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Request and Declaration for Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2003

This form is used to ask the court to officially enter a final judgment that ends a marriage. It asks the court to make the judgment official as if it had been signed and filed on a specific date.

The court describes it as: Ask the court to enter a judgment on the date when the judgment could have been originally signed, dated, and filed based on the facts of the case.

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Where this fits in a case

Judgment

Stage: Judgment

This form is used after an initial judgment of dissolution of marriage has been entered, and the parties have not gotten back together or agreed to end the case differently.

Either party may file.

Common questions

What is this form for?
This form is a request to the court to enter a final judgment that officially ends a marriage. It asks the court to make the judgment official as if it had been signed on a certain date.
Who fills out this form?
The form allows for signatures from the declarant, who is the person making the declaration.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2003.

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