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San Mateo — Mandatory Short Cause Trial Statement

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2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-09-27
Jurisdiction
San Mateo County

San Mateo — Mandatory Short Cause Trial Statement

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY

TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.(Optional):

E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional):

ATTORNEY FOR (Name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

400 COUNTY CENTER REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063

PETITIONER:

RESPONDENT:

CASE NUMBER

MANDATORY SHORT CAUSE TRIAL STATEMENT

  1. MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT: DATE:

    a.a. InIn person/Byperson/By phonephone (specify):(specify): TIME:

    b.b. IssuesIssues settledsettled areare (be(be specific):specific): DEPT.:

    1.

    2.

    3.

    c. Issues to be litigated are (be specific):

    1.

    2.

    3.

    d. If parties failed to meet and confer, explain reasons in detail:

  2. STATISTICAL DATA:

    a. Date of marriage:

    b. Date of separation:

    c. Length of marriage:

    d. Marital statusus terminated?terminated? If so, date terminated:

    e. Petitioner’s age ( ) and employment:

    f. Petitioner’s gross monthly income: Net income:

    g. Petitioner’s paydays:

    h. Cohabiter or new spouse’s monthly income: Net income:

    i. Respondent’s age ( ) and employment:

FL-12 [Rev. 1/16] www.sanmateo.courts.ca.gov

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Page 2

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO PETITIONER: CASE NUMBER

RESPONDENT:

j. Respondent’s gross monthly income: Net income:

k. Respondent’s paydays:

l. Minor children:

NameNameName Date of birth Age Sex Residing with:

_______________________ ___________ ____ ____ __________________

_______________________ ___________ ____ ____ __________________

_______________________ ___________ ____ ____ __________________

  1. HISTORY OF PROCEEDINGS (briefly summarize all prior court proceedings):

  2. PETITIONER’S OR RESPONDENT’S PROPOSALS RE: ISSUES (in same order as issues are listed in 1(c) above):

    a. Issue:

    b. Issue:

    c. Issue:

  3. ATTACHMENTS AND EXHIBITS (where issues include the division of assets and debts, attach relevant schedules of the proposed division): See Attachment 5.

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE)

Self-represented or Attorney For:

Petitioner Respondent

FL-12 [Rev. 1/16] www.sanmateo.courts.ca.gov

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