Court Clerk Information
Civil/Family Law/Juvenile/Probate/Small Claims Division:
100 North State Street, Room 107
Ukiah, CA 95482-4416
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
(707) 468-2001
(707) 463-6850
Court Clerk's Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Information for other court locations can be found by clicking on the location name in the left column of this page.
Forms and Filing
Forms may be either purchased in the civil division clerk's office, photocopied (10 cents a copy) at the Law Library or obtained on-line from the Judicial Council website. By law, the clerks can not provide legal advice, including which forms to use.
All paperwork must be typewritten. There are typewriters available for public use at the Public Library at 105 N. Main Street in Ukiah or the Law Library in the Ukiah courthouse, Room 307.
Fees
See the Fee Schedule for civil filing and appearance fees. If you believe that you are unable to afford these fees, ask the court clerk for an application for a fee waiver. There is no charge for this form.
Process Servers
Click Here to download a list of
process servers in Mendocino County in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Title IV-D Child Support Information
These are all cases where the Mendocino County Department of Child
Support Services (DCSS) is providing enforcement services, including the following:
1. Governmental actions
a. Establishment of parentage, child support,
medical support
b. Modification of child support
2.
Governmental enforcement actions
a. Wage assignments
b. Driver license suspensions
c. Job search orders
d. Determination of arrearages
3.
Dissolution cases or Uniform Parentage Act cases
a. Establishment or modification of child
support.
These cases are heard by the Child Support Commissioner. Any party may object to the case being heard by the Commissioner but must do so before a contested hearing. After an objection, the Commissioner may still hear the case and make a recommended ruling. If any party disagrees with the recommended ruling, that party may request a new hearing by a Family Law Judge.
For the Title IV-D Child Support Calendar, see the Family Law Calendar below.
Family Law Calendar
The following calendar is for the Ukiah courthouse only. See the left-hand column of this page for links to the outlying court branches.
Effective December 1, 2007, Family Law matters will be
heard each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Department C, rather than
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Mediation will be available each
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:30am. Cases that require
mediation for Spanish-speaking parents will continue to be set, when
possible, on Tuesdays at 1:30pm.
For specific assignments, contact the court clerk. See the calendar bulletin board on the first level of the Ukiah courthouse for that day's court assignments. Calendar times and places are subject to change at any time.
| - - - Family Law Calendar - - - |
| Calendar Type |
Day |
Time |
Court |
Title IV-D Calendar
(DCSS cases) |
Tuesday |
9:30 a.m. |
C |
P.C. 270
(Child support enforcement criminal arraignments) |
Tuesday |
1:30 p.m. |
C |
| Adoptions |
Wednesday |
9:00 a.m. |
C |
| Family Law & Motion |
Wednesday-Friday |
9:30 a.m. |
C |
| Family Law Court Trials |
Wednesday-Friday |
11:00 a.m. |
C |
| Ex Parte Matters |
Monday-Friday |
1:15 p.m. |
C |
|
|
