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Chapter 8 (Rules 8.1 to 8.3): the rule applies to all family law cases involving a dispute regarding child custody and/or visitation (excluding District Attorney actions), the rule and the name and telephone number of the Family Court Services Coordinator (FCSC) provided by the clerk to a petitioner upon any filing, the petitioner to serve the same on the responding party, and the clerk not to schedule a court date until the requirements of Section B have been met (8.1(A)); the parties to contact the Family Court Services Coordinator to set up an appointment to attend a mediation orientation session (a pre-mediation video), both parties to attend (separately if they wish) unless the court has specifically ordered otherwise, the parties given a form verifying attendance and a list of approved court mediators after the session, the form given to their attorneys for filing, or parties without attorneys to bring the form to the next court appearance and deliver it to the court clerk, the parties directed to agree on a mediator - the court can only pay for mediation provided by a mediator on its list of approved court mediators, the FCSC to select a mediator at random if the parties cannot agree, each party with one peremptory challenge - the mediation session held in private, the parties' responsibility to schedule and attend the mediation prior to the date of any child custody and/or visitation hearing, the FCSC to verify attendance and notify the clerk to schedule a hearing date, sanctions under §575.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure for failure to attend, and the parties to file a stipulation if all issues are resolved (8.1(B)); separate mediation sessions where there is a history of domestic violence or a protective order is in effect, at the request of the party who alleges domestic violence or who is protected by the order, the mediator to meet with the parties individually and at separate times, and a support person may accompany a party protected by a restraining order in a joint session (8.1(C)); a custody and visitation investigation or evaluation under California Rule of Court 5.220, the investigator or evaluator stipulated or appointed by the court (not subject to peremptory challenge), an initial deposit of the estimated costs, not less than $1,500, made before the evaluation, the evaluator's report provided to the court and attorneys not less than ten (10) days before any related hearing and kept in a confidential envelope, and grievances presented in writing to the Presiding Judge within ten (10) days of receipt of the report (8.1(D)); an income and expense declaration and a property declaration filed by each party prior to every default hearing and every contested hearing under the Family Code, such statements to show conditions no earlier than three (3) weeks prior to the hearing, filed no later than the court day prior to the hearing (8.2); and no matter under the Family Code heard until counsel and their clients, or parties in pro per, have met and conferred in a good faith effort to resolve all issues and exchanged documents, non-compliance may result in the matter being dropped from the calendar or continued, the rejection of documents not exchanged or other appropriate sanctions (8.3).
CHAPTER 8 FAMILY LAW RULES RULE 8.1 CHILD CUSTODY AND/OR VISITATION Section A Applicability/General Procedure (1) This rule applies to all Family Law cases involving a dispute regarding child custody and/or visitation, including any action for Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation, Paternity (excluding District Attorney actions) or Domestic Violence. (2) This rule and the name and telephone nu
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Mono build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-mono/docs/local-rules/mono-court-local-rules-07012024.pdf (the court's rule book, its first page “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MONO RULES OF COURT TABLE OF CONTENTS”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 455801 bytes, sha256 7f13a67fbb3fef43a5fe9d7498b9776918dc4cab18d4f48e7e26367beae07f5b; 39 pages; this chapter PDF pages 24 to 26, printed pages 24 to 26) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 5 to 34, printed with the same numbers) composed as one text and cut at the fourteen chapter headings - “CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY” and “CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURTS; FAIRNESS; COURTROOM DECORUM”, then “CHAPTER 3” to “CHAPTER 14” each on a line of its own above the chapter's title - each matched once at a line start (a chapter may begin mid-page); the book's title lines atop page 5 (“SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MONO”, “LOCAL”, “RULES”) set before Chapter 1 and in no card; the running header of every page (“Superior Court of California” at the left, “County of Mono” at the right, named) and the page number at its foot (“5”, named and a whole line in its band) removed as chrome - 90 chrome lines; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number and