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Self-Help Court Form Packets

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Appeals

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-APP-01 | Appealing a Parking Citation | July 01, 2026 | SHC-APP-02 | Limited Civil Appeal | January 01, 2025 | SHC-APP-03 | Misdemeanor Appeal | August 25, 2022 | SHC-APP-04 | Appealing a Civil Citation | July 01, 2026 | SHC-APP-05 | Appealing the Decision in an Infraction Case | July 27, 2021 | SHC-APP-06 | Petition for a Writ of Mandate in a Misdemeanor, Infraction or Limited Civil Case | January 26, 2024 | SHC-APP-07 | Alternative Writ of Mandate -DUI | July 1, 2026 | SHC-APP-08 | Alternative Writ of Mandate – Non-DUI | July 1, 2026 | SHC-APP-09 | Petition for Writ (Small Claims) | July 21, 2021

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Care Court

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-CC-01 | Care Act - Become a Link to Care | July 01, 2026 | SHC-CC-02 | Care Act - Become a Link to Care (Chinese) |

July 01, 2026

| SHC-CC-03 | Care Act - Become a Link to Care (Korean) |

July 01, 2026

| SHC-CC-04 | Care Act - Become a Link to Care (Spanish) |

July 01, 2026

| SHC-CC-05 | Care Act - Become a Link to Care (Vietnamese) |

July 01, 2026

Civil

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026 | SHC-CIV-01 | Civil Complaint - Breach Of Contract | July 01, 2026 | SHC-CIV-02 | Civil Complaint - Personal Injury Complaint | July 01, 2026 | SHC-CIV-03 | Civil Application for Publication of Summons | July 01, 2026 | SHC-CIV-04 | Answering Any Civil Limited Complaint Except a Verified Collection Complaint | January 26, 2024 | SHC-CIV-05 | Answering a Personal Injury, Property Damage or Wrongful Death Complaint | July 27, 2021 | SHC-CIV-06 | Answering a Breach of Contract Complaint | July 27, 2021 | SHC-CIV-07 | How to Start a Civil Case |

July 01, 2026

Civil Harassment

CIVIL HARASSMENT

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-CH-01 | Civil Harassment Restraining Order |

July 01, 2026

| SHC-CH-02 | Modification of a Civil Protective Order | January 01, 2026 | SHC-CH-04 | Responding to a Civil Harassment Restraining Order | January 01, 2026 | SHC-CH-05 | Responding to a Request for a Private Postsecondary School Restraining Order | January 01, 2026 | SHC-CH-06 | Responding to a Request for Workplace Restraining Violence Restraining Order | January 01, 2026 | SHC-CH-07 | Workplace Violence Restraining Order | January 01, 2026

Civil Post Judgement

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-CPJ-01 | Enforcement of Judgment-Levy on Personal Property(Bank Account) | July 1, 2026 | SHC-CPJ-02 | Claim of Exemption for Wage Garnishment | January 1, 2026 | SHC-CPJ-03 | Claim of Exemption for Levy on Personal Property | January 1, 2026 | SHC-CPJ-04 | Wage Garnishment | July 1, 2026 | SHC-CPJ-05 | How to Serve a Bench Warrant | January 1, 2026

Criminal

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026 | SHC-CRIM-01 | Petition for Dismissal Sec 17 1203.4, 1203.4a, 1203.41 and 1203.49 | January 12, 2024 | SHC-CRIM-02 | Petition for Dismissal Under Penal Code SEC 1210.1(e)(1) | July 28, 2021 | SHC-CRIM-04 | Petition for Return of Property | May 22, 2026 | SHC-CRIM-05 | Petition to Seal and Destroy Arrest Records Under Penal Code 851.8 to Request a Determination of Factual Innocence | August 6, 2021 | SHC-CRIM-06 | Modification or Termination of Probation | August 6, 2021 | SHC-CRIM-07 | Certificate of Rehabilitation and Pardon | August 7, 2025 | SHC-CRIM-08 | Criminal or Traffic Subpoena | August 6, 2021 | SHC-CRIM-09 | Identity Theft | August 6, 2021 | SHC-CRIM-10 | How to Request a Copy of Your Criminal Record (Department of Justice Rap Sheet) via LiveScan | August 24, 2026 | SHC-CRIM-11 | Petition for Resentencing or Reduction to Misdemeanor Pursuant to Penal Code 1170.18 | August 6, 2021 | SHC-CRIM-12 | Petition for Resentencing or Reduction Pursuant to H&S 11361.8 | August 9, 2021 | SHC-CRIM-13 | Petition to Seal Arrest and Related Records Under Penal Code 851.91 | January 12, 2024 | SHC-CRIM-14 | Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration | July 1, 2022

