Welcome to the Superior Court Family Law Page
- Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce)
- Legal Separation
- Nullity
- Dissolution of Domestic Partnership
- Custody and Visitation
- Department of Child Support Services, Child
Support Actions
- Domestic Violence - Restraining Orders (RO)
- Establish Parental Relationship (Paternity),
Petitions for Custody and Support
- Adoption
Fees
Fees are required to be paid in conjunction with any of the above listed filings.
You may ask the court to waive the filing fee if your household income falls below certain guidelines.
To apply for a Fee Waiver you must completed and file a
Fee Waiver Form .
A current schedule of fees can be viewed at the following link:
Fee Schedule
Hours Of Operation
Business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may view a posting of Court Holiday closures at the following link:
Court Holidays
Court Drop Box
In order to accommodate the need for alternative filing methods, the Court has established a Drop Box at the Monterey Division. The Drop Box is available 24 hours a day for depositing documents for filing with the Court Clerk’s Office and is located at the curb directly adjacent to the parking area closest to the building.
The contents of the drop box are retrieved each business day at 8:00 a.m. and are deemed filed the prior business day, if accepted for filing after review by the clerk.
Documents should be placed in an envelope so they are intact after depositing in the drop box.
All documents with filing deadlines of less than two court days should be filed at the Clerk’s Office Window(s)
and any documents requiring expeditious processing should be filed at the Clerk’s Office Window(s) during regular business hours.
Forms
Forms typically used in this department can be found and printed at the
California Judicial Council website, and our
local court Forms
.
They are also available for purchase at any of our court locations.
Our Location
Location Information and Directions
Things you can do to get ready for your court hearing
• Read your court papers. Understand what each form asks and what the other party has written.
• Make an outline listing what you want and why. Be ready to explain why the judge should approve each thing you are asking for, or not approve what the other party has asked for.
• Make notes that summarize your point of view. Know your answer is to each point the other party has made in their court papers.
• Arrive at least one half hour before your scheduled court hearing.
• If you get nervous in court, look at your outline.
• If you are asking for court orders, make sure that the judge makes an order on EACH item you have asked for. Do not depend on the judge to remember everything you have asked for. If something has been overlooked, tell the judge.
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