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Responsive Declaration to 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 tell the court and the other people involved whether you agree or disagree with the requests made by another person in a document asking to cancel or set aside a voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity. You must also provide facts to back up your response.

The court describes it as: Tell the court and the other parties if you agree or disagree with the orders the other party asked for in Request for Hearing on Motion to Cancel (Set Aside) Voluntary Declaration of Parentage (form FL-280). Also give facts to support your response.

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Where this fits in a case

Respond

Stage: Respond

This form is used when responding to a Request for Hearing and Application to Cancel (Set Aside) Voluntary Declaration of Parentage (form FL-280).

Either party may file.

Official instructions

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

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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