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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.

Judgment Checklists

Judgment checklists are required for uncontested Family Law Judgment packets. Click here to get the Mandatory Family Law Judgment Checklist or Family Law Parentage Judgment Checklist. These will help you turn in the right forms to get a judgment in your family law case (divorce, parentage, etc.)

Declaration of Residence form

Click here to get the Declaration of Residence Form, adopted for mandatory use effective November 1, 2007. The Declaration of Residence Form should be included with any new family law or confidential paternity actions.

The Family Court helps people with the following legal issues:

Divorce, Legal Separation, Nullity

Establishing Parentage

Restraining Orders

Child Support, Spousal Support, Family Support

Child Custody and Visitation

Marital Property Division

Mediation and Arbitration (read the Family ADR Notice for more information on this)

Family Resources

The booklet "Kids, Court & You" (English version; Spanish version) covers separation, divorce and custody issues, focusing on the needs of children and families.

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.

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 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:

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

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

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.