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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering your name and address in the 'Attorney or Party Without an Attorney' section. Ensure that your contact information is accurate for any court communications.
  3. Fill in the 'For Court Use Only' section, including the case number and branch name. This helps the court identify your case quickly.
  4. In the 'Petitioner' and 'Respondent' fields, clearly state the names of both parties involved in the case.
  5. Complete the declaration section by indicating whether you are self-represented or if you have legal representation. Attach any necessary Income and Expense Declarations as required.
  6. Specify your proposed allocation of fees between Petitioner and Respondent, providing reasons for your proposal in the designated area.
  7. Indicate if you request monthly payments and specify how much you can afford to pay each month.
  8. Finally, sign and date the form to affirm that all information provided is true under penalty of perjury.

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A party or other person may serve documents electronically directly, by an agent, or through a designated electronic filing service provider.
Rule 3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel (g) in trial, assert personal knowledge of facts in issue except when testifying as a witness, or state a subjective opinion as to the guilt or innocence of an accused.
Service and filing. (1) Before filing any document, a party must serve, by any method permitted by the Code of Civil Procedure, one copy of the document on the attorney for each party separately represented, on each unrepresented party, and on any other person or entity when required by statute or rule.
Fill out a form asking the court to allow service by publication. If the court says yes, you can arrange for a newspaper to publish the notice once a week for 4 weeks. You must use a newspaper in the area most likely to give actual notice to the person youre trying to serve.
A complex case, as defined by Rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court, is an action that requires exceptional judicial management to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants and to expedite the case, keep costs reasonable, and promote effective decision making by the court, the parties and
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Transfer and consolidation of noncomplex common-issue actions filed in different courts. This rule applies when a motion under Code of Civil Procedure section 403 is filed requesting transfer and consolidation of noncomplex cases involving a common issue of fact or law filed in different courts.
A complex case is an action that requires exceptional judicial management to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants and to expedite the case, keep costs reasonable, and promote effective decision making by the court, the parties, and counsel.
Whenever a party in a civil action knows or learns that the action or proceeding is related to another action or proceeding pending, dismissed, or disposed of by judgment in any state or federal court in California, the party must serve and file a Notice of Related Case.

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