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Request for Hearing and Application to Cancel (Set Aside) Voluntary Declaration of Parentage or Paternity

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2020

This form is used to ask the court for a hearing to try and cancel or void a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity. A voluntary declaration is a form often signed at the hospital after a child is born.

The court describes it as: Tell the court and the other parties that you want a hearing to ask the court to cancel (set aside) the voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity. This is also used by the court to set the date, time, and location of the hearing.

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Where this fits in a case

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Stage: Start a case

This form is used when a person wants the court to review and potentially cancel a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity that was previously signed.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

What is a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity?
It is a form that is usually signed at the hospital after a child is born, or it can be signed later. This form helps you ask the court to cancel it.
Who should file this form?
The form can be used by a petitioner, a respondent, or another party involved in the case.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2020.

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