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Summons (Family Law)

This summons notifies a spouse or domestic partner that a family law case has been filed and states the deadline to file a response.

Filed by the spouse or partner who started the case

The petition attached to this summons asks the court to end a marriage or domestic partnership.

Deadline

2026-09-12

This is the deadline printed on the Summons (FL-110) for filing a Response (FL-120). If no response is filed by this date, the court may proceed on the petition without a response from the respondent, which can include entering the respondent's default.

Judicial Council Form FL-110 (Summons — Family Law); Code of Civil Procedure § 412.20 (30 calendar days to respond after service); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10 (computing time; rolling to the next court day when the last day is a weekend or court holiday).

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