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To get a summary dissolution, you must:

Read and understand the Summary Dissolution Information booklet, and
Fill out and file some forms and worksheets.

Here are the forms (to download a form, in PDF format, click on its number):

Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution of Marriage (Family Law-Summary Dissolution) (Form FL-800) and
Request for Judgment, Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, and Notice of Entry of Judgment (Family Law-Summary Dissolution) (Form FL-820)

Here are the worksheets (to download any, in PDF format, click on the name):

Worksheets	Instructions
Worksheet for Determining Value and Division of Community Property	Instructions
Worksheet for Determining Value of Separate Property	Instructions
Worksheet for Determining Community Obligations and Worksheet for Determining Division of Obligations	Instructions

Here is a fillable Summary Dissolution property agreement and instructions.

The Summary Dissolution Information booklet can also help you fill out the forms, worksheets, and the agreement.

Here are instructions for FL-800.

Alert! All California courts use the same basic set of forms. But some courts have other local forms, too. To see if your court requires any other local forms, check your county court's Web site or contact your court clerk. Click here to find your court's Web site, address, and telephone number.

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