Fill and Sign the Request for Telephone Appearance Governmental California Form

T E L E PH O NE N O .: E -M A I L ADDR E S S ( O p t i on a l): ATTORNEY FO R (N a me): S U PERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUN T Y OF PETITIONER/PLAINTIF F: RESPONDENT/DEFENDAN T : OTHER PAREN T : REQUEST FOR TELEPHONE APPE A RANCE 1 . I, (name): p et i ti o ner/ p lain t i f f ot h e r (specify) : in th i s case. If th e r e ar e d o mesti c violen c e or othe r c o nfide n tiality issu es in thi s c ase an d y ou d o n ot wa n t y o ur h o m e o r wo rk p h o ne n umb e r m a d e p u b l ic ly ava il ab l e , p rov i d e a n oth e r p h o n e n u mbe r i n i tem 2 be l o w. Yo u wi ll nee d t o pa r t ici p ate fr om t h is p ho n e num b er , u nless ot h er optio ns a r e avail a ble u n d e r l o cal r u le s o r p ro c e du res. C hec k wit h yo ur co u rt cler k . 2 . I ask the cour t to allow m e to app e a r fr o m t e leph o ne numbe r ( ) fo r the heari ng set on (date) (time) in Depa r tment o f t he above-named cour t . 3 . I wo u l d l ike the cour t to c o nsider th e foll o wing inform a ti on in makin g its d ecisio n whethe r t o al l ow m e t o a p pear by telep h one (check a l l that a pply) . ( Note: T he co u r t c an still de n y you r r e quest, even t h ough boxes ar e c h eck e d. )I live o r w o rk outside t he stat e of California i n (specify l o c a ti o n): . I live i n C o unty in Ca l if o rn i a, wh i c h i s mi l e s from the above court h ouse where th e h e a ring i s set. I a m d isable d . 4 . 6 . I declare und e r pe n alty o f p erjur y u n de r the laws of the State of Cal i forn ia t hat th e foregoi n g i s tru e a n d correct. Dat e : `––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– – – – – ––––– – – ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– – ––––– – ––––– ––––– – – – ––––– – ––––– – – – – ––––– ––––– –––––ATT O RNE Y OR P A R T Y WI T H OU T A TTORN EY (Nam e, S t at e B a r n u mb e r, a n d a d d re ss ) : FOR COURT U S E ONLY F L - 6 79 F A X N O . (O p t i o n al) : S TRE E T A DDRE S S: MAILING A DDRE S S: CIT Y A ND ZI P CODE: B RA N CH N A ME: C A S E NUM B ER: HE AR IN G DAT E : T I M E: DE PT ., ROO M, OR DIV I SI ON : NOTICE: S ee a t ta c he d Info r mati o n S h ee t f or dea d l i n e s f o r f i l i n g t h i s re q ue s t , f o r f i l i n g a n y o p po s it i on , an d s e rv i ce. r e s p onde n t/defend a nt ot h er pare n t attorney fo r (name): , a m t he l ocal c h ild suppor t a genc y re p r e s e nt a tive a . b . c .d . I am a s ki n g n o t to a p pea r personal ly bec a use of domest ic viol e nce. e . f . a . b . c . I wil l b e i n c a rcerated or c o nf i ned i n ( s peci fy ): prison, j ail, or other i nst i tut i on a t the t i m e of th e he a r i ng. O t her (specify): I have f i led t h i s req u est at le a s t 12 co u r t d ay s before the he a r i ng and have serv ed o r wil l serve all partie s (the local child s u pport a g ency a n d o th er parent) a n d attorneys , if any, with this f o rm b y p e rso n a l deliv e r y , fax, express ma i l, o r o th e r r e asonab l e mea ns to e nsure d elivery by th e c l ose of t he n ex t co u rt d ay a f ter filing th is for m . I f there are fi n ancial issue s t o b e deci d ed, I h a ve file d a nd served on al l p a rties a c u rre nt I n c o me an d Expense Declaration (form F L- 1 50) or a Fi n ancial St a tement (Simpl i fi e d ) (form FL-1 5 5 ) a l ong wit h the reques t o r response t o the he a r i ng. (R e ad page 2 of form FL-1 55 to determ i n e w hich for m to use.) I have c o mp l ied wit h a ll r e quirement s of the loc al rul e s of co u r t fo r other su p porti n g p r o of. 5 . I a g re e to be r e s p onsibl e fo r the costs and arrang e me n t s of t h i s tele p hone ap p earanc e if req u ired b y th e c o urt. N u mb e r o f p ages attache d : (T Y P E OR PR INT N AM E) F or m A d o p t e d for Ma n da to r y U se J u dici a l Co u ncil o f Ca l if o r n ia FL-679 [Rev. January 1, 2007] R E QUEST FOR TELEPHONE APPEARANCE (Governmental) (S IGN AT UR E) P a ge 1 of 4 F a mily Co d e, § 4 2 5 1 ; C a l . R u l e s o f Co u rt, r u les 3.670, 3.1304, 3.1308, 5.324elec troni c form ã 2005-7 WWW.LawCA.co m L a w P u b l i s h e r s Date: FL-679 [Rev. January 1, 2007] ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– P E TITIONER/PL A INTIFF: CA S E NUM B ER: RESP O NDENT/DEFENDANT: OTHER P ARENT: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1 0 . 