Dissolution

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-D-01 | Dissolution, Legal Separation or Nullity of Marriage or Domestic Partnership: Steps 1 and 2 | January 24, 2025 | SHC-D-02 | Dissolution Step 3 | September 01, 2024 | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026 | SHC-D-03 | Summary Dissolution of Marriage | April 29, 2025 | SHC-D-06 | Stipulated Judgment for Dissolution or Legal Separation of Marriage or Domestic Partnership (without children) | July 15, 2026 | SHC-D-07 | Stipulated Judgment for Dissolution or Legal Separation of Marriage or Domestic Partnership(with children) | July 15, 2026 | SHC-D-08 | Default and Judgment for Dissolution or Legal Separation of Marriage or Domestic Partnership (with children) | July 15, 2026 | SHC-D-09 | Default and Judgment for Dissolution or Legal Separation of Marriage or Domestic Partnership (without children) | July 15, 2026 | SHC-D-10 | Response to Dissolution Legal Separation or Nullity of Marriage or Domestic Partnership | January 24, 2025 | SHC-D-11 | Default and Judgment with Agreement for Dissolution or Legal Separation or Domestic Partnership (without children) | July 15, 2026 | SHC-D-12 | Default and Judgment with Agreement for Dissolution or Legal Separation or Domestic Partnership (with children) | July 15, 2026

Domestic Violence

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-DV-03 | How to Change a Hearing Date for the Hearing on a DV Restraining Order | January 1, 2026 | SHC-DV-04 | Renewing a Domestic Violence Restraining Order | January 1, 2026 | SHC-DV-05 | Modification of a Protective Order Issued in a Criminal Case | July 27, 2021 | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026 | SHC-DV-07 | Domestic Violence Restraining Order (no children) |

January 1, 2026

| SHC-DV-08 | Domestic Violence Restraining Order(with children) |

July 15, 2026

| SHC-DV-09 | Responding to a Request for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order | January 1, 2026 | SHC-DV-12 | Domestic Violence Restraining Order (Modification) | July 15, 2026 | SHC-DV-13 | Domestic Violence Restraining Order (Emergency Request for Modification) | July 15, 2026

Family Law

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-FL-01 | Stipulation for Custody and Visitation | July 15, 2026 | SHC-FL-02 | App and Order for Posting or Publication - Family Law | September 24, 2025 | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026 | SHC-FL-03 | Petition for Custody and Support of a Minor Child | January 24, 2025 | SHC-FL-04 | Ex Parte Application for Earnings Assignment Order | January 01, 2025 | SHC-FL-05 | Petition for Grandparent Visitation | January 30, 2026 | SHC-FL-06 | How to Serve a Respondent in Mexico | July 27, 2021 | SHC-FL-07 | How to Serve a Respondent in Mexico (Spanish) | July 27, 2021 | SHC-PB-10 | De Facto Parent Request | August 05, 2021 | SHC-RFO-01 | RFO Child Support | January 01, 2026 | SHC-RFO-02 | RFO Child Visitation Ex-Parte | January 01, 2026 | SHC-RFO-03 | RFO Child Visitation | January 01, 2026 | SHC-RFO-04 | RFO Motion | January 01, 2026 | SHC-RFO-06 | RFO Spousal Support | January 01, 2026 | SHC-RFO-07 | RFO Accounting | January 01, 2026

