Fillable Form Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150)

What is Form FL-150?

Both parties filing for divorce use Form FL-150, Income and Expense Declaration. It is one of the requirements they need to submit to the court to finalize their divorce. It is one of the most used family law documents in California.

As an income and expense declaration document, Form FL-150 serves as a financial disclosure form or financial report document to assist the court in ascertaining the income, obligations, and financial needs of each party, with the intention to determine who needs financial assistance or rewards. Moreover, it is used if a party is asking for financial orders, such as spousal support, child support, legal fees, and sanctions among others.

How to fill out Form FL-150?

If you are the one filing Form FL-150, it consists of four pages that require your personal and financial information.

First Page

Before the income and expense-related sections, provide the following:
State Bar Number — Enter your State Bar Number.
Name — Enter your name.
Firm Name — Enter the name of the firm.
Address — Enter your address, including street, city, state, and ZIP code.
Telephone Number — Enter your telephone number.
Fax Number — Enter your fax number.
Email Address — Enter your email address.
Attorney For (Name) — Enter your name.
Superior Court of California, County of — Enter county name.
Address — Enter the physical address of the court, including street, city, state, and ZIP code.
Branch Name — Enter the branch name of the court.
Petitioner — Enter the name of the petitioner. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Respondent — Enter the name of the respondent. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Other Party/Parent/Claimant — Enter the name of the other party, parent, or claimant. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Case Number — Enter the court case number.

1. Employment
In this section, you will need to provide information on your current job. If you are unemployed, give information on your most recent job. You must also attach copies of your pay stubs for the last two months. Then, provide the following information:

a. Employer — Enter the name of your employer.
b. Employer’s address — Enter the full address of your employer.
c. Employer’s phone number — Enter the phone number of your employer.
d. Occupation — Enter your job title.
e. Date job started — Enter your start date.
f. If unemployed, date job ended — Enter the date your most recent job ended.
g. I work about <> hours per week — Enter the number of hours you work per week.
h. I get paid <$> gross (before taxes) — Enter the amount of income you receive before taxes. Mark the appropriate box to determine if it is on a per month, per week, or per hour basis.

If you have more than one job, attach an 8 ½ by 11-inch sheet of paper that contains the same information you provided above for your other jobs.

2. Age and education
a. My age is — Enter your age.
b. I have completed high school or the equivalent — Mark Yes if applicable; otherwise, mark No. If no, enter the highest grade completed.
c. Number of years of college completed — Enter the number of years completed in college. Then, specify the degree obtained.
d. Number of years of graduate school completed — Enter the number of years completed in graduate school. Then, provide the degree obtained.
e. I have — Select if you have a professional/occupational license or vocational training. Then, specify the detail.

3. Tax Information
a. I last filed taxes for tax year — Enter the last year you filed taxes.
b. My tax filing status — Specify your tax filing status by marking the appropriate box.
c. I file state tax returns in — Specify where you file tax returns.
d. I claim the following number of exemptions on my taxes — Enter the appropriate information.

4. Other party’s income
Enter the amount of the estimated gross monthly income of the other party and what your estimate is based on.

If you have attached an extra sheet of paper, enter the number of pages attached.

Enter the date you filled out Form FL-150 and provide your name and signature.

Second Page

Enter the following information as required on top of the page:
Petitioner — Enter the name of the petitioner. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Respondent — Enter the name of the respondent. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Other Party/Parent/Claimant — Enter the name of the other party, parent, or claimant. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Case Number — Enter the court case number.

5. Income
Enter your last month and average monthly income for the applicable fields. Some items require other relevant information.
a. Salary or wages (gross, before taxes)
b. Overtime (gross, before taxes)
c. Commissions or bonuses
d. Public assistance (for example: TANF, SSI, GA.GR)
e. Spousal support
f. Partner support
g. Pension/retirement fund payments
h. Social Security retirement (not SSI)
i. Disability
j. Unemployment compensation
k. Workers’ compensation
l. Other (military allowances, royalty payments)

6. Investment income
Enter your last month and average monthly income for the applicable fields. Some items require other relevant information.
a. Dividends/interest
b. Rental property income
c. Trust income
d. Other (specify)

7. Income from self-employment, after business expenses for all business
Enter the last month and average monthly income you receive from your business. Then, mark the applicable box to determine if you are the owner/sole proprietor, a business partner, or other. If you mark other, specify the position.
Also, provide your number of years in the business, the name of the business, and the type of business.

