Probate & Conservatorship/Guardianship

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 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM and phone hours are 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 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 into the drop box at the family law clerks office 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.
• If you want an endorsed-filed copy returned to you, include an extra copy of your documents and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
• If an envelope is not provided, your copies will be available for thirty (30) days in the pickup 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 dropbox 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 – 2 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