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Ventura — Request and Order for Publication or Posting

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2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-09-27
Jurisdiction
Ventura County

Ventura — Request and Order for Publication or Posting

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VN156

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name and Address) Telephone Number FOR COURT USE ONLY

BAR NUMBER:

ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA

800 SOUTH VICTORIA AVE. VENTURA, CA 93009

PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:

CASE NUMBER:

REQUEST AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OR POSTING

This is a proceeding under the Family Code.

  1. Publication Request: I request the Court order the Summons listed in item 4 be served by publication and that

    the Summons be published in the following newspaper of general circulation: ____________________________ .
  2. Posting Request: I request the Court order the Summons be served by posting. I have an Order on Court Fee

    Waiver (FW-003), or am filing a Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001) with this form.
  3. Posting Request - Request for Order: I request the Court order the Request for Order filed on (date): __________

    be served by posting. I have an Order on Court Fee Waiver (FW-003), or I am filing a Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001) with this form.
  4. The legal documents to be served are: Summons (Family Law) (form FL-110). Summons (Uniform Parentage-Petition for Custody and Support) (form FL-210). Request for Order (form FL-300). Other: ________________________________________________

Declaration 5. I last saw or had contact with Respondent on (date) ______________, at (location) ___________________________. This is what happened ___________________________________________________________________________.

  1. The last address I had for Respondent is: ____________________________________________________________.

  2. The last work or business address I had for respondent is: _______________________________________________.

  3. I have not been able to locate Respondent by (check all that apply):

    I went to Respondent’s last known address and she/he no longer lives there. No one at that address knows where

    she/he now lives. I could not find Respondent’s telephone listing. I could not find Respondent on the internet, including social media. I checked the Ventura County Tax Assessor’s records and could not find Respondent listed as a property owner. I spoke with Respondent’s friends and/or family and none of them know where she/he lives. Name of person contacted Relationship to Respondent

Optional Form REQUEST AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OR POSTING Page 1 of 2 VN156 (Rev. 05/21)

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VN156 9. I have also done the following to find Respondent: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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

Date: ____________________ Signature: _______________________________________________

Order for Publication or Posting

Publication Granted: The Court finds Respondent cannot be served in any other manner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure. The Court Orders the Summons be served by publication, at least once a week for four successive weeks, in the following newspaper _______________________________________________________.

Posting Granted: The Court finds Petitioner Respondent cannot be served in any other manner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure and finds Petitioner Respondent cannot afford the cost of publication. The Court Orders the Summons Request for Order be served by posting by the Court. Posting must occur for at least 28 days.

Request Denied. Other ways to service are possible. Petitioner needs to try again to locate the respondent.

Other:_________________________________________________________________________________________


Date: __________________________ ________________________________________ Judicial Officer

CLERK’S PROOF OF SERVICE OF POSTING

I, declare under penalty of perjury, I am an employee of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, and not a party to this action. On the date below, I posted a copy of the Summons Request for Order at the court.

Date: ___________________________ K. Bieker, Executive Officer and Clerk

By:___________________________________

Optional Form REQUEST AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OR POSTING Page 2 of 2VN156 (Rev. 05/21)

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