Judgment Assistance - Beverly Hills Bar Association

Judgment
Assistance Day

For Self-Represented Litigants

Judicial Officer Checklist

This program provides judgment preparation solely for self-represented litigants following their contested bench trial.

Please Note: If your department is dark in the 2 weeks preceding Judgment AssistanceDay, it may delay the processing of your judgment.

The following cases are not appropriate for referral to Judgment Assistance Day:

Cases involving a QDRO/pension/retirement/401(k), etc. plan;
Cases where one of the parties is being represented (full or current limited scope) by attorney or assisted by a legal services organization.
Stipulated judgments.

Cases appropriate for referral to Judgment Assistance Day must have a “yes” answer to questions 1-8, if relevant to the case:

1. RESPONSE

Has a Response to the Petition been filed?

YesNo

2. DISSOLUTION MATTERS

Was status taken and dissolution granted?

YesNo

Does the record reflect the legal description for any real property (read into the record at time of trial)?

YesNo

Were FC §4320 factors recited for order on perm. support?

YesNo

3. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

If a DVRO has been issued, was an order Made that it be incorporated into a Judgment?

YesNo

4. PARENTAGE MATTERS

Have parties signed & filed their Advisement and Waiver of Rights re: Establishment of Parental Relationship (FL-235)

	Yes	No
Petitioner
Respondent

Did the Court make a finding that each party appeared without counsel and was advised of their relevant rights?

	Yes	No
Petitioner
Respondent

5. AGREEMENTS ON THE RECORD/SIGNED MEDIATED AGREEMENTS

If the Court issued orders pursuant to the parties’ agreement, did the Court enunciate those terms or incorporate them by reference?

YesNo

6. PRELIMINARY DECLARATION OF DISCLOSURE

Have both parties filed their Declaration re Service of Declaration of Disclosure (FL-141) with the court?

	Yes	No
Petitioner
Respondent

If only a Preliminary FL-141 was filed, has there been a waiver of Final Declaration of Disclosure (FL-144)?

	Yes	No
Petitioner
Respondent

If no PDD and/or FDD, did the Court grant the complying party’s voluntary waiver of receipt of PDD/FDD pursuant to FC 2107(b)(3)?

	Yes	No
Petitioner
Respondent

7. VEHICLES, BOATS & TRAILERS (if applicable)

Did the Court identify in its orders, the item(s) with sufficient particularity (e.g., license plate number)?

YesNo

8. MINOR CHILDREN (if applicable)

Is there an order on legal custody?

YesNo

Is there an order on physical custody/visitation? (checklist below)

YesNo

Was a DissoMaster prepared for the Court’s findings?

YesNo

Were FC §4056 findings recited for a below-guideline order?

YesNo

Did the parties stipulate to non-guideline order and were FC §4056 findings recited?

YesNo

Child Custody/Visitation Checklist

Parenting Time Schedule?

YesNo

Supervised Visitation?

YesNo

Holiday Schedule?

YesNo

	Yes	No
Start time(s)
End time(s)

Vacation Custodial Time?

YesNo

	Yes	No
Duration
Advance Notice req’d

Travel Restrictions?

YesNo

Extracurricular Activities?

YesNo

	Yes	No
Mutual Consent
Costs shared

General Parenting Conduct Orders

YesNo

9. FEE WAIVERS

Has a waiver of fees and costs been filed?

	Yes	No
Petitioner
Respondent

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Location(s)
Transportation

	Yes	No
Start/End time(s) of visit
Location(s)
Transportation

	Yes	No
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California
County(ies)
Itinerary Req’d

	Yes	No
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