8. Additional income
If you received one-time money in the last 12 months, specify the source and amount.

9. Change in income
If your financial situation has changed significantly over the last 12 months, specify the reason.

10. Deductions
Enter the amount of last month’s deduction for the applicable items.
a. Required union dues
b. Required retirement payments (not Social Security, FICA, 401(k), or IRA)
c. Medical, hospital, dental, and other health insurance premiums
d. Child support that I pay for children from other relationships
e. Spousal support that I pay by court order from different marriage
f. Partner support that I pay by court order from a different domestic partnership
g. Necessary job-related expenses not reimbursed by my employer

11. Assets
Enter the total amount for the applicable assets.
a. Cash and checking accounts, savings, credit union, money market, and other deposit accounts
b. Stocks, bonds, and other assets I could easily sell
c. All other property

Third Page

Enter the following information as required on top of the page:
Petitioner — Enter the name of the petitioner. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Respondent — Enter the name of the respondent. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Other Party/Parent/Claimant — Enter the name of the other party, parent, or claimant. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Case Number — Enter the court case number.

12. The following people live with me
For the people you live with, provide the following for each person:

• Name
• Age
• Your relationship with the person
• Gross monthly income

Then, answer if a specific person pays some of the household expenses.

13. Average monthly expenses
Before you provide the average monthly amount for the applicable expenses, determine if estimated expenses, actual expenses, or proposed needs.
a. Home

1. Rent or mortgage
2. Real property taxes
3. Homeowner’s or renter’s insurance
4. Maintenance and repair

b. Health-care costs not paid by insurance
c. Child care
d. Groceries and household supplies
e. Eating out
f. Utilities (gas, electric, water, trash)
g. Telephone, cell phone, and e-mail
h. Laundry and cleaning
i. Clothes
j. Education
k. Entertainment, gifts, and vacation
l. Auto expenses and transportation (insurance, gas, repairs, bus, etc)
m. Insurance (life, accident, etc.; do not include auto, home, or health insurance)
n. Savings and investments
o. Charitable contributions
p. Monthly payments listed in item 14
q. Other
r. Total Expenses (a-q)(do not add in the amounts in a(1)(a) and (b))
s. Amount of expenses paid by others

14. Installment payments and debts not listed above
If there are installment payments and debts information listed above, provide the following information for each payment or debt:

• Paid to
• For
• Amount
• Balance
• Date of last payment

15. Attorney fees
Provide the required information if either party is requesting attorney fees:
a. Amount of payments made to date to the attorney for fees and costs
b. The source of the used for payment
c. The amount still owed to the attorney
d. The hourly rate of the attorney

Enter the date you filled out Form FL-150 and provide your name and signature.

Fourth Page

Only fill out this page if your case involves child support.

Enter the following information as required on top of the page:
Petitioner — Enter the name of the petitioner. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Respondent — Enter the name of the respondent. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Other Party/Parent/Claimant — Enter the name of the other party, parent, or claimant. It must be exactly as it appears on other documents.
Case Number — Enter the court case number.

16. Number of children
Enter the number of children under 18 you are or will be paying child support and how much time each parent spends with them.

17. Children’s health-care expenses
Answer whether you have or do not have health insurance for your children. If you have, how much do you pay. Also, provide the name and address of the insurance company.

18. Additional expenses for the children in this case
Enter the amount per month for the applicable expenses for the children.
a. Childcare so I can work or get job training
b. Children’s health care not covered by insurance
c. Travel expenses for visitation
d. Children’s educational or other special needs

19. Special hardships
Enter the monthly amount for any extreme applicable hardships. Also, enter how many months a specific hardship may last. Provide additional relevant information.

20. Other information I want the court to know concerning support in my case
Enter any additional and necessary information you want the court to know.