title (“RULE 3.10 STIPULATION REGARDING CALENDARED MATTERS”), each numbered subrule of Rules 4.10 and 4.11 (“4.10.2 DUTIES OF COUNSEL PRIOR TO CONFERENCE”), each lettered or numbered subdivision and each history line (“(Effective July 1, 2001).”) starting a line and each chapter heading on a line of its own; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 39 pages; no table on the rule pages; 4 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 4.7(A)(2)'s “(180)” and Rule 5.1(E)(3)'s “(d)”, which the reflow took for labels, rejoined to their sentences; Rule 4.8's “Pretrial” / “Conference” rejoined; Rule 2.8's sentence “Bailiffs will remove any person from court who violates this rule.”, a paragraph of its own on the page, set apart from subdivision a.); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12b.txt and review/book-audits-after-fixes-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - the rest kept as printed (the four blank lines printed inside sentences of Rules 3.2, 4.2(B), 4.3 and 4.10.3, joined as the sentences run; the headings and lists the false-break audit names; Rule 7.1(A)(1) on one line); the book's own spellings and spacing kept (Rule 1.1's history “(Effective July I, 200 1, ...)”, “NATURAL DISATERS”); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The table of contents (PDF pages 1 to 4), the alphabetical index (Appendix A, 35 to 38) and page 39 (headed “APPENDIX B” and “LIST OF LOCALL FORMS”, otherwise blank) belong to no card.
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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CHAPTER 8 FAMILY LAW RULES RULE 8.1 CHILD CUSTODY AND/OR VISITATION Section A Applicability/General Procedure (1) This rule applies to all Family Law cases involving a dispute regarding child custody and/or visitation, including any action for Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation, Paternity (excluding District Attorney actions) or Domestic Violence. (2) This rule and the name and telephone number of the Family Court Services Coordinator (FCSC) shall be provided by the clerk of the court to a petitioner upon any filing of a petition or moving papers. The petitioner shall serve the same, along with the petition or moving papers, on the responding party. (3) The clerk of the court will not schedule a court date until the requirements set forth in Section B of this rule have been met. Section B Family Court Services Mediation Completion Requirements (1) The parties shall contact the Family Court Services Coordinator to set up an appointment to attend a mediation orientation session (a pre-mediation video) explaining the mediation process. The parties may attend the orientation session separately. Both parties must attend the orientation session unless the court has specifically ordered otherwise. Generally, the court will not exempt parties from attending the orientation session unless it would cause undue hardship (i.e., you reside out of state and the court has authorized telephonic mediation). (2) After attending the orientation session the parties will be given a form verifying the parties attendance and a list of approved “court mediators” . (Court mediators have agreed to the court’s compensation schedule, and have demonstrated they meet the qualifications for a mediator set forth in the California Family Code and California Rules of Court). The parties must give the verification form to their attorneys for filing with the court, or if the parties don’t have attorneys, they should bring the form with them to the next court appearance at which time deliver it to the court clerk. (3) The parties are directed to agree on a mediator. You may select any mediator you wish, however, the court can only pay for mediation provided by a mediator who is on the court’s list of approved “court mediators”. If you elect to use a mediator who is not on the court’s list you will be responsible for paying the mediator’s fees. If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, the FCSC will select a mediator from the list of “court mediators” at random. The parties shall each have one peremptory challenge of a mediator if the FCSC random selection is required. (4) The mediation session shall be held in private and all communications from the parties to the mediator shall be deemed official information within the meaning of Evidence Code Section 1040. Only the parents or the parties involved in the action shall be present in the mediation session. (5) It is the parties’ responsibility to schedule the mediation with the mediator selected, and to attend the mediation session as scheduled, prior to the date of any child custody and/or visitation hearing. The FCSC will verify attendance with the mediator; and, if mediation has been completed, the FCSC will notify the clerk of the court to schedule a hearing date. (6) Pursuant to §575.