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01. Start with a blank California Legal Document
Open the blank document in the editor, set the document view, and add extra pages if applicable.
02. Add and configure fillable fields
Use the top toolbar to insert fields like text and signature boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, and more. Assign users to fields.
03. Distribute your form
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Step 1: Access DocHub to build your California Legal Document.

Start signining into your DocHub account. Explore the advanced DocHub functionality free for 30 days.

Step 2: Navigate to the dashboard.

Once logged in, go to the DocHub dashboard. This is where you'll create your forms and handle your document workflow.

Step 3: Design the California Legal Document.

Click on New Document and select Create Blank Document to be taken to the form builder.

Step 4: Set up the form layout.

Use the DocHub features to insert and arrange form fields like text areas, signature boxes, images, and others to your document.

Step 5: Insert text and titles.

Include necessary text, such as questions or instructions, using the text tool to lead the users in your form.

Step 6: Configure field settings.

Adjust the properties of each field, such as making them mandatory or arranging them according to the data you plan to collect. Designate recipients if applicable.

Step 7: Review and save.

After you’ve managed to design the California Legal Document, make a final review of your document. Then, save the form within DocHub, transfer it to your chosen location, or distribute it via a link or email.

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(2) Spacing: Lines of text must be 1.5 spaced. Footnotes, headings, subheadings, and quotations may be single-spaced. The lines of text must be unnumbered. (3) Margins: The margins must be set at 1-1/2 inches on the left and right and 1 inch on the top and bottom.
The Judicial Council adopts legal forms in one of two ways. Under Government Code section 68511, the council may prescribe certain forms. Use of those forms is mandatory. The council may also approve forms.
As a Field Code state, California continues to subscribe to the primary right or ultimate fact theory of pleading (also known as fact pleading) which has been traditionally followed by Field Code states.
A pleading must be in writing and must be signed by all persons joining in it. All pleadings filed in proceedings under the Probate Code must be verified. If two or more persons join in a pleading, it may be verified by any of them.
Fill out the forms Fill out the Summons (form SUM-100) and a Complaint. Also, fill out a Civil Case Cover Sheet (form CM-010). Since you are the one filing a lawsuit, youre called the plaintiff. The person or company youre suing is the defendant.
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If there is not a California or Local Court form to fit your situation, you will need to draft your own pleading or motion on pleading paper.
Pleading Paper Your name must start on line 1. The Court name and location must start on line 8. The caption of the case must start on line 11. You must have a footer with the title of the document. After the caption (the box with the name of the Plaintiff/Respondent) you can use the space as needed, using double spacing.
Gives you another page to add to any Judicial Council form.

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