1 1 . ADVISEMENT REGARDING TELE P H ONE APPEARANCE I kn o w that I c a n p e rs o nall y app e ar at thi s heari n g , an d I g i v e u p that ri g ht . I agre e t o b e d u ly swor n upo n req u es t by th e co u rt clerk, h o ldin g u p my rig ht han d a n d a greein g un d er p e nalty o f perjury u nde r th e la ws o f the State o f Ca l if o r n ia to t e ll th e tr u t h a n d n o th i ng bu t the truth. I w i ll provide my driver's lice n s e n u mb e r , s o c i al s e c u r i ty number, or oth e r informat i on to verify my id e nt i ty when asked b y the court staff o r conference call provid e r . I u nderst a n d tha t th e court ma y not h a v e vid e oconferencing capa b ilities . I un d erstan d an d assume th e risk that I m a y not be able to personal l y see o r i nspect the plea d ings , d o c u me n ts , or evide n c e ; t he w i tn e s ses ' facia l reactions, d em e anors , or h an d gestur e s; o r other visu a l or no n v e r b al aspects o f the hearin g . I u nderst a nd that , if I do no t make th e pro p e r arran g em e nts f or a te l epho ne a ppeara n c e as set out in local rules o r i n d i recti ons provi d ed b y the court, the matter may proceed without my per s onal or te l epho ne a ppeara n c e a nd the court ma y d e c i de my case b a s e d o n th e documents I fi l ed fo r th is he a r i ng. I u nderst a nd th a t t he co u r t, in it s d i scretion, may decid e t o terminate t he tele p hone ap p earanc e i f it determi n e s d u r i ng the h ea r i ng that a p e rso n a l appe a r a nce w o ul d m a teri a ll y a s s i s t in th e determinat i on o f the proceed i ngs . Othe r re a s o ns for terminatin g the tele p hone ap p earance could incl u de my no t b e ing avail a ble a t t he calen d a r cal l , del a y , questions abou t cre d ibil i ty , d i sru p ti o n, n oise , misconduct, a commun i c a ti on p r o blem , a t e c h nical probl e m , a nd oth e r prob l ems. I un d erstan d that th e court may d ecid e at an y t i me t o re q uire my personal ap p earance an d continu e m y h e aring t o a f u ture date t o make my p ers o na l app e aranc e possible. I ass u m e the r i sks of cost, time , d elay , rep e at ed tel e phone cal l s, tech n ical fa i lure, a wrong number , a nd o th e r prob l ems t h at c ould a r ise o u t o f this te l epho ne a p pearanc e. I u nderst a nd th a t if p r ob l ems occur, t he matt e r ma y proce ed w i th o ut my person al o r tel e phon e a p pearance an d the court m a y dec i d e m y c a s e b a s e d o n th e documents I fil e d fo r th is he a r i ng. I understand th a t i f I n eed to present documen t s , present witnesses, cross - exam i ne wit n esses, o r provi d e i nf o rmatio n that i s n ot a v a ilab l e at t h e h earing, it is my res p onsibi l it y t o as k th e c ourt t o c o nt i nu e t h e h earing. T h e court ma y d e cide to grant o r d e ny my re q uest . I u n dersta n d tha t any a r g um e nt s or su p port i ng p r o o f shou l d b e serve d an d fil ed o n time b efor e th e hearin g s o t h a t t h e co u r t , the local chil d sup p ort age n cy , a n d the other pa r ent h ave a n o p port u nit y to kn o w a b out my case. I u nderst a nd that th e cour t may r e quire m e to make al l arran g em e nt s fo r t h e tel e phon e a p pearanc e at my o wn e x p ense. I u nderst a nd that if I h a v e l ow i n c o me or no income, I ma y a pply for a w aive r o f any fi l ing fe e