plus any local ordinances such as Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, San Francisco Rent Ordinance, Berkeley, Oakland, Santa Monica); 3h partial eviction / constructive eviction (Civ. Code section 1927; the substantial-and-continuing interference with quiet enjoyment); 3i waiver, estoppel, or accord and satisfaction (Civ. Code section 1521-1524 accord; CCP 1161(4) acceptance of rent after notice waives the forfeiture); 3j repair-and-deduct (Civ. Code section 1942(a) up to one month's rent twice per year); 3k uninhabitable units under local code; 3w / 3x / 3y additional defenses including ADA disability discrimination, anti-SLAPP CCP 425.16 protected activities, fraud, mistake, illegality of contract under Civ. 1668, statute of limitations on the underlying breach, and any defense that takes the case out of UD jurisdiction back to standard civil under CCP 396; item 4 other statements (defendant's affirmative request for jury trial under CCP 631(b)(1) - $150 jury fee with FW-001 waiver available; demand for separate cure-or-quit notice; demand for proper itemization of past rent under CCP 1161(2) / Civ. 1947.12). Title each attachment 'Attachment 3a to UD-105' (or 3w / 3x / 3y / 4 numbered to match the item) with the case caption (Cal. Rules of Court rule 2.111(2) caption uniformity) and party names; each MC-025 attachment incorporates by reference under CRC rule 3.1110(f) and is signed under penalty of perjury under Code of Civil Procedure section 2015.5 on the attachment itself (the UD-105 page-2 signature block covers the form proper, but the additional factual representations on each MC-025 need their own separate signature for completeness). The MC-025 attachments file with UD-105 at the courthouse (CCP 1167 5-day answer deadline; defendant who needs more space cannot extend the deadline) and travel with the answer through POS-030 service on the plaintiff's counsel under CCP 1011 mail service; the judge weighs them at the UD-150 priority-set trial under CCP 1170.5 (20-day trial-set deadline) or earlier on plaintiff's demurrer under CCP 430.20 / 1170.7 striking insufficient affirmative defenses. Thin or missing defense narrative on MC-025 routinely loses the defense at trial under CCP 1170 (judgment for plaintiff if defenses are unsupported) or at the demurrer / motion-to-strike stage. For multi-tenant defenses, each named defendant signs their own answer (CCP 1170.5(a) co-defendant joinder allowed); MC-025 attachments are cross-referenced across the joined answers. MC-025 attachments to UD-105 also support the FC 1947.12 / FC 1947.13 rent-cap defenses on AB 1482-covered units, the 21-day delivery / 30-day return deposit framework under Civ. 1950.5(g), and any AB 832 / SB 91 / CCP 1179 COVID-era housing-stability hooks the defendant invokes.
    UD-110
    Judgment, Unlawful Detainer
    UD-110 (Judgment, Unlawful Detainer) needs MC-025 when the unlawful detainer case has more parties or longer judgment-paragraph language than the form's inline space allows. Item 2b (parties who appeared at trial) and item 3a (party-name listing in the operative judgment paragraph) each have room for only a small number of names; cases with multiple co-tenants under CCP 1161(2)-(4), business co-defendants under CCP 1161(1), Doe amendments under CCP 474 (substituting true names for fictitious defendants), or Code of Civil Procedure section 1174.3 'all occupants' joinder of unknown occupants under a prejudgment claim of right to possession add up quickly to more than the inline boxes can hold. Header each MC-025 'Attachment [item number] to UD-110' with the case caption (CRC rule 2.111(2) caption uniformity) so the clerk can pair the list with the right item; list each party in the same column shape as the base UD-110 row, using each party's full name exactly as it appears on the complaint and any 474 / 1174.3 amendments (not nicknames; CCP 425.10(a)(2) name-pleading rule controls). The judgment under CCP 1169 binds every named defendant whether they defaulted at the CIV-100 stage or appeared at trial under CCP 1170, and the operative writ of possession under CCP 712.010 and EJ-130 enforcement under CCP 715.010 et seq. run only against parties named in the judgment; a name on the complaint that does not carry through to the UD-110 / MC-025 attachment cannot be evicted by the sheriff and instead requires a CCP 473(a)(1) amendment of the judgment (motion + proposed amended UD-110 + amended MC-025) before the sheriff's lockout can include them, or a separate forcible-detainer action under CCP 1159-1160a against any unnamed occupant who refuses to leave. Money damages under UD-110 item 5 (past-due rent, holdover damages under CCP 1174(a), and attorney's fees if Civ. Code 1717 contract clause supports them) similarly run only to parties named on the judgment; uncaptured co-defendants reduce the recovery base. The judge signs UD-110 itself; the MC-025 attachments are incorporated by reference under CRC rule 3.1110(f), which makes the attachments part of the judgment for appeal and enforcement purposes. For COVID-era pandemic-rent attestations under SB 91 / AB 832 (Civ. Code 1179.04, 1179.04.5, 1179.05) the MC-025 may also carry the post-judgment paragraph reciting the landlord's compliance representations; clerk practice in LA, Alameda, and SF varies on whether this is required at judgment or only at writ issuance. Tenant defendants seeking to set aside the judgment after default file a CCP 473(b) motion within 6 months and may attach an MC-025 with their declaration of mistake / excusable neglect; the same attachment pattern applies.
    UD-150
    Request/Counter-Request to Set Case for Trial, Unlawful Detainer
    Request/Counter-Request to Set Case for Trial (Unlawful Detainer). UD-150 page 2 proof-of-service recipients table holds three named recipients with full mailing addresses; under Code Civ. Proc. section 1013(a) every party (or their counsel of record) must be served by mail with the trial-setting request, so cases with four or more recipients (common in multi-tenant UD complaints under CCP 1166(a)(5), multi-defendant non-payment evictions, and complaints with multiple subtenants joined under CCP 1164) need MC-025 as the continuation. UD-150's own field-level note directs filers to MC-025 for four-plus recipients. Header the attachment 'Attachment to UD-150 Proof of Service' with the case caption verbatim, list each additional recipient's name and mailing address in the same columns as page 2 rows 1 to 3, and have the over-18 non-party server sign and date the attachment to mirror the page 2 signature under CCP section 1013a (the server's declaration under penalty of perjury must cover ALL recipients on the page 2 table AND the MC-025 attachment together; a separate MC-025 server signature is insufficient). Both UD-150 and the completed proof of service (page 2 plus any MC-025 continuation) file together with the clerk; padding the recipients table with non-parties is a clerk-rejection trigger under CCP 128.7(c) (paper without factual support) and may expose the filer to sanctions, so only list actual served parties. MC-025 is ALSO commonly used for UD-150 item 7 (estimated trial time) when the case has multiple disputed issues requiring extended testimony (habitability defenses under Civ Code 1941.1, retaliatory eviction defenses under Civ Code 1942.5, rent-control or just-cause-eviction defenses under AB-1482 / local ordinances, tenant-protection-act exemption claims) and the explanation does not fit on the face form; in that role the MC-025 attaches as 'Attachment to UD-150 Item 7' with a brief recital of the contested issues. Continuation pages do NOT extend the 20-court-day fast-trial clock under CCP 1170.5(a); the clock runs on UD-150 service date regardless of attachment count.
