Section 5700.311 Of Chapter 3. Civil Provisions Of General Application From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 3.
5700.311
. (a) In a proceeding under this part, a petitioner seeking
to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or
to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state
or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered
under Section 5700.312, the petition or accompanying documents must
provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and social
security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and
alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address, social
security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit
support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless
filed at the time of registration, the petition must be accompanied
by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another
tribunal. The petition may include any other information that may
assist in locating or identifying the respondent.
(b) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and
accompanying documents must conform substantially with the
requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in
cases filed by a support enforcement agency.