s an d a possib le w aive r o f conference call vend o r fee s . I f the court make s co l lect calls f o r t e leph o ne appe a r a nce s a nd so orders me, I will be avai l abl e to receive a collec t c a ll fro m th e court a t the date and t i m e specified . T he te l epho ne n u m b e r wi ll n ot be one tha t is blocked fr o m receiv i ng c o llect cal l s . I f t h ere a r e d o mestic vi o lenc e or o th er con f ide n ti a lity issues in th e case and I d o not wish my hom e o r wo rk p h one number to be made publ ic l y ava i labl e , I ma y provi de a n u mb er other tha n my h o m e an d w o rk number s at which th e court can call m e co l lect . I u nderst a nd th a t I can c h ec k with th e l o c al c o urt c l er k or local rules of cour t reg a r d ing any additio n a l local proce d ures that ma y b e availa b l e to protect my confide n ti a lity. I f there ar e fin a ncial issues to be decid e d , I u n dersta n d that it is my resp o nsibi l it y t o timely fil e wit h th e court a n d s e rv e on the l ocal c h ild suppor t a genc y a nd th e other paren t a ll necessar y a nd a p propriate plea d ings and documents, inclu d ing: a. Income and Ex p ense Declaratio n (form F L-150 ) o r F ina n c i al Statemen t (Simplified ) (form F L-155), wh ic hever i s a p propriate . (Read pag e 2 o f form F L - 1 55 t o determine which f o rm to use.) b. My p ay stubs from th e last t w o mo n th s or othe r proof of income. c . T h e p r o pose d gui d elin e sup p or t calculatio n (optio n a l u nless r e quired by local court rule). This case may be referred t o a cour t commis s i oner for heari n g. By law , co u r t c o mm i ssion e rs do no t h a v e t h e authority to is s ue final orders a n d j udgments i n con t este d c a s es un l ess they a r e actin g as temporary judg e s. The cour t comm i s s i one r in y o u r case will a c t a s a tem p orary ju d ge unless , b e fore th e h ea r ing , y o u or an y other p arty o bjects to the comm i s si o ner's act i ng a s a t e mp o r a r y ju dg e . If yo u o r th e othe r part y ob j ects, th e cour t commissio n er may stil l he ar you r c a se t o mak e findi n gs a n d a recomm e nde d orde r t o a judg e . If y ou do n o t like t he recommende d ord e r , y o u must o b jec t to it withi n 10 co u r t d ays in writ i ng ( u s e Notice o f Objection (Governmental ) (form F L - 6 66)); othe r wise , the r e commen d ed orde r w i l l become a fina l orde r of th e c ourt. I f yo u ob j ect t o the r e c o mmen d ed o r d er , a judg e wi l l mak e a temporary orde r a nd s e t a n e w h earing. I ha v e r ea d th e Ad v is e men t Rega r din g T e le p h o n e Ap p ear a nc e o f this f o rm a n d I u nd e rstan d t h at th e term s a p pl y t o m e . I d eclare under pen a lty o f p e r j ury un d e r t h e laws of t h e State of Californi a t ha t the f o r e goin g is true an d correct. (T Y P E OR PR I N T NA M E ) ` REQUEST FOR TELEPHONE A P PEARA N CE ( G o v e r nm e ntal) (S IGN AT UR E) P a ge 2 of 4 PE TI TIONER/PLAINTIFF : CA S E NUM B ER: RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT : OTHER PARENT: a . Pe r so n al d e liver y. I persona l l y d e livered a c o p y a n d a l l attachments a s f o llows: (1 ) Nam e o f party or att o rney serv e d : ( 2 ) Name o f l o c al ch i ld s u ppor t a g enc y served: (a ) Address where deliv e r e d : (a ) Address wh e r e d e livered: b . Mail . I am a resident of o r e m p l oyed in th e cou n ty where th e mail i ng occ u rre d . (1 ) I e n c l ose d a co py i n a n enve l op e and (a ) d ep o s i t ed th e sea l ed envelo pe w i th the United State s Postal Serv i c e wi th t h e p osta g e ful ly prep a id. (2) N am e of p art y or attorney served : (3 ) Name of loca l chi l d su p por t age n c y served: (b ) Date mailed : (b ) Dat e m ailed: (c ) Pl a c e o f ma i lin g (city and st a te) : (c ) Place of maili ng (city a n d stat e ) : c. Othe r ( s p ec i f y ): Addition a l p ag e is a ttached. ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– – – ––––– – ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– – – – – – ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– – – ––––– ––––– PROOF OF SERVICE 1 . A t the t i me o f service I was at le a s t 18 y e ars o f a ge and no t a part y to th e l e gal act i on. 2 . My resi d enc e or b u s i ness a d dress i s ( s pecify): 3 . I s e rve d a copy of t he foreg o in g Requ e st for Te l epho ne Ap p earance (Governmental ) and all attachment s a s follo ws (check a , b, or c f o r e a c h p e rs on se r v e d ) : (b ) Date d elivere d: ( b ) D a t e de l ivered: (c) Time delivere d: ( c ) T i me de l ivered: ( b ) p l a ce d th e envelo p e for c o llectio n an d maili n g o n th e date and a t the place shown be l ow, f o llow i ng o r d inary b usines s practices. I am readi ly familia r wit h this busin e s s' s practice for collecting and p r o c e s s i n g c o rresp o ndenc e for mail i ng. On th e sam e d a y tha t correspon d ence i s p l aced for collection a nd ma i ling, it is deposited in th e o r d inar y c o urs e o f b usiness wit h the United Sta t es P o sta l Service i n a se a led envel o pe wit h p o stag e fully prepa i d. (a ) Ad d r e s s where del i ver e d : ( a ) Addres s wh e r e d e livered: I decl a r e u n der p enalty of perjury u nde r th e l a ws o f the St a te o f Ca l if o r n ia th a t t he forego i ng i s true and corr e c t. Dat e: (T Y P E OR PR I N T NAM E) ` (S IGN AT URE OF P ER S ON WH O S ERV ED R E QU E ST ) FL-679 [Rev. January 1, 2007] REQUEST FOR TELEPHONE A P PEARA N CE (Governmental) P a g e 3 of 4 INFORMATION SHEET ATTENTION : Read t he A d viseme nt Re g ardin g T elep h on e A p pe a ran ce o n p a g e 2 of t h is for m to u n dersta n d yo ur rights. You can ge t more informatio n a b ou t the t el epho n e a ppeara n c e process, i n c l udin g a ny c o sts, from you r loca l court cl e r k. Ask a fam i ly l a w facilitator , the l oca l c h ild supp o rt agency , or a l awye r i f yo u h ave a ny q u esti o ns a b out thi s process. Fo r mor e i nf o rmation on findi ng a l a wy e r or family law f a c i li t at o r , s ee the Cal i forn ia C o urts Onl i ne S e lf-He lp C e nt e r at www.court i nf o .ca.gov/s e lf h elp /. As k ing fo r a T e le p ho n e A p p e ar a n c e 1 . You must use for m F L-679 t o req u est a te l epho ne a ppeara n c e . You may have t o p a y a fi l ing f e e. I f yo u can n ot afford t o p ay the fi l ing f e e, the c o urt m a y waiv e it, bu t y ou w i ll have to f i ll ou t some form s first . F o r mor e i nf o rmation ab o ut t he f i l i ng fe e , contac t the court cler k or t he family law faci l it a tor in you r co u nty. 2 . If you do no t wa n t t o p e rso n ally appe ar beca u s e o f domesti c viole n c e a n d d o n o t want y o u r h o me ph o n e n umber, o r w o rk pho n e n u mb e r listed a t ite m 2 o f for m FL -679 o r o ther potential l y id e nt i fyin g i n format i o n t o b e part of t h e p ubli c cour t record, check with your court cler k o r loca l rul e s o f co u r t re g arding an y add i ti o nal local proced u r e s tha t m a y b e a v a ilab l e t o protec t your confid e nt i ality . F o r ex a m p l e, som e co u r t s may allow you t o provi de yo u r home pho ne n um b e r o r work p h on e number d irectl y t o th e cour t clerk a nd n o t discl o s e it o n form F L-679. 3 . Fo r l o c al i nf o rmation ab o ut t e leph o ne appe a r a nces, chec k w i t h t he l ocal court clerk, f a mi ly l a w facilitator , or l oca l chil d supp o rt a g ency. Inst r uct i o n s f o r Compl e ting th e Re q u e s t f o r T e le p ho n e A p p e ar a n c e (Governmental) (fo r m FL- 6 7 9 ) 1 . Th e court n eed s t o kno w why yo u ar e requ e stin g to a ppea r b y tel e phon e. At i tem 3 provi d e th e informat i o n y o u w o ul d like t he co u r t to consider when making it s dec i s i on . Yo u can attach a ddition a l p ape r i f yo u nee d more ro om t o exp l ai n t h e circ u m stance s that y ou w a nt the c o urt to consi d e r i n mak i n g its d e c i s i on . If y ou submit a n a ttachment , check th e bo x a t i tem 6 and in d icat e the numbe r o f pag e s tha t you are attachi n g. The cour t can st i l l deny y o u r req u est eve n if you have checked boxes and/o r su b m i tted an attachment. 