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Section 4-Family Law: these Rules apply to all matters related to the Family Law Act, the Uniform Parentage Act, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (4.1); subject to available resources, the Family Court Judge or Commissioner to review Criminal Court records for existing restraining/protective orders involving the same parties before issuing a permanent CLETS Civil Restraining Order (4.2(a)); a Family Court order that permits contact between a restrained person and his or her children to set forth the contact schedule and the safe exchange of the children, without language conflicting with a no-contact or limited-access Criminal Protective Order (4.2(b)); an attorney or self-represented litigant may be directed to complete the Application to Modify Criminal Protective Order form, attaching a copy of a Minute Order reflecting the Family Court’s recommendation to the Criminal Court (4.2(c)); parents not in agreement regarding custody and/or visitation required to attend mediation before the Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC), keep all appointments and make a good faith effort to agree, and the Court may make temporary orders pending mediation (4.3(a)); generally only the two parents and the mediator attend, but the mediator may allow other persons to participate (4.3(b)); mediation private and confidential, including verbal communications to the mediator unless they impact safety, and the Court may consider the mediator’s written recommendation regarding custody and visitation without further foundation (4.3(c)); ex parte communications permitted by the mediator in writing and served on the opposing party (Rule 5.235 of the California Rules of Court), but not communications between parties made to the mediator (4.3(d)); after mediation, the Court may schedule a hearing on unresolved custody and visitation issues, order a custody evaluation pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 5.220 and make temporary orders pending its completion (4.4); a stipulated evaluation approved only where the Court deems it warranted, an evaluator stipulated to by the parties or, absent stipulation or for good cause, appointed by the Court and meeting the requirements of California Rules of Court, Rule 5.225, the parties ordered to pay the cost according to their relative ability to pay, and the final report used only as evidence at a custody or visitation hearing unless otherwise ordered, the Court’s copy confidential (4.5); within 30 calendar days of a hearing or trial where support is at issue, each party to file a current Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150) with paycheck stubs for the most recent two months or, if self-employed, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, quarterly sales tax reports, the last filed tax return or similar documentation (4.6(a)); the Court may also ask for the last three state and federal income tax returns (4.6(b)); notice of an ex parte application in accordance with California Rules of Court, Rule 5.165, and requests for emergency orders considered only if they conform with California Rules of Court, Rule 5.151 (4.7); counsel should come to a hearing with a written Order After Hearing (OAH), one counsel designated to prepare it if further drafting is required, the draft submitted to opposing counsel for approval as to form, faxed or emailed OAH’s acceptable, all OAH’s submitted within 14 days following the hearing or sanctions may result, and, if opposing counsel does not respond within five days, the proposed OAH submitted directly with a declaration (4.8); a stipulation for a modification of an existing order, signed by both parties and their attorneys, if any, and presented to the judge (4.9); all contested dissolutions set for a settlement conference, which the parties and the attorneys attend (4.10(a)); and at least 10 court days before the settlement conference, each party to file and serve a Settlement Conference Statement containing a current Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150), Schedule of Assets and Debts (form FL-142) and proposed division of the community property, the acquisition, encumbrance and title of any claimed separate property, the most recent custody, visitation and support orders with requested modifications, and a statement of facts and legal argument on any contested legal issue (4.10(b))
SECTION 4-FAMILY LAW RULE 4.1 MATTERS HEARD ON FAMILY LAW CALENDAR These Rules apply to all matters related to the Family Law Act, the Uniform Parentage Act, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. (1/1/99, 1/1/19) RULE 4.2 ISSUANCE OF RESTRAINING/PROTECTIVE ORDERS a. Criminal Record Information to be made Available to the Family Court Subject to avail
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-15 (California T4 Mariposa build 2026-10-15) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-mariposa/docs/localrules.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “MARIPOSA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT LOCAL RULES OF COURT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019”, as fetched 2026-10-15; 797328 bytes, sha256 408872509e0de2e21fafbb4417efbee953c2873f4eeec9a777cd92ef501f5aa3; 37 pages; this part PDF pages 15 to 20, page numbers 15 to 20) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 6 to 27) composed as one text and cut at the eight section headings (“SECTION 1-GENERAL RULES” to “SECTION 8-WRITS AND APPEALS”), each matched once as a whole line, one card per section; every page's number at its foot removed as chrome - 22 chrome lines (the book prints no running head); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each section heading, rule heading (“RULE 1.1 COURT ORGANIZATION”) and lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line; no fix (the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, false-break and structural-break audits - review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-15.txt and the two audits' runs - list candidates read one by one, every one kept as printed); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1: the book's date and the judges of 2019), the instructions (2), the table of contents (3 to 5), the index (28 and 29), the List of Rules and Effective Dates (30 to 33) and the List of Approved Local Forms (34 to 37) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 4.9's heading is printed “STIPULATIONS MODIFIYING EXISTING ORDERS” (the contents: “Stipulations Modifying Orders”). Rule 4.1 names the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act” as the rule was first adopted in 1999 (its history note “(1/1/99, 1/1/19)”); Rule 4.6(a)'s “Within 30 calendar days of a hearing or trial” does not say whether the days run before or after it.
