Form Instruction Packets

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Through a grant provided by the Judicial Council, Administrative Office of the Courts, Fresno Superior Court developed packets of simple written self-help instructions in English and Spanish for: Civil Harassment, Guardianship, Family Law, and Unlawful Detainer court forms.

Form Instruction Packets

General

• Fee Waiver Packet

Unlimited Civil

• Change of Name
• Civil Harrassment Restraining Order - Complaint
• Civil Harrassment Restraining Order - Response

Limited Civil

• Unlawful Detainer

Family Law

• Answer to Complaint Regarding Parental Obligation
• Entry of Default
• Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
• Divorce - Starting a Divorce, Legal Separation or Nullity
• Divorce - Starting Your Divorce, Summary Dissolution
• Divorce - Responding to a Divorce, Legal Separation, or Nullity
• Divorce - Preliminary Disclosure Packet
• Divorce - Default Judgment - Status Only
• Domestic Violence Restraining Order
• Domestic Violence Information for Victims
• Domestic Violence Restraining Order - Response
• Guardian Ad Litem
• Income and Expense Declaration
• Judgment of Dissolution or Legal Separation
• Judgment of Paternity
• Notice of Motion For Simplified Modification of Support
• Notice of Motion
• Order to Show Cause
• Petition for Custody & Support of Minor Children
• Petition to Establish Parental Relationship
• Petition to Establish Parental Relationship - Response
• Protective Order to Prevent Elder Abuse
• Response to Notice of Motion or Order to Show Cause
• Temporary Orders

Probate

• Guardianship

Small Claims

• Small Claims Plaintiff Packet
• Small Claims Proof of Service Packet
• Small Claims Defendant Packet