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Forms

You can access Judicial Council forms at the Judicial Council Website or Local Forms on our website under Forms.

Filing Instructions

Normal Hours

The division is available by phone, email or in-person appointments only. Drop box is open from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Phone hours are 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM.

After Hours

For your convenience, there are drop boxes located at the Vallejo Branch Court and under the stairs on the second floor in the Hall of Justice in Fairfield, for dropping filing documents.

Fairfield Drop Box

Hours: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

  • During the hours listed above, you may drop your papers for filing in the drop box located at the Hall of Justice in Fairfield.
  • Documents deposited in the drop box between the hours of 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM are deemed to have been deposited for filing on that day. If your documents are deposited after 4:00 PM, they are deemed to have been deposited for filing on the next open court day
  • If your filing requires a fee, please securely attach a check, do not attach cash to your documents or include the Request to Waive Court Fees and Costs.
  • If a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided, endorse-filed copies will be returned to you by mail.
  • If an envelope is not provided, your copies will be available for thirty (30) days in the pick up box located in the clerk’s office.

Vallejo Drop Box

Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  • Documents deposited in the drop box between the hours of 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM are deemed to have been deposited for filing on that day. If your documents are deposited after 4:00 PM, they are deemed to have been deposited for filing on the next open court day
  • Documents placed in the drop box prior to 11:30 AM will be returned to Vallejo for pickup by 12 noon the following business day.
  • If you need your documents sooner, you may request to pick them up in Fairfield. Please attach a note to inform the clerk. Your documents may be picked up in Fairfield 8 AM – 5 PM at the following location:
    • Family Law Clerk’s Office
      600 Union Avenue
      Fairfield, CA
  • If you would like an endorsed-filed copy mailed to you, please include an extra copy, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
  • Securely attach any fees due and do not attach cash.

Fees

Statewide Filing Fee Schedule
Court Reporter Fee Changes Mar 2017
CCRC Fee Changes Mar 2018
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