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Mendocino — MFL-251

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Edition
2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-09-27
Jurisdiction
Mendocino County

Mendocino — MFL-251

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For Court Use Only SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MENDOCINO

UKIAH Courthouse TEN MILE Branch Court
100 North State Street 700 South Franklin Street
Ukiah, CA 95482 Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Petitioner/Plaintiff,

vs.

Respondent/Defendant.

CASE NUMBER:

FAMILY LAW CASE STATUS REPORT

Use this form to the let the Court know the status of your Family Law case.

  1. Reconciled: Have the parties reconciled?
    No
    Yes, please dismiss the case
    We are seeing if we can reconcile. Please put the case on hold for: 3 months 6 months

  2. Service: Respondent has been served. Date of service: I need more time for service I cannot find Respondent. I will request an order for service by publication or posting by submitting an Application for Order for Publication and Posting and an Order for Publication or Posting (Judicial Council forms FL-980 and FL-982).

  3. Default: If it has been more than 30 days since the Respondent was served, have you filed the Request to Enter Default (Judicial Council form FL-165)? Yes. Judgment will be filed on or before No. Why not? Response filed. We are working together to settle the case and/or are in mediation. I have given the Respondent more time to file a Response. Other:

  4. Settled: Has the case settled? No Yes. Judgment will be filed on or before

  5. Issues: What are the things you do not have an agreement about:

    Child Custody and Visitation Child Support Spousal Support

    Dividing Assets/Debts Attorney’s Fees and Costs

    Other:

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  1. Family Mediation: Have the parties gone to Family Mediation (for cases involving child custody and/or visitation)? No Yes Not applicable

  2. Parenting Apart Workshop: Have the parties attended/completed the Parenting Apart Workshop (for cases involving child custody and/or visitation)?

    Petitioner: No Yes – date completed: Not applicable

    Respondent: No Yes – date completed: Not applicable

  3. Exchange of Information (for Dissolution or Legal Separation only):

    Were the Preliminary Declarations of Disclosure (Judicial Council form FL-141) served?

    Petitioner: No Yes

    Respondent: No Yes

  4. Case Progress (check all applicable boxes): The case is moving along fine. I do not know what to do next. I need more time to work out an agreement. I need more time because of financial issues (i.e. selling house, bankruptcy, etc.). I need more time because of my health or the other person’s health. Other reason(s) for not moving forward with this matter:

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Date: Petitioner

Date: Respondent

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