    SC-100
    Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court
    SC-100 (Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court) item 3 (description of why the defendant owes money, including when the events happened) is a small free-text box, and SC-100 hearings turn entirely on what the plaintiff can prove in 15 minutes of bench-trial argument under informal small-claims rules (CCP 116.510 makes formal rules of evidence inapplicable, and CCP 116.530 bars attorneys from representing parties in the initial small-claims hearing); MC-025 attaches a longer narrative when the inline space is not enough to lay out the dispute. Header the MC-025 'Attachment 3 to SC-100' with the case caption matching the SC-100 face page, list the events in chronological order with dates, identify any contracts, receipts, photos, text messages, or email evidence (with exhibit-letter labels), and quantify the damages (Code Civ. Proc. section 116.221 caps an individual's claim at $12,500 and a business at $6,250 as of 2026 under SB 1264 effective 01/01/24; calculations beyond the cap risk dismissal under CCP 116.230 because the small-claims court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over claims exceeding the cap, and the plaintiff cannot waive the excess to stay under the cap once filed (must refile in limited civil with a CIV-100 / SUM-100 packet)). Each MC-025 is signed under penalty of perjury per CCP 2015.5 on the attachment itself. The MC-025 must be served on the defendant with SC-100 (CCP section 116.340 service rules: served by sheriff under CCP 116.340(a)(1), by process server, by certified mail with return receipt under CCP 116.340(c), or by personal service by an over-18 non-party; service of summons must be at least 15 days before the hearing under CCP 116.340 in-county / 20 days out-of-county) and is incorporated by reference into the claim. Item 4 (where the events happened, for venue under CCP section 116.370) also overflows when multiple counties are involved (e.g., contract performed in one county, breach in another); that needs a separate MC-025 attachment with the venue analysis. Plaintiffs over the natural-person 12-claims-per-year threshold pay the CCP 116.232 frequent-filer surcharge and may need to disclose prior cases on MC-025 if asked at the hearing. The plaintiff also cannot personally bring an SC-100 if a co-plaintiff arrangement triggers the assignee bar under CCP 116.420; MC-025 can document the co-plaintiff's standing if questioned by the court.
    EJ-130
    Writ of Execution
    EJ-130 (Writ of Execution) item 12 needs MC-025 when the post-judgment cost itemization runs longer than what fits inline on the writ or on the attached MC-012 (Memorandum of Costs After Judgment). MC-012 is the formal vehicle for claiming post-judgment costs under Code Civ. Proc. section 685.070; the debtor has 10 days plus 5 mailing days under CCP 1013(a) from service of MC-012 to move to strike or tax costs under CCP 685.070(c) using a noticed motion under CCP 1005, so the itemization on MC-012 plus any MC-025 continuation must be accurate, supported by paid receipts, and ready to be defended at a tax-costs hearing. Header the MC-025 'Attachment to MC-012 / EJ-130 Item 12' with the case caption matching MC-012 and the writ, list each cost (sheriff levy fees under Gov Code 26720.5/26721, prior writ issuance fees under Gov Code 70626(b), abstract of judgment recording fees under Gov Code 27361, service costs under CCP 1013, MC-012 mailing fees, certified-copy fees) with date, payee, and amount, and have the creditor sign under penalty of perjury per CCP 2015.5. Item 12 also includes accrued post-judgment interest at 10% under CCP 685.010 and Civ Code 3289(b) (the constitutional 7% applies only to government-debtor judgments per Cal Const Art XV); MC-025 can break out the interest calculation by period if rates changed or partial satisfactions reduced principal. The total on the MC-025 + MC-012 itemization rolls up to the item 12 figure; costs without an MC-012 backing risk debtor objection under CCP 685.080 (motion to tax) and the sheriff returning the writ uncollected, and post-judgment costs not properly memorialized within two years of accrual under CCP 685.070(b) are deemed waived. Use a fresh MC-025 for each new MC-012 cycle (creditors typically file a fresh MC-012 every six to twelve months as collection costs accrue).
    FL-142
    Schedule of Assets and Debts
    FL-142 (Schedule of Assets and Debts) caps each asset / debt category at one or two inline rows, so MC-025 attaches whenever any category overflows: multiple vehicles in item 4, multiple bank accounts in item 5, multiple real-property parcels in item 2, multiple retirement and pension accounts in item 9 (FC 2610 spousal interest in retirement and stock-option plans), multiple business interests in item 7 (FC 2552 valuation at trial), multiple credit-card debts in item 19, or multiple Notes Receivable in item 8. Header each MC-025 'Attachment [item number] to FL-142' with the case caption (Cal. Rules of Court rule 2.111(2) caption uniformity) and the filing party's name so the receiving spouse can pair each list with the right category; FL-142 must be signed under penalty of perjury per Code Civ. Proc. section 2015.5 and Family Code section 2104.5, so each MC-025 attachment must be signed under penalty of perjury too (use a separate signature block on the MC-025 if it carries factual representations rather than a pure list extension). FC 2104(a) requires the preliminary disclosure to include 'all assets in which the declarant has or may have an interest, and all liabilities for which the declarant is or may be liable,' regardless of character (community, separate, quasi-community); FC 2105(c) extends the same completeness requirement to final disclosure with the additional inventory of post-separation acquisitions; FC 2102(a)(2) imposes a continuing duty to update the disclosure as facts change; FC 2106 bars FL-180 entry without proof of complete disclosure on both sides via FL-141. The FC 760 community-property presumption and FC 770 separate-property carve-out govern character analysis at trial, not at disclosure stage; the disclosing spouse lists every asset known to exist regardless of whether they think it is community or separate. List each asset (description, acquisition date, current gross fair market value, amounts owed, character claim with check) and each debt (creditor, current balance, monthly payment, date incurred, character claim) in the same column shape as the FL-142 base row. MC-025 attachments travel with FL-142 in the served packet but, like FL-142 itself, are NOT filed with the court under FC 2104(b); only FL-141 proves the exchange happened. Missing or fraudulent MC-025 disclosure exposes the disclosing spouse to FC 2107(b) sanctions (monetary, evidence preclusion under FC 2107(b)(2), fee-shifting under FC 2107(c)) and FC 2107(d) judgment-set-aside grounds, plus the Marriage of Rossi line of cases (Marriage of Rossi, 90 Cal. App. 4th 34 (2001)) under which an undisclosed asset can be awarded 100 percent to the non-disclosing spouse; this is a hard sanction independent of the underlying community / separate character of the omitted asset. Property-heavy cases (multi-parcel real estate, multi-entity business interests, multi-account retirement, complex pre-marital traceable separate property) may prefer FL-160 Property Declaration (with FL-161 continuation) over FL-142 + MC-025 for the same disclosure under the FL-140 election at FC 2104(a)(2); once elected the FL-160 / FL-161 format binds the disclosing spouse through to FL-180 entry per FL-141 item 3.a.2.
