California Form FL-150: Income and Expense Declaration

Official title

Income and Expense Declaration

Issued by

Judicial Council of California

Revision

Rev. September 1, 2024

Use

Mandatory

Official PDF

FL-150 on www.courts.ca.gov

A support request is only as reliable as the financial numbers behind it. FL-150 gives the court and the other party a signed account of income, deductions, assets, household expenses, attorney fees, and—when relevant—child-support information. The court uses it for support, attorney fees, and other costs.

The current FL-150 became effective September 1, 2024. It is a four-page mandatory Judicial Council form. Its footer reads “Form Adopted for Mandatory Use, FL-150 [Rev. September 1, 2024]” and cites Family Code sections 2030–2032, 2100–2113, 3552, 3620–3634, 4050–4076, and 4300–4339. Chinese Simplified, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese translations are available.

Is FL-150 served, filed, or both?

FL-150 has two roles. As part of the declaration-of-disclosure set, it accompanies FL-140, FL-142 or FL-160, tax returns, and the other listed financial material. That set is served on the other party, not filed with the court. FL-141 is the paper filed to report that service. This is the same disclosure step described in how divorce works in California.

The second role is court-facing. California Rules of Court, rule 5.92, requires a party asking for child support, spousal or domestic-partner support, or attorney fees on a Request for Order (FL-300) to complete a current FL-150 and file it with that request, together with the income documents the form itself calls for. Item 15 says the attorney-fee section is required if either party requests fees; page 4 is completed only when the case involves child support.

For child support, the amounts reported on FL-150 are financial inputs to the Family Code section 4055 guideline calculation explained in how California calculates child support. For a request under sections 2030–2032, the form supplies the income, expense, asset, and fee figures relevant to the issue; the cost of divorce in California puts those fee requests in context.

What records go with FL-150?

The printed direction is specific: attach copies of pay stubs for the last two months and proof of any other income, and take a copy of the latest federal tax return to the court hearing. Social Security numbers are blacked out on the pay stubs and tax return. The direction says to take the return to the hearing; it does not say to attach the return to FL-150.

For self-employment income, item 7 directs the declarant to attach a profit-and-loss statement for the last two years or Schedule C from the latest federal return. Investment income calls for a schedule showing gross receipts less cash expenses for each property. More than one job or business requires the same requested information for each one.

What does each page ask for?

Page 1 covers 1. Employment, 2. Age and education, 3. Tax information, and 4. Other party's income. It ends with the declaration under penalty of perjury and the signature line.

Page 2 contains 5. Income, with columns for last month and average monthly income; 6. Investment income; 7. Income from self-employment; 8. Additional income; 9. Change in income; 10. Deductions; and 11. Assets. The average-monthly instruction uses income received in each category during the last 12 months, divided by 12.

Page 3 asks who lives in the household in 12. The following people live with me. It then covers 13. Average monthly expenses, 14. Installment payments and debts not listed above, and 15. Attorney fees.

Page 4 is headed CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION. Its numbered items are 16. Number of children, 17. Children's health-care expenses, 18. Additional expense for the children in this case, 19. Special hardships, and 20. Other information I want the court to know concerning support in my case. The form says this page is filled out only if the case involves child support.

For a reader assembling the declaration, a limited-scope consultation can focus on whether the reported figures and attachments answer the form's questions. AttorneyIndex is a directory; readers may browse family law attorneys in Los Angeles without the directory selecting or recommending one.

Common questions

What is California form FL-150?

FL-150 is the mandatory Income and Expense Declaration. It gives financial information to the court and the other party for support, attorney fees, and other costs.

Is FL-150 filed with the declaration-of-disclosure packet?

No. In that role, FL-150 and the other financial attachments are served on the other party, not filed. FL-141 is filed to tell the court that service occurred.

What income records does FL-150 request?

The form directs the declarant to attach pay stubs for the last two months and proof of other income, and to take a copy of the latest federal tax return to the hearing.

When is the child-support page completed?

The note at the top of page 4 says to fill out that page only if the case involves child support.

Is FL-150 available in other languages?

California Courts provides Chinese Simplified, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese translations. The current English form became effective September 1, 2024.

Sources

Checked on September 22, 2026. Where this page and a court’s own published material disagree, the court is authoritative.

• Judicial Council of California — Form FL-150 (opens in a new tab)
• California Courts Self-Help — Form FL-150 information (opens in a new tab)
• California Rules of Court, rule 5.92 — Request for Order and the Income and Expense Declaration (opens in a new tab)
• Family Code section 2030 — attorney-fee access (opens in a new tab)
• Family Code section 2104 — preliminary declaration of disclosure (opens in a new tab)
• Family Code section 4055 — statewide child-support guideline formula (opens in a new tab)