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Family Court Dept 71 News

Family Court matters assigned to Department 71 will be transferred to the new South County Courthouse opening in Morgan Hill in early 2009 - see Transfer Notice. Parties can ask to have their case assigned to North County (the Sunnyvale Courthouse) rather than South County, using the Stipulation and Order re Transfer form.

Family Court now in Sunnyvale:

Two Family Law Departments, the Family Clerk's Office and the Self Help Center, are now open in Sunnyvale. See the Standing Order for locations for filing and submitting documents. Click for directions and map to the Sunnyvale Courthouse.

What does Family Court help with?

Bullet Divorce, Legal Separation, Nullity
Bullet Establishing Parentage
Bullet Restraining Orders
Bullet Child Support, Spousal Support, Family Support
Bullet Child Custody and Visitation
Bullet Marital Property Division
Bullet Mediation and Arbitration (read the Family ADR Notice for more information on this)

Family Court Services has information on the Self Service website about programs and classes offered regarding custody mediation.

Information on location, hours and phone numbers is available on the Family Courthouse page.

 

Family Resources

See Family Resources on our Self Service website.

The booklet "Kids, Court & You" (English version; Spanish version) covers separation, divorce and custody issues, focusing on the needs of children and families. graphic of two homes with one adult in front of each home
Also, see the online booklet for children, "What's Happening at Court" (in English and Spanish)

County resources include the  Child Abuse Council,  working to  prevent and heal child abuse.

Use the County Mental Health Professional Services Directory to look up local Family Court related counseling and evaluation services.

The County Department of Child Support Services works with families so that children receive support that meets their financial, medical, and emotional needs.


Family cases online - Public Access website

If you would like to see information about a particular case or find out about a hearing date, click here to visit our public access Case Info website. However, you will not be able to look up information on confidential cases, including cases involving adoptions, mental health issues and custody petitions for parents who have not married.

Getting Help

For help understanding Family Court processes and to learn about Resources that can help you, visit the Court’s Self-Service Family Website. You can get help in person at the Self Service Center Office in downtown San Jose. Read about the Children's Waiting Room available there - childcare services for families visiting the Notre Dame Courthouse.

The Self Service site has other helpful information about cases that involve children:

Bullet Guardianship, name change and adoption are in Probate
Bullet Child abuse and neglect cases are in Juvenile Dependency
Bullet Children’s violations of criminal law are in Juvenile Delinquency

 
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