    FL-150
    Income and Expense Declaration
    FL-150 (Income and Expense Declaration) caps several list items at three rows on the printed form, which is below the actual entries needed by most filers with mixed income sources, multiple investment accounts, or households with more than two minor children. The items that overflow on a real FL-150 and need MC-025: page 2 item 5 (other minor child rows beyond the two pre-printed slots; large families need MC-025 for child 3, 4, 5, and any pre-existing-support-order children claimed for the FC 4057(b)(5) adjustment); page 2 item 11 (income from self-employment, partnership, S-corp, sole proprietorship, or interest / dividend income with the corresponding business-expense breakdown; small-business owners often need a separate MC-025 entry for each LLC / DBA they own, because FC 4058(a)(2) defines self-employment income as gross receipts minus reasonable business expenses required to operate the business, and each separate enterprise needs its own line item); page 3 item 13 (deductions per pay period including required union dues, mandatory retirement, federal / state / FICA / SDI / Medicare withholdings, and any 'mandatory' deductions under FC 4059; these reduce income for guideline calculation under FC 4055 and DissoMaster); page 3 item 14 (cash, checking, savings, money market, brokerage, retirement, and investment account balances; FL-150 caps at 3 rows but a typical filer has 4 to 6 financial accounts across banks, retirement, and brokerage); page 3 item 15 (real property and other assets - FL-150 caps at 3 rows but mixed-property filers with primary residence, rental property, vacation home, or raw land need MC-025); and page 4 item 17 (household installment debts and monthly expenses - the form's pre-printed expense categories cover housing, food, utilities, transportation, insurance, education, but not every category, and the FC 4059(g) hardship deductions for unreimbursed medical expenses or extraordinary health expenses need detailed MC-025 narrative). MC-025 is the standard continuation for any of those overflows under California Rules of Court rule 5.260 and CRC rule 3.1110(f) incorporation by reference. Header each MC-025 'Attachment [item number] to FL-150' with the case caption (CRC rule 2.111(2) caption uniformity) and party names; each MC-025 attachment incorporates by reference under CRC rule 3.1110(f) and is signed under penalty of perjury under Code of Civil Procedure section 2015.5 on the attachment itself (the FL-150 page-4 declaration signature covers the form proper, but additional factual representations on each MC-025 need their own separate signature for completeness; same date is fine for both). FL-150 is filed with the court under Family Code section 3552 (support filings), FC 3664 (income-and-expense exchange on demand by the other party - either party can serve a 35-day demand for an updated FL-150), FC 4055 (guideline support calculation), FC 2104(a)(2) (FL-150 is a preliminary-disclosure attachment exchanged before status case-management at the FL-141 milestone), FC 2105(c) (FL-150 is also a final-disclosure attachment at trial); and California Rules of Court rule 5.260. Unlike FL-142, where MC-025 attachments stay in the FC 2104(b) / 2105 disclosure exchange and do NOT travel with the court file (the FL-141 declaration of service is the only document that goes into the court file from that exchange), FL-150 DOES go into the court file - so MC-025 attachments to FL-150 are publicly accessible court documents unless sealed under CCP 1280 sealed-record procedures. FL-150 currency: FL-150 must be current within 90 days at any support hearing under CRC rule 5.260(a)(3), and the same 90-day currency rule applies to MC-025 attachments. The local-rule filing custom in most counties is to file a fresh FL-150 within 90 days of any FL-300 / FL-307 / FL-380 motion to modify support, and MC-025 attachments either get refreshed or get re-filed with a 'no material change since prior MC-025' declaration. For FC 3552(c) computer-printout attachments (pay stubs, tax returns, W-2s, 1099s, K-1s, profit-and-loss statements), these are attached to FL-150 as exhibits rather than MC-025, although a complex S-corp K-1 income breakdown often pairs MC-025 narrative explaining the K-1 with the K-1 itself as an exhibit. Marriage of Loh (1999) 93 Cal. App. 4th 325 and Marriage of Hall (2000) 81 Cal. App. 4th 313 require the FL-150 to be supported by documentary evidence for self-employment income to avoid imputation; MC-025 is where the support narrative goes. For confidential filers (FC 6228 / FC 6380 / Gov. Code 6206 Safe at Home program), some MC-025 entries (e.g. addresses of rental property) may need redaction or sealing under CCP 1280 to avoid disclosing protected location information.
    FL-191
    Child Support Case Registry Form
    Child Support Case Registry Form. FL-191 item 4 (children covered by the support order) caps at three child rows; the form's 'more children attachment' checkbox in item 4 and its instruction to continue on a plain-paper attachment make MC-025 the standard continuation vehicle because the California State Case Registry (the Department of Child Support Services intake under Family Code section 17600 and FC 4014) needs the case caption, party names, and item-number header that MC-025 carries to keep the record together (the Registry indexes by case number plus party SSN, so a free-floating attachment without the case header risks being lost on intake under FC 17400). List each additional child's name, date of birth, and SSN in the same three-column shape as FL-191 rows 1 to 3 (SSN is REQUESTED but not strictly required if unknown under 42 USC 666(a)(13)(D); the Registry can match by name + DOB under FC 4014(b) when SSN is genuinely unavailable, but the case routes through additional matching steps and may delay FL-195 wage assignment service to the obligor's employer). Header the attachment 'Attachment 4 to FL-191', mark item 4's overflow checkbox on the main form, and file separately for each parent under FC 4014 (the parent on each side files; FL-191 is NOT a joint filing). The full FL-191 + MC-025 package is held CONFIDENTIALLY by the State Case Registry under FC 4014(a)(2), NOT in the public court file. Updates to the MC-025 attachment follow the FC 4014(b) 10-day rule the same as FL-191 itself: within 10 days of any change to a child's address, the supported parent's address, or the obligor parent's employer or address, the parent files a refreshed FL-191 + MC-025 packet to keep the Registry record current for FC 17400 IV-D enforcement, FC 17520 license-suspension routing, and 42 USC 664 federal Treasury Offset Program tax intercept.
    FL-300
    Request for Order
    Request for Order. FL-300 page 1 item 9 (factual basis for the RFO, signed under penalty of perjury under CCP 2015.5) is the most common overflow point; the inline space holds about half a page and any RFO with substantial factual support spills onto an attachment. Item 5 (child / spousal support amount details, including FC 4055 guideline calculations or FC 4320 spousal-support factor narrative), item 6 (attorney's fees and costs declaration under Family Code section 2030 / 2031 / 2032, including the FL-319 attachment-format narrative), and item 7 (property control requests under FC 2045 / 6321, including exclusive temporary use of the family residence or vehicle, restraining transfer of community property under FC 2040 ATROs, or restraining encumbrance / sale pending judgment) also routinely overflow when the requesting party needs to explain financial mechanics, scheduling, or harm. Each MC-025 attached to FL-300 must show the case caption verbatim, the FL-300 item number being continued (typically 'Attachment to FL-300 Item 9' or similar), the page-of-page numbering, and the requesting party's signature under penalty of perjury (the declaration language at the bottom of MC-025 carries the same CCP 2015.5 weight as the FL-300 face declaration). MC-031 (Attached Declaration) is an alternative continuation format some counties prefer because its declaration-only structure tracks the FL-300 page-1 declaration cleanly; both MC-025 and MC-031 are accepted in every county. Courts treat MC-025 as part of FL-300 for service under California Rules of Court rule 5.92 (the FL-300 service package includes all attachments served together at least 16 court days plus 5 calendar days for mailing under CCP 1005(b)) and for ruling purposes; stripping an MC-025 from the served packet exposes the moving party to an FL-320 responsive declaration procedural objection and may trigger continuance for incomplete record under CRC 5.92(d). Each FL-300 RFO that requests support orders (items 4-5) must also be served with a current FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration under CRC 5.260(a) within 90 days of the hearing, separately from any MC-025 attachments to FL-300 itself.
