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Response to Uniform Support Petition (UIFSA)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2017

This form is used to tell the judge and the other parent that you are responding to a request for support. It asks you to state your agreement or disagreement with the support amounts and other orders requested in the petition.

The court describes it as: Tell the judge and the other parent that you are responding to and describe the orders you want the judge to make in the case.

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Where this fits in a case

Respond

Stage: Respond

This form is used when a parent receives a Uniform Support Petition (UIFSA) and needs to formally respond to it in court.

Either party may file.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2017.

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