How many bank statements for the FL-150?
Published October 27, 2026
It is one of the most asked questions about California's Income and Expense Declaration. The answer from the form itself is short: the FL-150 does not ask you to attach bank statements at all. It asks for pay stubs and proof of other income, and it asks for a 12-month average of your income, which is where statements usually come in. This page sets out what the form says, item by item. It is general information, not legal advice.
What the FL-150 asks you to attach
| Where on the form | What it says |
|---|---|
| Page 1, beside item 1 (employment) | "Attach copies of your pay stubs for last two months (black out Social Security numbers)." |
| Top of page 2 | "Attach copies of your pay stubs for the last two months and proof of any other income. Take a copy of your latest federal tax return to the court hearing." |
| Item 6, investment income | "Attach a schedule showing gross receipts less cash expenses for each piece of property." |
| Item 7, self-employment | "Attach a profit and loss statement for the last two years or a Schedule C from your last federal tax return." |
| Item 10g, job-related expenses | An explanation labeled "Question 10g". |
| Item 19, special hardships | "attach documentation of any item listed here, including court orders" |
Nothing in that list is a bank statement. The California Rules of Court point back to the same list: rule 5.92(b) says an FL-150 filed with a request for support orders must be current and "include the documents specified in form FL-150 that demonstrate the party's income".
Where 12 months of statements come in
Item 5 has two income columns, last month and average monthly, and gives the method for the average: "add up all the income you received in each category in the last 12 months and divide the total by 12." Pay stubs cover wages. For money that reaches your account another way, such as commissions paid separately, rent from a tenant or support payments, the bank statements may be the only record of the full 12 months.
Item 13, average monthly expenses, does not name a period. Adding up a year of rent, groceries and bills still means working through a year of checking and card statements.
So there are two different questions. How many statements you use to work your figures out: twelve months for each account covers the period item 5 describes. How many the form asks you to attach: none. The statements are your working papers.
Other forms that do mention statements
- FL-142, Schedule of Assets and Debts. In a divorce, this form goes with the FL-150 in the preliminary declaration of disclosure. For savings, checking and credit union accounts it says "Attach copy of latest statement", and it says the same for credit cards. That is one statement per account, the latest one. See FL-150 versus FL-142.
- Disclosure. The preliminary declaration of disclosure, form FL-140, lists the FL-150, the FL-142 and your tax returns from the last two years. It does not list bank statements as a separate attachment. See when the FL-150 is filed or served.
- Florida is different. Florida's mandatory disclosure rule, 12.285(e)(8), lists "all periodic statements from the last 12 months for all checking accounts" and other accounts. If your case is in Florida, see the Florida deadline guide.
What the other party or a judge asks for later is a separate question from what the FL-150 lists. A lawyer or the self-help center can tell you what applies in your case.
What to keep
Keep every statement you used and a note of how each figure was worked out. You sign the FL-150 under penalty of perjury, and if a number is questioned, the statements and your working are how you show where it came from. The form asks you to black out your Social Security number on the pay stubs and tax return.
A worked example of the working
Say your checking account shows twelve monthly deposits from a tenant of $850, except one month at $425. The total is $9,775, and divided by 12 the average monthly figure is $814.58. Last month's figure is whatever arrived in the most recent month. The statements are what let you show both numbers line by line.
Financial Affidavit Numbers reads your statements (PDF, CSV or OFX) in the browser, checks that each one reconciles, and gives a worksheet of FL-150 monthly figures with a schedule listing the statement lines behind each one. It does not fill in or file the FL-150, and it does not decide what you attach; you do.
Common questions
How many bank statements do I need for the FL-150?
The FL-150 does not ask you to attach any. It asks for pay stubs for the last two months, proof of any other income, and a copy of your latest federal tax return at the hearing. Item 5's averages cover the last 12 months of income, which is why people work from 12 months of statements.
Do I attach bank statements to the FL-150?
The form does not list them. The FL-142 Schedule of Assets and Debts, used in divorce disclosure, asks for a copy of the latest statement for each deposit account and credit card.
What documents go with the FL-150?
Pay stubs for the last two months, proof of any other income, a schedule for investment property under item 6, a profit and loss statement or Schedule C for self-employment under item 7, and documentation for any special hardship in item 19. Take your latest federal tax return to the hearing.
What pay stubs do I attach to the FL-150?
Copies of your pay stubs for the last two months, with your Social Security number blacked out, as the form says on pages 1 and 2.
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