    FL-435
    Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support
    Continuation page for FL-435 (Earnings Assignment Order for Spousal or Partner Support). FL-435 item 8 (Other (specify)) and any narrative supporting the wage-withholding amount routinely overflow the small inline boxes on this 2-page order; MC-025 is the standard continuation. Title each MC-025 with the FL-435 item being continued (for example, 'Attachment 8 to FL-435 (Earnings Assignment Order)') so the clerk and the obligor's payroll department can match it to the right item. Long withholding terms belong on MC-025, not in cramped FL-435 margins: a stepped schedule (different amounts for the first three pay periods to address arrearages before stepping down to current support), an arrearage-payment plan separate from current support (Family Code section 5246 governs apportionment between current support and arrears), or a hardship adjustment under FC 5246(c) reducing withholding below the FC 5208 amount when the obligor's net would fall below the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act cap of 15 USC 1673(b)(2) (50 to 65% of disposable earnings depending on second-family / arrears status). Each MC-025 attachment to FL-435 must show the math so the payor's payroll department can apply it without follow-up; FL-435 is served on the payor with FL-450 (Information Sheet) under FC 5232 within 10 days of issuance, and a payor that cannot follow the math will return the order or pay incorrectly. The judicial officer signs FL-435; MC-025 attaches to the order before service. Sign MC-025 separately only if it adds factual averments beyond what the FL-435 amount itself states (FL-435 is a court order, not a declaration, so supporting narrative on MC-025 should be sworn under penalty of perjury if it asserts facts the judge relied on).
    FL-320
    Responsive Declaration to Request for Order
    FL-320 (Responsive Declaration to Request for Order) needs MC-025 when item 9 (facts in support of the responding declaration, signed under penalty of perjury per CCP 2015.5) runs longer than the half-page of inline space, which is common because the responding party often needs to dispute multiple FL-300 factual assertions and supply their own counter-account of custody timeshare (FC 3011 best-interest analysis with seven enumerated factors: health, safety, welfare, contact with both parents, history of abuse, nature of contact, drug or alcohol use), support income (FC 4055 statewide uniform child-support guideline calculation), spousal-support need or ability to pay (FC 4320 14 factors), property control (FC 2045 / 2047 pre-judgment temporary orders), or attorney's fees (FC 2030 / 2031 need-based fees in family-law proceedings; FC 271 sanctions for uncooperative conduct). Items 2 through 8 (per-item agree / counter-propose responses to the FL-300 categories) can also overflow when the response includes multiple alternative orders or detailed counter-proposals. Header each MC-025 'Attachment [item number] to FL-320' with the case caption (Cal. Rules of Court rule 2.111(2) caption uniformity) and party names; sign each attachment under penalty of perjury per CCP 2015.5 just as the FL-320 signature block is signed (use a separate signature block on the MC-025 for any factual representations). MC-031 (Attached Declaration) is an alternative continuation format some counties prefer for purely narrative declarations not tied to a specific item; both formats are accepted under CRC rule 5.92 and CRC rule 5.111 (family-law declaration page-limit rule: 10 pages plus exhibits for a responsive declaration unless leave granted on FL-300-type motions). The MC-025 attachments must be served on the requesting party with FL-320 at least 9 court days before the hearing under CCP 1005(b) and CRC 5.92(b)(2), via personal delivery under CCP 1011, overnight courier under CCP 1013(c), electronic service under CCP 1010.6 / CRC 2.251 if the party has consented or is registered, or first-class mail under CCP 1013(a) only if the 9-court-day deadline can be met (mail service is usually too slow for the responsive timeline; the 5-court-day extension under CCP 1013(a) DOES NOT extend the moving-party-receipt deadline for opposition papers under CCP 1005(b), per the express carve-out in CCP 1005(c)). MC-025 with FL-320 can also carry the proposed counter-orders the responding party wants the court to enter instead of (or in addition to) the FL-300 proposed orders; the court at hearing may adopt the responding-party's counter-proposal under FC 2045 / 3011 / 3022 (broad discretion over custody / visitation / support pendente lite). For DV-history cases (DV-130 issued earlier or DV-100 pending), MC-025 may carry the FC 3044 rebuttable presumption against custody to a DV-perpetrator; the responding party with prior DV-perpetration findings against them must rebut FC 3044(b) on MC-025 with detailed facts. FL-320 plus MC-025 must accompany an updated FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration if support, fees, or property issues are raised (CRC 5.260(a)(3) requires FL-150 to be 'current' within 90 days for the responsive timing).
    CH-100
    Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
    CH-100 (Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Order) under Code Civ. Proc. section 527.6 routinely overflows several long-form items: 3.a / 3.b (detailed harassment description and most recent abuse: incidents, dates, witnesses, threats, communications, photographs, surveillance), 7 (firearm and ammunition information: types, locations, registration, prior surrenders), 8.c (no-contact carve-outs: workplace, school, mutual locations, child custody exchanges), 9.b (move-out request facts under CCP 527.6(b)(6): exclusive use of shared residence, key surrender), 11 (other orders requested: behavior-specific orders not on the form, weapons-storage directives, electronic-communication restrictions including social media), 12 (additional protected persons explanation: relationship to petitioner, harassment of household members, minor children's exposure, elderly parents under CCP 527.8 employer petition for workplace violence or W&I 15657.03 elder-abuse parallel orders), 14 (lawyer's fees facts under CCP 527.6(s) prevailing-party fee shift), 15.a (court order facts: prior protective orders, criminal stay-away orders, prior CCP 527.6 orders the parties have lived under), and 16 (other orders, often firearm-relinquishment under PC 29800 / PC 527.6(u) and prohibition from acquiring firearms during the order period). Header each MC-025 'Attachment [item number] to CH-100' with the case caption (county, court, case number, party names matching the CH-100 face page) so the clerk, the judge at the TRO ex parte review, and the responding party at the CH-120 hearing can pair the narrative with the correct item. CCP section 527.6(d) requires reasonable proof of harassment by clear and convincing evidence at the noticed-hearing CH-120 stage (TROs issue on verified petition without that standard, but expire if not converted to a permanent order at the 21-25 day hearing under CCP 527.6(g)); thin narratives sink TROs and cause the court to deny the permanent order, so MC-025 attachments are where the petitioner builds the dates, witnesses, and incident-by-incident record the court actually weighs. Each MC-025 incorporates into CH-100 by reference and is signed under penalty of perjury per CCP 2015.5 on the attachment itself; petitioner can also incorporate exhibits (text messages, emails, photos, police reports) by reference, paginated and tabbed.