2 . Fi le yo u r requ e st wit h the court cle r k' s offic e usin g this form n o l a te r t h a n 12 c o u rt d a y s before th e he a r i ng . ( PLEA S E NOT E : You mus t still file you r movin g or opp o s i ng papers wit h in th e tim e l i m i ts r e quired by Code of Civi l Procedure sect i on 1005 .) 3 . Serv e a l l p arti es (t h e l oca l c h il d support a gency a n d ot h e r pare n t) and attorn e y s , i f any, b y personal de l ivery, fax , e x p r ess mail, o r other reasona b le me a n s to make sure th i s form i s d elivered by th e close o f the n e x t c o urt da y a f t e r you f i le th i s f orm. Op po s in g a T e le p h o n e A p p e a r a n ce 1 . At l eas t 8 co u r t d ays before th e h e aring , yo u must file and serv e a d e c l arat i on under pena l ty of perj u ry und e r the law s o f the State of Californi a exp l aini n g w h y you opp o s e a telep h one appe a r a nc e b y the ot h e r p a rt y o r a wit n ess . Your decl a ratio n m u st state " I d e c l are u nde r pena l t y o f perjury under t he l aw s of th e State o f C a lifornia t h at th e foreg o ing i s true and corre c t. " You m a y u s e De c l a r a ti on (form MC- 0 30 ) , which you can ge t from th e c o urt cler k or th e Ca l if o r n ia Courts We b site at ww w .courtinfo.ca.gov/f o r ms/ . If you do no t file a declaratio n u n de r p enalt y o f perjur y o pposin g a telep h one app e arance , you give u p yo ur chanc e to o bject. 2 . Serve t he p ers on o r ag e ncy requ e stin g the te l epho ne a ppeara n c e , all parties (the loca l chi ld su p port ag e ncy an d other pare nt) a n d attorneys, if a ny , by p ers o na l del i v e r y, fax, expres s m a il, o r ot h er rea s o n able means to mak e sure your declaration is d elivered by th e close o f the ne x t c o urt da y a f t e r you f i le th e f orm. T h e C o urt's De c isi o n o n t h e T e le p h o n e A p p e a r a n ce At least 5 c o ur t da ys b ef o r e the hearin g , t he co u r t will notify or direct t hat notice o f it s d ecision on t he re q uest f o r a t e leph o ne app e arance be given t o the per s on o r a g enc y re q uest i ng the telep h one app e arance , the part i es, a paren t w ho h a s n o t been jo i ne d to t he a c tio n , and att o rn ey s, if any . Th i s notice m ay be give n by teleph o ne, i n p e rso n, or by f a x , expres s mail, e-ma i l, o r o th e r reason a ble m e an s to ensur e notif i c a ti o n n o l at er tha n 5 c ou r t d a y s before th e hear i ng d at e . FL-679 [Rev. January 1, 2007] REQUEST FOR TELEPHONE A P PEARA N CE ( G o v e r nm e ntal) P a ge 4 of 4 CLER K CALENDA R COVER SHEET (FO R COURT CLERK USE ONLY) F L - 6 81 Case n a me: Case n u mbe r : H ear i n g d a t e : T i m e : Dep a rtmen t: Telephone App e arance Requested by: M o v i ng party: Resp o ndin g p a rty: Local chil d sup p ort age n cy: Witness/ o th e r: Notif i c a ti o n of t h e co u r t' s decisi o n g r a n ti n g or de n y i ng th e req u est f o r a te l epho ne a ppeara n c e was given by: Telephon e Appearance Number: Court- a pproved vendor: Call e r name: Call e r number: Caller Identified by: Driver's license numbe r ( Do n o t writ e the number here.) Social security numbe r (D o n ot writ e the number here.) V o i c e r e c og n it i o n Othe r ( d escri b e): I n formation t a k en o r ide n tification made by: Fo r m A p pr ov e d f o r O p tio n al Use Jud i c i al Co u nci l o f C a lifor n ia FL-679 [Rev. January 1, 2007] CLERK CALE N DAR COVER SHEET FO R COURT CLERK US E ONLY P a ge 1 of 1