California Petition For Commutation Of Future Payments is a legal document that can be used to ask the court to reduce or eliminate any future support payments that are owed to an ex-spouse or other payee. This petition is usually used when the payer is unable to make the payments due to financial hardship. There are two types of California Petition For Commutation Of Future Payments: an immediate commutation petition and a deferred commutation petition. An immediate commutation petition is used when the payer is unable to make the payments due immediately, while a deferred commutation petition is used when the payer is able to make the payments, but wishes to reduce or eliminate them over a period of time. Both types of petitions require detailed information about the payer’s financial situationandas the amount of the payments that are owed. The court must approve the petition before it can take effect.