    DV-120
    Response to Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order
    DV-120 (Response to Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order) needs MC-025 (Judicial Council continuation page) for any narrative overflow on items the respondent contests; DV-120-INFO explicitly directs the respondent to MC-025 as the overflow vehicle. The items that almost always run beyond the inline space on a contested DV response, organized by the legal stakes that turn on each narrative: item 4 (where you live and how long, plus move-out facts if the petitioner asked for residence exclusion under Family Code section 6321 or stay-away from residence under FC 6320(a)); item 6 (proposed no-contact carve-outs and necessary-contact exceptions, e.g. workplace, shared-custody exchanges, or court-ordered visitation under FC 6323 / 6346); items 7-12 (per-item agree / disagree explanations across personal-conduct orders under FC 6320(a)-(b), stay-away orders, residence-exclusion under FC 6321, multi-unit-dwelling exclusion under FC 6321(b), animals under FC 6320(b) and FC 6320.5, and minor-children custody / visitation under FC 6323 and FC 6340(c) - critical here because Family Code section 3044 creates a rebuttable presumption against awarding custody to a parent found by the court to have perpetrated DV within the last 5 years, and the FC 3044(b) seven-factor rebuttal must be on the record by way of the respondent's MC-025 narrative if the respondent wants joint or sole custody); items 14-16 (record-removal and CLETS-cleanup facts under FC 6380 confidentiality and FC 6228 records-access); items 18-22 (firearms-relinquishment response under FC 6389 and Penal Code section 29825 ten-year firearm prohibition; dwelling-exclusion response; additional protected persons under FC 6320(a) extending coverage to immediate family / household members; body armor under PC 31360 / FC 6389(g); parenting plan if children with FC 3041 / FC 3044 / FC 3044(b) custody-evaluation gates); item 24 (child-support response under FC 4055 guideline and FC 17400 IV-D framework, often with the FL-150 income-and-expense declaration cross-rebuttal and any FC 4057 deviation arguments); item 25 (spousal-support response under FC 6341 temporary spousal support or FC 4320 long-term factors at a permanent-order request); item 28 (other orders response under FC 6324 use of personal property, FC 6342 batterer's-program / counseling, FC 6320(c) animal care, FC 6347 reimbursement, and FC 6228 confidentiality); and item 29 (attorney's fees and costs response under FC 6344 fee-shifting). Header each MC-025 'Attachment [item number] to DV-120' with the case caption and party names following California Rules of Court rule 2.111(2) caption uniformity; each MC-025 attachment incorporates by reference under CRC rule 3.1110(f) and is signed under penalty of perjury under Code of Civil Procedure section 2015.5 on the attachment itself (the DV-120 page-8 signature block covers the form proper, but additional factual representations on each MC-025 need their own separate signature for completeness, which is what makes the attachment admissible declaration evidence at the noticed DV-109 hearing). The DV-120 packet with MC-025 attachments files with the court (no separate filing fee under Government Code section 70616.5 and FC 6222 in the DV context) and is served on the petitioner with the response (DV-250 family-law-specific proof of service when by personal service, or POS-030 / FL-335 when by mail through a non-party 18 or older); the judge weighs the MC-025 narratives at the DV-109 hearing where the temporary restraining order issued ex parte under FC 6300 (good cause shown standard) either issues as a permanent restraining order after hearing under FC 6340 (preponderance of evidence at the noticed hearing; CRC rule 5.111 declarations admissible) or is dissolved. FC 6306 requires the court to consider DOJ / CLETS records before issuing a permanent order, so the respondent's MC-025 narrative addressing prior records is part of the rebuttal the court weighs. Thin or missing narrative on contested items typically loses the issue: the petitioner's DV-100 / MC-025 facts on each item become uncontested by default if the respondent's DV-120 box is checked 'disagree' without supporting MC-025 facts, and FC 6340 grants the court broad discretion to issue orders on each item the petitioner requested. Multi-incident or chronologically dense responses (e.g. the petitioner alleges 6 incidents over 18 months; the respondent agrees about 2, disputes 3, and contextualizes the seventh) almost always need MC-025 to lay out the timeline. CRC rule 5.111 caps total declaration length at 10 pages absent court leave; MC-025 attachments count toward that 10-page cap. For cross-petition affirmative requests against the petitioner, the respondent files DV-100 / DV-110 separately rather than embedding the affirmative request in DV-120; MC-025 attachments do not extend DV-120 to cover cross-petitions. MC-031 (Attached Declaration) is an alternative continuation format in a narrative-only layout that some counties accept under CRC rule 5.92.
    CR-180
    Petition for Dismissal
    Petition for Dismissal. MC-025 is the standard continuation page for CR-180 expungement petitions. Two CR-180 items routinely overflow: item 1 (convictions / counts list, limited to about five rows on the form face, where each row needs case number, date, statute / code section, conviction type / classification, and disposition such as plea, verdict, sentence imposed, probation length, restitution amount) and item 5 (interest-of-justice declaration under Penal Code section 1203.4(a)(1), where the petitioner explains rehabilitation, employment, family, community ties, treatment programs, restitution paid, and time since the conviction, with supporting facts the court weighs against any aggravating evidence of ongoing risk). Each MC-025 attached to CR-180 must show the case caption verbatim, the CR-180 item number being continued (typically 'Attachment to CR-180 Item 1' for additional convictions or 'Attachment to CR-180 Item 5' for the interest-of-justice narrative), page-of-page numbering, and the petitioner's declaration-under-penalty-of-perjury signature under CCP 2015.5. The MC-025 supporting facts for Attachment 5 are the heart of the discretionary expungement under PC 1203.4 (successful probation completion), PC 1203.4a (misdemeanor without probation after 1 year), PC 1203.41 (felony probation), PC 1203.42 (felony AB-2147 firefighter alternative custody), PC 1203.43 (Prop-47 reclassification), and PC 1203.49 (human-trafficking victim); the court weighs the petitioner's narrative against the original offense conduct and any subsequent law-enforcement contact. Modern Clean Slate-era petitioners under PC 1203.425 routinely span 5-15 historical convictions, well beyond the form's row count; the wizard should auto-generate Attachment 1 when the petitioner names more than three convictions. Courts treat MC-025 as PART OF CR-180 for service under the PC 1203.4(a)(2) District Attorney 15-day notice requirement and for ruling purposes; serving CR-180 with stripped MC-025 attachments can produce continuance for incomplete record or outright denial for failure to substantiate the interest-of-justice showing.
    CR-181
    Order for Dismissal
    Order for Dismissal. CR-181 needs MC-025 when the court grants 'only specified convictions' relief under items 1.c (Penal Code section 1203.4 successful probation completion), 2.c (PC 1203.4a misdemeanor without probation after one year), 3.b (PC 1203.41 / 1203.42 / 1203.43 felony / Prop-47 / Three-Strikes remedies), or 4.b (PC 1203.49 human-trafficking victims), and the conviction list does not fit inline on the CR-181 face. The petitioner prepares MC-025 alongside CR-180 Petition for Dismissal and CR-181 Order for Dismissal so the judge sees the proposed list at the same time as the petition (the judicial officer signs both the petition's proof of accuracy and the order's enumeration at the same hearing); each MC-025 row should match a CR-180 conviction entry exactly (case number, code section, conviction date, court, county, plea / verdict, sentence imposed) because the order's enumeration is what gets transmitted to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI rap-sheet databases under PC 11105 and PC 13150, and any mismatch results in the relief not propagating to the underlying RAP sheet (the prior conviction remains visible on background checks). Header the MC-025 'Attachment to CR-181 Item [1.c / 2.c / 3.b / 4.b]' with the case caption and party names so the clerk can pair it with the order in the court file. The judge signs CR-181 itself; the MC-025 attachment is incorporated by reference in the order and is the operative dismissal list under PC 1203.4 et seq. Post-grant, the petitioner obtains a certified copy of CR-181 + MC-025 from the clerk and submits to DOJ via the Form BCIA 8016RR or BCIA 8704 record-correction process to update the RAP sheet, since the court itself does not automatically transmit the order to DOJ under PC 11105.2 absent the petitioner's certified-copy submission. Clean Slate automatic relief under PC 1203.425 may make the manual CR-180 / CR-181 / MC-025 process unnecessary for convictions eligible for automatic dismissal (misdemeanors and certain felonies post-completion); the wizard should flag the automatic relief eligibility before the petitioner files manually.