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
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SECTION 4-FAMILY LAW RULE 4.1 MATTERS HEARD ON FAMILY LAW CALENDAR These Rules apply to all matters related to the Family Law Act, the Uniform Parentage Act, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. (1/1/99, 1/1/19) RULE 4.2 ISSUANCE OF RESTRAINING/PROTECTIVE ORDERS a. Criminal Record Information to be made Available to the Family Court Subject to available resources, the Family Court Judge or Commissioner shall review Criminal Court records for existing restraining/protective orders involving the same restrained and protected parties, before issuing a permanent CLETS Civil Restraining Orders. (1/1/19) b. Provisions for Safe Access to Children Any order of the Family Court that permits contact between a restrained person subject to CLETS restraining orders and his or her children shall contain specific language setting forth the schedule for such contact and the safe exchange of the children. Such an order shall not contain language that conflicts with a Criminal Protective Order that provides for no contact, or limits access to, the other parent. (1/1/19) c. Request to Modify Criminal Protective Order The Family Court judge or commissioner may recommend a modification by utilizing the Application to Modify Criminal Protective Order form. The judge or commissioner may direct an attorney or self-represented litigant to complete the application form and attach a copy of a Minute Order reflecting the Judge or Commissioner’s recommendation to the Criminal Court. (1/1/19) RULE 4.3 MEDIATION a. Mandatory Mediation Parents who are not in agreement regarding custody and/or visitation will be required to attend mediation before the Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC) in an effort to resolve the dispute. The Court may make temporary orders pending mediation. The purpose of mediation is to develop a custody and time-sharing agreement which is in the child(ren)’s best interest. Parties referred to mediation shall promptly keep all appointments with the mediator and make a good faith effort to come to an agreement. (1/1/19) b. Who May Attend Mediation Generally, the only persons in attendance at a mediation session are the two parents and the mediator. However, the mediator has discretion to allow other persons to participate in the mediation process. (1/1/19) c. Conduct of Mediation Mediation proceedings shall be held in private and are confidential. All verbal communications from the parties to the mediator shall be deemed confidential unless such information impacts issues of safety to the parties or the children. The mediator is authorized to make a written recommendation to the Court regarding custody and visitation. The Court may, without further foundation, consider the report and recommendation of the mediator. (1/1/19) d. Ex Parte Communications As more fully stated in Rule 5.235 of the California Rules of Court, when ex parte communications are permitted by the mediator, any such communications shall be in writing and shall be served on the opposing party. This requirement does not apply to communications between parties made to the mediator. (1/1/19) RULE 4.4 CONTESTED CASES-CUSTODY AND VISITATION Following mediation, if there are still unresolved issues regarding custody and visitation, the Court may schedule a hearing. The Court may order a custody evaluation pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 5.220 before hearing the case. Following a hearing, the Court may make temporary orders pending the completion of a custody evaluation. (1/1/19) RULE 4.5 CUSTODY AND/OR VISITATION EVALUATIONS a. Where the parties stipulate to such an evaluation, such stipulation shall be approved only where the Court deems it warranted. (1/1/19) b. The parties may stipulate to an evaluator. However, absent such stipulation, the Court will appoint an evaluator of its selection, or may for good cause appoint someone other than as stipulated. Any evaluator appointed by the Court shall meet the requirements set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 5.225. (1/1/19) c. At the time an evaluation is ordered the parties will be ordered to pay the cost of the evaluation according to the Court’s assessment of the relative ability to pay of each party. (1/1/19) d. The final report of the evaluator may not be used for any purpose other than as evidence at a custody or visitation hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the court. The Court’s copy of the report shall be placed in a confidential part of the court file, not to be opened except by a judicial officer or as may be otherwise ordered by the Court after prior notice to all parties. (1/1/19) RULE 4.6 CHILD AND/OR SPOUSAL SUPPORT a. Income and Expense Declaration Within 30 calendar days of a hearing or trial where support is at issue each party must file a current Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150). Wage earners must attach legible copies of their paycheck stubs for the most recent two months. In the event no paycheck stubs are available, other appropriate documentation must be attached. Self-employed parties shall attach their most recent profit and loss statements, balance sheets, quarterly sales tax reports, their last filed tax return, or similar documentation evidencing income from all sources. (1/1/19) b. Tax Return The Court may also ask each party to provide legible copies of their last three state and federal income tax returns. (1/1/19) RULE 4.7 APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY ORDERS (EX PARTE ORDERS) a. Notice The moving party or moving self-represented party must give notice of an ex parte application to the opposing attorney or self-represented party in accordance with California Rules of Court, Rule 5.165. (1/1/19) b. Contents of Notice and Application Requests for emergency orders will not be considered by the Court unless they conform with the requirements of California Rules of Court, Rule 5.151. (1/1/99, 1/1/19) RULE 4.8 ORDERS AFTER HEARING Counsel should come to a hearing with a written Order After Hearing (OAH) prepared to present it to the Court at the conclusion of the hearing. If the Court makes decisions that require further drafting of the OAH, the Court shall designate one counsel to prepare the written OAH. This draft OAH should be submitted to opposing counsel for approval as to form and forwarded to the Court. Faxed or emailed OAH’s are acceptable. All OAH’s must be submitted to the Court within 14 days following the hearing; failure to do so may result in the imposition of sanctions. If opposing counsel does not respond to the request for approval as to form within five days, the proposed OAH may be submitted directly to the Court with an attached declaration indicating counsel’s attempts at notifying opposing counsel. (1/1/19) RULE 4.9 STIPULATIONS MODIFIYING EXISTING ORDERS In any matter in which a modification of an existing order is sought by stipulation, the stipulation must be signed by both parties and their respective attorneys, if any. The stipulation shall then be presented to the judge for the judge’s consideration and signature. (1/1/19) RULE 4.10 TRIAL a. Settlement Conference All contested dissolutions will be set for a settlement conference. The parties and the attorneys shall attend the conference (1/1/19) b. Settlement Conference Statement At least 10 court days before the settlement conference each party or their attorney shall file and serve on the other party, or the opposing attorney, a Settlement Conference Statement with contents as indicated below: 1. Caption The caption shall contain the time and date of the Settlement Conference and the Trial. 2. Income and Expense Declaration A current signed and dated Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150). 3. Community Property (Assets and Liabilities) A current signed and dated Schedule of Assets and Debts (form FL-142), along with a proposed division of the community property assets and debts. 4. Separate Property Where one party claims that an asset is his or her separate property and the other party has not stipulated to that fact, the Statement should include a description of the assets, the means and date of acquisition, the encumbrance at the time of acquisition and a statement as to how the title is held. 5. Child Custody and Visitation A description of the most recent custody and visitation orders and any requested modifications of those orders. 6. Support Current child and/or spousal support orders and the date(s) of the most recent orders. Each party shall set forth specific proposals regarding modifications to existing child and/or spousal support orders. 7. Statement of Facts and Legal Argument On any contested legal issue, a recitation of the relevant facts and a brief discussion of the relevant law. (1/1/19)
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.