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, appropriate sanctions may be imposed by the court upon any party for failure to attend the orientation session or mediation. (7) If after mediation all issues regarding custody and/or visitation have been resolved the parties shall file a stipulation to that effect. Section C Custody and/or Visitation Issues Filed Under the Domestic Violence Act (a) Separate Mediation Sessions. In any proceeding for which mediation is required and there is a history of domestic violence between the parties, or where a protective order as defined in Family Code §6218 is in effect, then at the request of the party who alleges domestic violence (in a written declaration under penalty of perjury) or who is protected by the order, the appointed Mediator shall meet with the parties individually, and at separate times. (b) Conducting the Mediation. If the parties agree to meet jointly rather than individually with the Mediator, then during the mediation a support person may accompany any party who is protected by a restraining order. However, the mediator may exclude a support person from a session if that person disrupts the process of mediation. Section D Custody and/or Visitation Evaluations (1) The court may order an investigation or evaluation pursuant to California Rule of Court 5.220 of a family and the other pertinent parties, and a report thereon, to assist it in assessing the health, safety, welfare and best interests of a minor child or children, when there are disputed custody and/or visitation issues. (2) Where the parties stipulate to such an investigation or evaluation, such stipulation will be approved only where the court deems it to be warranted. (3) The parties may stipulate to an investigator or evaluator. However, absent such stipulation, the court will appoint an investigator or evaluator of its selection, or may for good cause appoint someone other than as stipulated. In any event, any investigator or evaluator appointed by the court shall meet the requirements set forth in Rules 5.220, 5.225 and 5.230 of the California Rules of Court. Investigators/evaluators appointed by the court are not subject to peremptory challenge. (4) At the time an evaluation order is executed, whether pursuant to stipulation or otherwise, the costs associated with evaluations must be determined. The court will order payment according to the Court’s assessment of ability to pay. Generally, fees are not waived for these evaluations. The court will require an initial deposit of the estimated costs thereof, but not less than $1,500 to be made by the parties prior to commencement of the evaluation. (5) A copy of the evaluator’s report shall be provided to the court and to any attorneys of record not less than ten (10) days before any related hearings. A copy of the report may be made available for review in the courtroom to self-represented parties only upon order of the court. The report 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 envelope, to be kept in the court file, not to be opened, except by a judicial officer or as may otherwise be ordered by the court after prior notice to all parties. (6) Grievances in connection with court-ordered evaluations shall be presented, in writing to the Presiding Judge within ten (10) days of receipt of the report and such grievances shall be addressed at the scheduled custody hearing. (Rule 7.1 renumbered rule 8.1 July 1, 2005; adopted July 1,2001; revised January 1, 2003; July 1, 2017.) RULE 8.2 FINANCIAL DECLARATIONS In all proceedings brought under the Family Code, prior to every default hearing and every contested hearing, there shall be filed by each party an income and expense declaration and a property declaration, using the applicable Judicial Council forms unless the matter to be considered at the hearing does not involve the consideration of any financial issue. Such statements shall show conditions as they existed no earlier than three (3) weeks prior to the hearing, shall be completely filled out so that every blank calling for information available to the declarant is filled out (with the word “none”, if that be an appropriate response), and shall be filed no later than the Court day prior to the hearing, unless an earlier filing is required by rule or statute. (Rule 7.2 renumbered rule 8.2 effective July I, 2005; adopted effective July l ,2001; amended July 1, 2017). RULE 8.3 PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE No matter (including a motion, order to show cause, or trial) in a proceeding brought under the Family Code will be heard until counsel, with their respective clients are either physically present or immediately physically available, or parties in pro per, have met and conferred in a good faith effort to resolve all issues. Such Conference shall include an exchange of all documents which may be relevant to contested issued or which may be offered in evidence. At the onset of the hearing on the matter, counsel, or parties in pro per, will be expected to represent to the Court that there has been compliance with this rule. Non-compliance with the rule may result in the matter being dropped from the calendar or continued, or the rejection of documents not exchanged, or other appropriate sanctions. (Rule 7.3 renumbered rule 8.3 July 1, 2005; adopted July I, 2001; amended July 1, 2017).
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.