    NC-100
    Petition for Change of Name
    Petition for Change of Name. NC-100 item 2 (the present-name / proposed-name pairs) has space for three rows on the face form; petitioners changing multiple names (a parent changing their name plus children's names under FC 7611 / 7613, a married couple consolidating to a single surname, a person resuming a former birth name plus adopting a new middle name) use MC-025 as Attachment 2 to list additional pairs. Each row on Attachment 2 must include the present-name / proposed-name pair exactly as it should appear on the granted NC-130 Decree Changing Name and on the published NC-120 Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (the four-week newspaper publication under CCP 1277(a) must list every name change in the petition, and the published NC-120 wording must match the MC-025 entries verbatim or the publication is defective under CCP 1278); mismatches between MC-025 Attachment 2 and the NC-120 publication cause clerk rejection at the hearing under CCP 1278 and may require a fresh four-week publication cycle. Item 6 (gender-identity changes under H&S Code 103430, which routes to confidential NC-300 packet under H&S Code 103430(b) with NC-110A or NC-110G screening for safety) and item 9 (reasons for the change) also commonly overflow when the petitioner needs to explain a complex history (e.g. survivors of domestic violence seeking the CCP 1277.5 publication-omission carve-out, identity-theft victims documenting why the legal name differs from credit reports, multi-state aliases requiring disclosure under CCP 1276); MC-025 covers those overflows as Attachment 6 or Attachment 9 with the petitioner's declaration-under-penalty-of-perjury signature under CCP 2015.5. Petitions for minors use NC-110 Attachment for the parent / guardian consent block and NC-110A or NC-110G for confidentiality screens; those minor-specific continuation paths are SEPARATE FORMS, not MC-025 overflow, because they have their own form-specific statutory requirements under CCP 1277 and FC 7611. Filing MC-025 when NC-110 was needed leaves the parental-consent block off-record and the petition is rejected at intake.
    NC-120
    Order to Show Cause for Change of Name
    Order to Show Cause for Change of Name. MC-025 is the continuation page for NC-120 item 2 (the table of present-name / proposed-name pairs that the court orders any objector to show cause against under Code of Civil Procedure section 1278). NC-120 item 2 has only five rows on the form itself; when the petitioner is changing more than five name pairs (a legal name plus several aliases under CCP section 1276 (multiple aliases or 'also known as' designations the petitioner has used in the past), family members joined in the same NC-100 / NC-120 proceeding under CCP 1278 (joinder of family members in a single petition; common when both spouses change surname together or when a divorced parent adds minor children's names), or a minor's name plus their parents' surname update under CCP 1277.5 (parent-petitioner-changing-minor's-name protocol)), attach MC-025 labeled 'Attachment 2 to NC-120 (Order to Show Cause for Change of Name)' and format the rows identically to the inline NC-120 grid (Present name | Proposed name). The exact same name-pair list must appear on NC-100 item 1 (the petition's request), NC-120 item 2 (the OSC the court signs), NC-130 (the publication-order notice the court issues for the 4-week newspaper run under CCP 1277(a)(1) (publication once a week for 4 successive weeks before the OSC return hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county designated by the court)), and any signed NC-130 affidavit of publication; mismatched MC-025 attachments across these forms are the most common reason a name-change petition is continued at the hearing because the judge cannot grant relief on names that were not properly noticed under In re Ross 8 Cal.2d 608 (1937) (court's authority to grant name change is limited to names properly noticed by publication under CCP 1277), and CCP 1277(a)(1)'s publication requirement is jurisdictional under In re Marriage of Schiffman 28 Cal.3d 640 (1980) (failure to publish renders the order void). CCP 1277(b)(1) and CCP 1277.5 carve out publication for petitioners with safety concerns (former intimate-partner abuse under Family Code 6203 abuse definition cross to FC 6211 DV relationship, stalking under Penal Code 646.9, fear of physical harm under CCP 1277(b)(1)(A)-(B), Safe at Home program participation under Government Code 6206-6210, transgender or gender-identity-change petitioners under CCP 1277.5 confidential-record amendments at SB 179 (2017) and AB 433 (2021) ('Gender Recognition Act' streamlined paths and confidentiality)); MC-025 attached to NC-120 in those cases should still list the full set of names on the petition-side declaration (the NC-100 + NC-110 verification under penalty of perjury) but the published notice (NC-130) is omitted by court order under CCP 1277(b)(2) and the file may be sealed under CCP 1277(c) on a CCP 1277.5(b) sealing-protection finding. For minor-name-change petitions under CCP 1277.5(a) and CCP 1278(a)(2), both parents must be served with the NC-120 OSC under FC 215 / CCP 1278(a)(2)(A) (personal service if the non-petitioning parent does not consent to the change; service may be waived under CCP 1277(b)(3) on a CCP 1277(c) court order for safety reasons); the MC-025 attachment listing minor's present-name and proposed-name must be served on the non-petitioning parent at least 30 days before the OSC hearing date set on NC-120. For gender-identity-change petitions, the publication carve-out at CCP 1277.5 reflects the legislative judgment that publication endangers transgender petitioners; the petitioner files NC-300 (Petition for Change of Gender and Sex Identifier) instead of NC-100 if seeking gender-marker change only, or NC-100 + NC-300 jointly for combined name + gender change with the petition fee waived under CCP 1278(a)(3). Each MC-025 attachment is incorporated by reference on the NC-120 face by checking item 2 and writing 'See Attachment 2 to NC-120'; under California Rules of Court rule 2.111(2) the attachment must be on letter-size paper, paginated continuously with the NC-120 main form, and bound or stapled to the NC-120 to be a complete document (no loose attachments accepted by the clerk). Filing fee for the underlying NC-100 / NC-120 is $435 per Government Code section 70611 (regular civil filing fee, no separate fee for the NC-120 OSC since it is issued in the same case), waivable under FW-001 with Gov. Code 68632(a)-(c).
