File your initial pleadings, along with two full sets of copies, with the Family Law Business Office. The copies will be file-stamped and returned.This guide will take you through both of these processes, guiding you on which forms you need, how to fill them out, and how to start the filing process. Make two copies of the petition and any attachments. Then, take the original and the two copies to the county courthouse to be filed. Complete the attached forms in black ink. Scan your completed forms and save as a single PDF file. This form can be attached to form FL-300 in requesting a specific schedule for custody and visitation in California. I was going to submit a Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment Form FL-311 attached to the signed stipulation order. Who has been the primary caregiver to that point.