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Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento

Family Law Facilitator’s Office

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUESTING

THE OTHER PARTY’S FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

STATUS OF YOUR CASE

If you are trying to obtain a divorce when there are both a petition and a response filed into your case,

and your spouse has not yet completed his or her Preliminary and/or Final Financial Disclosures, you

must make a formal request of the other party to complete the mandatory Financial Disclosure

process before you may finish your case.

STEP ONE

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Use the attached sample letter or write one of your own to the other party (or other party’s

attorney).

o State in your letter the date by which you would like the other party to produce their

disclosures. Generally, thirty days is a reasonable amount of time to allow the other

party to complete the process.

o In addition to the disclosure forms, request a filed and endorsed copy of the other

party’s Declaration Regarding Service of the Declaration of Disclosure (FL-141).

o Make a copy of your demand letter to keep for your own records.

o Provide a set of blank forms to the other party along with either written instructions for

completing the disclosure packet or a copy of the Family Law Facilitator’s flyer for the

free Financial Disclosures workshop.

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Send the original demand letter, the blank forms and written instructions or workshop flyer to the

other party. The forms are available from the Family Law Facilitator’s Office and the Court’s

Website,

STEP TWO

The next steps will depend upon the other party’s response.

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If the other party completes the process and serves you copies of the disclosures and a copy of

the filed and endorsed version of the Declaration Regarding Service of the Declaration of

Disclosure (FL-141), you may proceed with your case. If you need help, contact the Family Law

Facilitator’s office to inquire about finishing your case. Bring both your filed copy and the other

party’s filed copy of FL-141 with you. The Family Law Facilitator’s office will need to review both

parties’ FL-141s.

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Alternatively, you can perform the review of both your filed copy and the other party’s filed copy

of FL-141 to ensure that the required information is both consistent throughout and the form is

complete. Remember: each form needs to indicate in the caption (box at the top) which

disclosure was served below and have that information reflected in #2 or #3 of the form. Also,

each form needs to indicate Who served Whom (e.g., Petitioner served Respondent), By What

method (e.g., personal service, mailed, etc.), and On What date (date the service was made).

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If the other party does not complete the Financial Disclosure process by the date you have

requested, you may need to file a motion to compel his or her cooperation or request permission

to continue the case without the other party’s disclosures. Bring your filed and endorsed copy of

FL-141 and the demand letter to the Family Law Facilitator’s office or contact the office by email

FLFO@saccourt.ca.gov

for further instructions.

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Demand Letter For Preliminary And Final Declarations Of Disclosure - Superior Court Of California

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