Family Law & Family Court Services COVID-19 Response

Family Law Clerk's Office

Appointments are required for in person assistance in the Family Law Clerk’s Office. Click this link: to schedule your appointment. If you are coming to Court for emergency paperwork such as a restraining order, no appointment is needed. DO NOT place your restraining order or emergency paperwork in the drop box, and you CANNOT submit them electronically. Paperwork MUST be brought in person to the Family Law Clerk’s office during the designated time frames below.

Click Here to Appear for Family Law Remote Hearings

Emergency Walk-In Filing Time Frames

General Family Law ex parte (same day emergency hearing): 8 am - 10 am
Domestic Violence ex parte (same day emergency hearing): 8 am – 3 pm

For general Family Law questions, please call (657) 622-8457 Monday – Thursday from 8 am – 4 pm or on Friday from 8 am – 12 pm. You may also contact the Court electronically over email, click this link: Public - Court Questions - Jira Service Management (atlassian.net) .

If you would like your documents reviewed before filing, visit the Self-Help Website for instruction.

Policies, Procedures & General Information - Family Law

Name	Published Date
Court Expands Family Law eFiling to Include Ex-Parte Filings	12/27/2023
Remote Hearing Rules and Standing Orders	06/04/2020
Emergency Protocols - Family Law	01/21/2020

Administrative Orders - Family Law

Name	Published Date
Rescindment of Administrative Order 22_03	10/02/2023
Administrative Order No. 22/03 Mandatory Child Custody Modification Forms	10/11/2022
Administrative Order 21/05 - Amended Local Rule 701.5 Related Cases	03/22/2021
Amended Administrative Order #3	06/30/2021
Fourth Revised Family Law Administrative Order 20/15 Mandating Remote Hearings	01/15/2021
Rules for Advanced and In Person Domestic Violence Hearings Protocol	05/14/2020
Family Law Supervising Judge Administrative Orders During State of Emergency	-
Family Order Closing Non Critical Hearings 3/17/20 to 3/27/20	03/23/2020