    SC-135
    Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment and Declaration (Small Claims)
    Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment and Declaration. MC-025 serves as the continuation page for SC-135 item 5.a (facts explaining excusable neglect or other reason the moving party did not appear at trial under Code Civ. Proc. section 116.730) or item 5.b (other grounds for vacating or for new trial, including CCP 657 new-trial grounds read into the small-claims track), when the narrow inline text box on the one-page SC-135 cannot hold the narrative. The 30-day filing deadline under CCP 116.720 (or 180-day deadline under CCP 116.740 for lack-of-service grounds, parallel to CCP 473.5 in the civil track) runs from the clerk's mailing of SC-130 (Notice of Entry of Judgment) or SC-200 (Notice of Appeal); movants typically need MC-025 space to chronicle the underlying excuse, which often includes hospitalization or serious illness with attached medical records, address errors that defeated mail service under CCP 116.340, recent military service that triggers Servicemembers Civil Relief Act protections at 50 USC sections 3931 (stay of proceedings), 3932 (default judgment relief), and 3953 (re-opening default within 60 days of military service ending), or newly discovered evidence that could not have been produced at trial with reasonable diligence under CCP 657(4). Excusable neglect under CCP 116.730 parallels the CCP 473(b) civil standard (mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect, with a 6-month outer limit) but small-claims judges typically read it more leniently because pro se filers populate the bulk of the calendar. Title each MC-025 attachment with the precise SC-135 reference at the top (e.g. 'Attachment 5a to SC-135 (Motion to Vacate Judgment)') per California Rules of Court 3.1110(f) so the clerk can match it to the right item on review, with consecutive pagination per CRC 2.111(2). SC-135 carries a $20 filing fee under CCP 116.745, waivable by FW-001; MC-025 itself has no separate fee because it is an attachment to the underlying motion. The MC-025 attachment is signed by the movant under the same penalty-of-perjury declaration on SC-135 page 2 under CCP 2015.5; do not re-sign MC-025 separately if the SC-135 declaration already covers the attached facts. Include each MC-025 page count in the SC-135 packet's total page count when serving on the responding party under CCP 1013(a) by mail (with POS-030); the clerk schedules the SC-135 hearing and mails notice to the responding party via the Clerk's Certificate of Mailing on the SC-135 itself, so the movant does not separately serve a hearing notice. If the SC-135 grounds are factually complex (e.g. a hospital admission spanning the trial date plus a discharge address that conflicts with the SC-100 mailing address), an MC-025 of 2 to 4 pages with attached supporting documents (discharge summary, USPS forwarding records, deployment orders for SCRA cases) is the standard packet; brevity beats volume because the small-claims department adjudicates SC-135 on the papers without oral argument in many counties.
    FL-180
    Judgment (Family Law)
    Continuation page for FL-180 (Judgment of dissolution, legal separation, or nullity). FL-180 is the final order in the case; every term the parties want enforceable must appear on FL-180 or its attachments because the judgment is the document the clerks, the State Disbursement Unit, the local child-support agency, and any future FL-300 modification motion all read. FL-180 item 4.o (Other orders specify) provides only two short text lines; complex parenting plans (detailed holiday schedules, exchange logistics, tie-breaker provisions), attorney-fee findings under Family Code sections 2030 and 2032, FC 6325 restraining-order recitals carried into the judgment, FC 4055 child-support guideline math when the parties deviated from guideline under FC 4065, FC 4326 retirement-related modification stipulations, and Moore / Marsden community-property reimbursement calculations all overflow that space. Item 4.l(5) spousal support 'Other (specify)', item 4.m(3) property 'Other (specify)', and item 4.n(3) attorney-fees 'Other (specify)' each have a single inline text box that overflows the same way. Use MC-025 labeled with the FL-180 item number it continues (for example, 'Attachment 4.o to FL-180 (Judgment): Parenting Plan'); each MC-025 page must list the case caption, case number, and the FL-180 item being continued at the top, and is incorporated by reference on the FL-180 face by checking the item box and writing 'See Attachment X to FL-180' on the inline line. FL-180 attachments must be signed by the same parties whose signatures appear on FL-180 itself (joint judgment) or by the prevailing party who lodged FL-180 (default or contested judgment). MC-025 is filed as part of the FL-180 packet, not separately, and is reviewed by the clerk under CRC 5.405 at prove-up alongside FL-180 itself.
    GC-310
    Petition for Appointment of Probate Conservator
    Petition for Appointment of Probate Conservator GC-310. MC-025 is the standard continuation page for GC-310 narrative overflow on a form that has many short-text boxes and a fixed-row relatives list. Common GC-310 items that overflow to MC-025 attachments: Attachment 1c (additional petitioners or capacities when more than one person petitions or the petitioner serves in a representative capacity such as a public guardian under Welfare & Institutions Code 8006 / 8007); Attachment 3f(1) (due-diligence narrative explaining the search for unknown relatives required by Probate Code section 1821(b) - the petitioner must describe the diligent inquiry made to locate next-of-kin under PC 1812(b), including methods used and persons contacted); Attachment 5c(1) (supporting facts for why a conservator is needed under PC section 1801(a)/(b) and 1827, which is the heart of the petition and the item the judge scrutinizes most - this narrative must establish substantial inability to provide for personal needs or to resist undue influence under PC 1801(a), and the standard is clear-and-convincing evidence under PC 1801(e)); Attachment 5c(1) parallel for limited conservatorships under PC 1801(d) (limited conservator of the person of a developmentally disabled adult; the petition must include the seven powers being requested with specific facts under PC 1828(a)); Attachment 7 / 7a (narrative for proposed conservator's qualifications under PC 1810 and 1850 - any disqualifying criminal history, financial conflicts, prior conservatorship roles, including the FC 6203 prior-DV exclusion); Attachment 9 (item 9 incapacity-for-medical-treatment narrative under PC 2355 for dementia cases - the petitioner must show the conservatee lacks capacity to give informed consent to medical treatment as evidenced by a physician's declaration on Capacity Declaration GC-335, including dementia diagnosis under PC 2356.5 powers); Attachment 9a / 9b (item 9 dementia powers under PC 2356.5(b) authorizing the conservator to consent to or refuse certain dementia treatments including secured-perimeter residential care under PC 2356.5(c); 9b dementia drug authorization); Attachment 10 (item 10 bond exception narrative under PC 2320 / PC 2322 if the petitioner requests a bond waiver, blocked-account bond, or substantially reduced bond - the narrative must show the conservatee's assets justify the alternative); Attachment 11 when more than 16 relatives are listed - PC 1822 mailed notice requires every adult relative within the second degree of kinship (parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings, half-siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews) plus the spouse / domestic partner; large families with 20+ qualifying relatives need MC-025 for relatives 17 through N, and each entry needs name, current address, and relationship; PC 1822 mailed notice timing is at least 15 days before the GC-310 hearing under PC 1822(b), with mail extension under CCP 1013(a) applied for service by mail). Attachments to the CC investigator (court investigator under PC 1826 / 1851) report under Item 18 may also use MC-025 when the investigator's findings on the conservatee's wishes, capacity, and best interests run long. Title each attachment 'Attachment [item number] to GC-310' with the case caption (CRC rule 2.111(2) caption uniformity) and party names, and sign each MC-025 attachment under penalty of perjury under Code of Civil Procedure section 2015.5 (CRC rule 3.1110(f) incorporation by reference; the GC-310 page-8 verification block covers the form proper, but additional factual representations on each MC-025 need their own separate signature). MC-025 attachments file with GC-310 at the courthouse (filing fee approximately $435 under Gov. Code section 70617 unless FW-001 is granted) and are served on every PC 1822 noticee (every adult relative within the second degree, plus spouse / domestic partner, plus any other persons specified by Welf. & Inst. Code 4825 for limited conservatorships of developmentally disabled adults, plus the regional center for limited conservatorships under W&I 4825). For LPS conservatorships under W&I 5350 (treatment of grave-disability mentally ill conservatees, not Probate-court conservatorships), the LPS Investigation Section uses GC-310 with significant MC-025 augmentation and the LPS conservator-of-the-person under W&I 5350 has expanded powers including involuntary commitment authority. CRC rule 7.1003 governs probate-case-management; MC-025 attachments must be served on the court investigator at least 5 days before the hearing under PC 1826(d) so the investigator can review before filing the GC-330 report. PC 1825 / 1828 require the petitioner to give the conservatee a copy of GC-310 / MC-025 attachments at least 15 days before the hearing in a language the conservatee can understand.