Fee Waiver

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-FW-01 | How to File a Fee Waiver | March 1, 2026

Gun Violence

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-GV-01 | Gun Violence Restraining Order | January 01, 2026

Interpreter

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-INT-01 | Request for Interpreter (Civil) | July 30, 2021

Name Change

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-NC-01 | Name Change | July 01, 2026 | SHC-NC-03 | Name Change Under Safe at Home Program | July 01, 2026 | SHC-NC-04 | Name and Gender Change for a Minor | July 01, 2026 | SHC-NC-05 | Name and Gender Change for an Adult: w/out a Family law case | July 01, 2026 | SHC-NC-06 | Gender Change & Issuance of a New Birth Certificate for an Adult | July 01, 2026 | SHC-NC-07 | Name Change: Minor or Adult with a Family Law Case | July 01, 2026

Parentage

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-P-01 | Paternity 1 | January 01, 2025 | SHC-P-02 | Default and Judgment to Establish a Parental Relationship (Paternity) | July 15, 2026 | SHC-P-03 | Paternity Response | January 01, 2025 | SHC-P-04 | Stipulated Judgment to Establish a Parental Relationship | July 15, 2026

Probate

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-PB-01 | Guardianship - Step 1: Start Your Case | February 3, 2026 | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026 | SHC-PB-15 | Decedent's Estate- Small Estate Affidavit | May 1, 2023 | SHC-PB-02 | Temporary Guardianship | May 1, 2023 | SHC-PB-03 | Limited Conservatorship | January 1, 2026 | SHC-PB-05 | LPS Conservatorship Reappointment Procedure | April 24, 2025 | SHC-PB-06 | Probate Conservatorship - Step 1 |

January 24, 2025

| SHC-PB-07 | Minor's Compromise | May 1, 2023 | SHC-PB-11 | Emancipation of a Minor | May 1, 2023 | SHC-PB-12 | Fee Waiver for Guardianships and Conservatorships | March 1, 2026 | SHC-PB-13 | Temporary Conservatorship | September 12, 2025 | SHC-PB-14 | Decedent's Estate - Formal Probate | January 2, 2026 | SHC-PB-16 | Guardianship- Step 2: Preparing for Your Hearing | January 2, 2026 | SCH-DV-01 | Renewing an Elder Abuse Dependent Adult Restraining Order | May 1, 2023 | SHC-DV-02 | Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Order |

January 1, 2026

| SHC-DV-06 | Responding to a Request for Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Order | January 1, 2026 | SHC-DV-10 | How to Change a Hearing Date for the Hearing on An Elder/ Dependent Adult Restraining Order | January 1, 2026 | SHC-DV-11 | Request for Elder or Dependent Adult Restraining Order Allowing Contact | January 1, 2026

Small Claims

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-SC-01 | Opening a Small Claims Case | February 25, 2026 | SHC-SC-02 | Small Claims-How to Collect a Judgment | August 3, 2026 | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026 | SHC-SC-03 | Small Claims - Request to Postpone Trial | July 01, 2025 | SHC-SC-04 | Small Claims - Request to Make Payments | February 26, 2026 | SHC-SC-05 | Small Claims – Order to Produce Statement of Assets and to Appear for Examination | January 01, 2025

Traffic

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-T-01 | Trial by Written Declaration | July 21, 2021 | L-1172 | Information Sheet - Legal Resources | September 14, 2026

Unlawful Detainer

| Form Number | Form Packet Title | Date Revised | SHC-UD-01 | Opening An Unlawful Detainer Case | July 1, 2026 | SHC-UD-02 | Unlawful Detainer Default Judgment for Possession Only | July 1, 2026 | SHC-UD-03 | Unlawful Detainer Default Judgment for Possession and Monetary Recovery | July 1, 2026 | SHC-UD-04 | Answering an Unlawful Detainer Complaint | July 1, 2026 | SHC-UD-05 | Unlawful Detainer Trial Packet, Response Filed; Steps to take for trial and court judgment | July 1, 2026