Superior Court of California - County of Orange

Lamoreaux Justice Center (LJC)

341 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868-3209

COURT HOURS: 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM

COURTROOM HOURS: 8:00 AM TO 12:00PM – 1:30PM TO 4:00 PM

COURTROOMS CLOSED FROM 12:00 PM TO 1:30 PM

GENERAL INFORMATION TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Probate Clerk's Office	(657) 622-5595
General Information	(657) 622-5595
Appeals	(657) 622-5595
Probate Court Services	(657) 622-5595
Probate Checkers	(657) 622-5595
Checker (between 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)	(657) 622-5595

Notice

WARNING: This Justice Center is a FULL SECURITY facility. All persons entering the building will be required to pass through a weapons screening device and have all hand-carried objects x-rayed.

Weapons of any type will not be permitted into the Justice Center. Items such as: knives, including pocket knives, scissors, corkscrews, mace, pepper spray, knitting needles, etc., which may be deemed potentially offensive and dangerous by the Sheriff's Department will not be allowed in the building.

Note: Cameras are not permitted in the Lamoreaux Justice Center.

Forms and Filing:

Court forms and a list of court forms may be obtained free of charge:

Online. View, complete, and print court forms:
- Superior Court Locally Adopted Probate forms only
- State Judicial Council Forms for Probate matters only
In person. The Probate clerk's office is located on the 7th floor, 341 The City Drive, Orange, CA, 92868.
By mail. Send your written request, including a self-addressed, stamped return envelope with sufficient postage. List the form number or the exact title of the form in your request.

All forms must be legibly typewritten or printed before they are presented to the clerk for filing.

When filing your documents with the clerk of court, you will need to present an original and one copy of each form along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The original will remain with the court and the copy will be conformed and returned to you.

How to Have a Party Served:

The petition may be served by a registered process server or anyone over the age of 18 who is not a party to the action. The original proof of service must be filed with the court.

Notices may be served by personal service or by first-class mail. A proof of service or declaration of mailing must be attached to the notice when it is filed with the court.

Confidentiality

Adoption and paternity cases are confidential.They may be viewed and copied for parties to the action and their attorneys of record only, unless further ordered by the court. Information regarding these cases is not available over the phone. When inquiring in person, identification will be required.

Viewing Court Files

Probate files may be viewed in the Probate Clerk's Office, on the 7th floor of the Lamoreaux Justice Center at 341 The City Drive in Orange, California. If you are unsure of the case number for the file to be viewed, there are indexes online where you may find the court case number.

Some of our files are located at another facility and may not be able to be viewed the same day as requested. Files that must be retrieved from another location will be available within 5 business days of the request. If you know your case number you may place a telephonic file request by calling (657) 622-6503. Your file will be ordered and you will receive a courtesy call from a clerk when your file is ready for viewing. Court files for cases filed after 1993 are imaged and available for viewing only at a viewing station. The physical court file is not available for viewing imaged files.

If the request is for a record filed prior to 1985, the microfiche or reel of that record is usually available for viewing and making copies.

Current picture identification (such as a driver's license, attorney bar card, etc.) is required to view a physical file. The identification is left with the records clerk during the viewing and returned to you upon return of the file to the clerk.

Ordering Copies:

Certification and Copying Fees Schedule

Copies are available per page. If a document is to be certified, an additional fee is required per document.

Exemplifications (Authentications) can be issued if requested

Clerk's Certificates of Facts may be purchased for a fee.

You may request copies by mail.

Requests by Mail

You must indicate “Probate Operations” on the envelope to ensure proper delivery; if the request is not addressed properly it may be returned to you.

Send your written request, including a self-addressed, stamped return envelope with sufficient postage. List the form number or the exact title of the form in your request.

Mail to:
            Superior Court of California, County of Orange
            Probate Operations
            341 The City Drive
            Orange, CA 92868

You will need to include the following in your request:

Case number
Case name
Indicate “entire file” or specify the documents by title
Specify the date filed (if unknown, give approximate year of filing)
Make check payable to “Clerk of the Court”
Include a self-addressed return envelope with sufficient postage for the return of copies

Division 6 - Probate

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