    POS-030
    Proof of Service by First-Class Mail (Civil)
    Continuation page for POS-030 overflow. POS-030 has bounded space in two recurring overflow points: item 3 (documents served) lists each paper the server mailed and runs out of space when the same envelope carries a multi-form packet (a 10-document FL-100 dissolution opening, an UD-105 answer plus exhibits, an evidence packet for a Code of Civil Procedure section 1005 motion), and item 5 (recipient name and address) overflows when one mailing serves multiple recipients (a multi-defendant complaint mailed in one operation, an FL-300 served on both opposing counsel and the responding party at the same address, a probate petition served on a long PC 1822 relative-notice list). Two continuation paths exist: the form's own specialized attachments POS-030(D) Attachment to Proof of Service by First-Class Mail, Civil (Documents Served) and POS-030(P) Attachment to Proof of Service by First-Class Mail, Civil (Persons Served) are the Judicial Council's preferred continuations because the labels match the parent form's item numbering and the columns parallel the inline blocks; MC-025 is the general-purpose fallback accepted under California Rules of Court rule 1.31 when POS-030(D) / (P) are not at hand or when the server prefers a single-page narrative attachment. The continuation must label itself 'Attachment to POS-030 item 3' (or item 5), repeat the case caption, and reference back from the POS-030 line with 'See Attachment 1' or 'See MC-025'. CCP 1013a treats the attachment as part of the proof of service for evidentiary purposes; a defective overflow (a document mailed but missing from both POS-030 item 3 and the attachment) creates an enforceability gap that can be raised on a CCP 473.5 or 418.10 motion.
    CIV-100
    Request for Entry of Default (Application to Enter Default)
    Continuation page for CIV-100 (Request for Entry of Default) overflow. CIV-100 has bounded space at several item lines that routinely run long in real cases; MC-025 is the Judicial Council general-purpose continuation page accepted under California Rules of Court rule 1.31 to extend any one of them. (a) Item 1.c (names of defendants whose default is sought) provides one inline free-text line and overflows in multi-defendant cases; title the attachment 'Attachment 1.c' and write 'See Attachment 1.c' on the inline line. (b) Item 2 (judgment-amount itemization) needs an MC-025 when costs (Code of Civil Procedure section 1033.5 categories), prejudgment interest under Civ. Code section 3287, attorney fees per a lease prevailing-party clause or CCP 1717, or Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 50 USC section 3931 affidavit detail do not fit. (c) Item 5 (CCP section 585.5 declaration narrative in consumer-credit cases) needs MC-025 when the underlying account history, last-payment date, and chain-of-title for assigned debt run beyond the inline space; CCP 585.5 imposes specific declaration elements (original creditor name, account number, date of default, dates of any payments) that the form's narrow boxes cannot hold. (d) Item 8 (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act declaration) needs MC-025 when the supporting Defense Manpower Data Center search results, certification numbers, and per-defendant findings run long. Label every attachment with the CIV-100 item number it continues (e.g. 'Attachment 1.c', 'Attachment 5') so the default clerk can match the attachment to the request line; mislabeled MC-025 (or generic 'Continuation') is the most common reason a CIV-100 default request is bounced back at the clerk window.

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    Short Title
    blocker

    Caption short title is required on every page of court documents. On MC-025 it must match the parent form exactly so the clerk can pair them.

    • Writing a descriptive title (e.g., 'Tenant's habitability defense') instead of the case caption short title; the clerk pairs MC-025 with its parent by case caption + case number, not by topic.
    • Using the petitioner / respondent abbreviation pattern from a different case ('Smith v. Jones' when the parent form's caption is actually 'In re Marriage of Smith'); copy verbatim from the parent form's caption block.
    Case Number
    blocker

    Case number must appear on every page filed and must match the parent form. Without it, the attachment cannot be associated with the case.

    • Mistyping a digit so the MC-025 case number does not match the parent form's case number; the clerk physically pairs the attachment by matching the number, and a mismatch can land the MC-025 in another case file or a 'no match' clerk pile.
    • Leaving blank because the parent form is a new filing waiting for a clerk-assigned number; in that scenario, file MC-025 together with the parent form so the clerk stamps both with the same number at intake.
    Attachment Number
    blocker

    MC-025 has a labeled 'ATTACHMENT (Number):' field. Without it, the clerk and judge cannot tell which item on the parent form this attachment continues.

    • Writing a sequential page number ('1', '2') instead of the parent form's item number ('3w', '4o'). The attachment number identifies which item on the parent form this attachment continues, not the order of MC-025 sheets.
    • Listing multiple item numbers on a single MC-025 ('3a, 3b, 3c'). When more than one item overflows, file a separate MC-025 for each item, each labeled with its own item number.
    • Leaving blank because the user only has one MC-025; even a single attachment must be labeled, since the parent form's item references 'see attached' and the judge needs to find the right narrative.
    Page Number
    warning

    Page X of Y pagination is printed on the form. If the filer attaches a single MC-025 it should be 'Page 1 of 1'.

    • Numbering across multiple attachments instead of restarting at 1 for each attachment. Each MC-025 attachment is its own document and starts at 'Page 1 of N' for that attachment, not 'Page 5 of 10' across the whole packet.
    • Confusing this page number with the parent form's page number; this is the page within this MC-025 attachment only.
    Total Pages
    warning

    Total pages is required so missing pages can be detected by the clerk.

    • Setting total_pages to the parent form's total page count instead of just this MC-025 attachment's page count. The 'Page X of Y' is local to this attachment.
    • Forgetting to update total_pages on earlier sheets after adding more text and printing additional pages; if the first sheet says 'Page 1 of 1' and a second sheet exists, the first sheet must be re-printed as 'Page 1 of 2'.
    Body Text
    blocker

    The body of the attachment is the entire substantive content. An empty body makes the attachment useless.

    • Restating the entire parent-form item rather than only the overflow narrative; the parent form already has the item label and any inline text, so the MC-025 should pick up exactly where the parent's inline space ran out.
    • Including the verification or signature again on the MC-025 when the parent form is verified; the parent form's verification covers the attachment, and a second under-penalty-of-perjury declaration on the MC-025 is unnecessary unless the parent form was unverified.
    • Drafting the body so densely that the printed page extends beyond the form's borders. Leave reasonable margins; if the body would clip, split across two MC-025 sheets and update Page X of Y.

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