Family Law Court
Family Law Courts hear cases involving dissolution of marriage, nullity, legal separation and paternity, including related issues of spousal support, child support and custody and community property.
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MORE ABOUT FAMILY LAW
The Family Court section of this website focuses on family matters that relate to domestic violence (restraining orders), elder abuse, divorce, child custody, visitation, establishing paternity, and child support.
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FAMILIES & CHILDREN'S BUREAU
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FAMILY LAW INFORMATION
Effective October 3, 2011, all Court Clerk's Offices in all court locations will close at 2:30 PM. For more information, please click here.
Effective October 7, 2011, all family law pleadings and documents may only be filed at the George E. McDonald Hall of Justice in Alameda or the Hayward Hall of Justice. Please note that once your case is assigned to a specific judicial officer, you must file all additional documents at the court location where that assigned judicial officer sits. For additional information, please click here.
Effective October 7, 2011, the Family Law Clerk's Office at the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton will relocate permanently to the Hayward Hall of Justice. For more information, please click here.
Other kinds of cases that involve families are covered in separate sections of the website. If you are looking for information about criminal law violations by a child under the age of 18, visit the Juvenile section of this website.
If you are searching for information about a wide range of matters related to taking care of family members and their personal affairs, including matters like disposing of property after death through Wills or Trusts, guardianship and conservatorships for people who cannot care for themselves or manage their personal financial matters, name changes, civil harrasment, adoptions visit the Civil and Probate sections of this website.
For information on how the Family Law webpage can help you, click here. |
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