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Bifurcation of Status of Marriage or Domestic Partnership—Attachment

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2018

This form is used to ask the court to separate the issue of ending a marriage or domestic partnership from other issues in the case. It asks the court to make orders about the legal end date and other related matters.

The court describes it as: States the court's decisions (orders) about the date the parties are to become legally single and other orders that are connected to the change of legal status.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used when parties are in a case involving the end of a marriage or domestic partnership and want the court to decide on the status change separately from other issues.

Either party may file.

Common questions

What is this form for?
This form is used to ask the court to separate the issue of ending a marriage or domestic partnership from other issues in the case.
Does this form end the marriage or domestic partnership?
No, the form notes that a Judgment (Family Law) (form FL-180) must be completed in addition to this form for the status to end.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2018.

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