SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

ATTACHMENT FM-1120

FM-1120 REV 07/01/2022 SEEK WORK ORDER Page 1 of 2

For Mandatory Use

FOR COURT USE ONLY

STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

201 North First Street, San José, CA 95113

191 North First Street

San José, California 95113

Family Justice Courthouse – Family Law Division

PETITIONER:

RESPONDENT:

SEEK WORK ORDER

CASE NUMBER:

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

1. Petitioner Respondent shall make all reasonable good faith efforts to seek and obtain gainful employment in

accordance with his/her/their skills and abilities. Failure to do so may result in the Court basing support on

ability to earn for the purposes of determining child and spousal support. Failure to make good faith efforts

may be considered by the court as a basis for modifying, setting, or terminating support.

2. The job seeker shall make at least ten (10) applications for jobs every week and shall

immediately register with at least five (5) temporary employment agencies, including the One Stop Center in

his/her/their county. The job seeker shall keep a written log of all efforts to obtain employment, including

registering for work with temporary agencies during any periods of unemployment. The log shall be in writing on the

form attached to this Order and shall include the name, address, telephone number, and email address, if

applicable, of any application made, the date of the job application or interview, and the results of the application and

any follow up done. Copies of the log shall be sent to the other party and his or her attorney on a monthly basis on

or before the first of each month, starting . YOU MUST BRING THE ORIGINAL LOGS TO THE

NEXT COURT HEARING. IF EITHER SIDE IS APPEARING REMOTELY, THE LOGS MUST BE EXCHANGED IN

ADVANCE OF THE HEARING.

Other Orders:

3. In the event that the job seeker becomes employed or self-employed, whether full time or part time, that party shall

within 48 hours notify the other party or the attorney for the other party in writing of the name, telephone number,

and address of the new employer, as well as the rate of pay. Any modification of support as a result of obtaining

employment shall be effective as of the date of employment. If the job seeker has obtained employment before the

next hearing, he, she or they is to bring copies of three (3) most recent pay stubs (if available) or a letter of

employment for any periods of employment as well as the logs for any periods of unemployment.

4. The parties shall return on at a.m./ p.m. in Department before

the Court Settlement Officer to review the efforts toward obtaining employment, to recommend additional or different

efforts toward obtaining employment, and, if appropriate, to order recalculation of support based on the lack of good

faith efforts toward obtaining employment, including the imputation of income. Such imputation and recalculation

may relate back to the filing date of this order or to an earlier date if the Court has reserved retroactivity.

NOTICE: FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR THE REVIEW HEARING ON THE DATE ABOVE MAY RESULT IN A

SUPPORT ORDER BASED UPON AN IMPUTED OR ESTIMATED LEVEL OF YOUR INCOME WITHOUT YOUR

APPEARANCE. SUPPORT MAY BE BASED UPON YOUR ABILITY TO EARN WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE

ACTUALLY EMPLOYED.

Date:

Judicial Officer of the Superior Court