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Rule 6 (Rules 6.1 to 6.22): 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 and Enforcement Act (6.1); all documents presented for filing in conformance with the California Rules of Court and with Rule 2, Judicial Council forms used for all filings for which they have been adopted (6.2); Case Management Conferences set in all family law matters involving dissolution, legal separation or nullity and in cases to establish parental relationships (6.3); upon the filing of a family law petition, the Clerk will provide the Petitioner with two (2) copies of the Notice of Family Law Case Management Conference and a blank Case Management Conference Statement, one copy served on Respondent, the statement filed 10 days prior to the conference (6.3.1); Family law Case Management Conferences generally held on the first and third Mondays of each month (the following Wednesday after a court holiday), the initial conference at least 120 days after the filing of the petition, parties may file Case Management Conference Statement local form PL 001 prior to the hearing (6.3.2(a)); the court may order a discovery schedule, mediation, further documents, a mandatory settlement conference or trial setting, an order dismissing the action or imposing sanctions, a meet and confer, or further Case Management (6.3.2(b)); the court uses the Zoom application to conduct remote proceedings (6.3.2(c)); the previously established living situation of the child(ren) not radically altered pending a hearing, any application to change it to include the current court order, the child-sharing schedule, any change of residence in the previous 120 days, the proposed time-sharing plan and the reasons (6.4(a)); a professional or nonprofessional provider of supervised visitation must meet the qualifications of Family Code section 3200.5 (6.4(b)); any dispute regarding custody and/or visitation referred to mediation, the parties complete the intake packet and the mediation orientation presentation on the court’s website and must provide the completed intake packet to the court clerk’s office to schedule the date and time for mediation, (530) 283-6232 (6.5(a)); a complaint about a mediator made in writing to the Court Executive Officer, who will conduct an investigation and report the findings in writing within 30 days (6.5(b)); generally only the two parents and the mediator in attendance, the mediator has discretion to allow a Domestic Violence Support Person (6.5(c)); if the parties reach an agreement the mediator will have them sign it and present it to the court, if they are unable to reach a full agreement the mediator must submit recommendations, a copy of any agreement or recommendation provided to the court, all counsel and all self-represented parties (6.5(d)); the recommendations can be reviewed at a hearing noticed by the parties, a party who wants to examine the mediator has the responsibility to secure the mediator’s attendance as a witness, the mediator may appear remotely (6.5(e)); no ex parte communication by the mediator with the Judge except on questions regarding procedure (6.5(f)); a person who wishes to challenge the assignment of a child custody evaluator should do so by filing a notice of the challenge with the Court Executive Officer within 10 calendar days after receiving the notice of assignment, a written determination sent within 5 days (6.6(a)); the report of the child custody evaluator sent to the court, the parties, and their attorneys prior to the court date set to receive it (6.6(c)); all payments made to the Plumas Superior Court, the custody evaluator may unilaterally cancel the evaluation if a party should fail to make payments (6.6(d)); a current Income and Expense Declaration filed by each party where support is at issue, wage earners must attach legible copies of their paycheck stubs for the most recent two months, all social security information deleted (6.7); the parties may be asked to provide legible copies of their last three state and federal income tax returns (6.8); every motion to modify support shall set forth the date and amount of the prior order, the supported spouse to be prepared to give evidence of compliance with Family Code section 4330 (6.9); counsel and the parties must meet and confer in good faith and exchange all documentary evidence prior to any hearing, a failure may result in the matter being dropped from the calendar or continued (6.10); a family law case put on the case management calendar for trial setting by filing a Family Law At Issue Memorandum, prior to filing it the filing party to verify that a responsive pleading has been filed, serve the Preliminary and Final Declaration of Disclosure, receive the other party’s Declaration of Disclosure or a waiver, provide discovery responses and meet and confer on trial dates (6.11); the Family Law Commissioner shall hear all Title IV-D support cases, support enforcement, and other family law matters as assigned, on the calendar on the court’s web site (6.12); remote appearances in Title IV-D cases permitted under California Rule of Court 5.324 (6.13); at the hearing the court shall designate one counsel to prepare the written Order After Hearing (OAH), submitted to the other counsel/party for approval as to form and to the court within 14 days following the hearing, directly to the court with a declaration if opposing counsel does not respond within five days (6.14); no award of child support, spousal support or attorney fees without an attached written agreement or sufficient information, including an Income and Expense Declaration (6.15(a)); no division of community property or confirmation of separate property without an attached agreement or a Property Declaration served with the Request to Enter Default (6.15(b)); a denial of visitation or supervised visitation by default only on a factual Declaration under penalty of perjury mailed with the Request to Enter Default, proof of mailing filed (6.15(c)); a stipulated waiver of the final declaration of disclosure signed under penalty of perjury in accordance with Family Code 2105(d) (6.16); all contested family law cases set for a settlement conference, the parties and the attorneys present (6.17(a)); at least one week prior, each party shall prepare, file and serve a Settlement Conference Statement with the issues and contentions, statistical information, current orders, witness lists and a current, updated Income and Expense Declaration (6.17(b)); the trial conducted in accordance with the rules and procedures for all other civil trials (6.18); an office of Family Law Facilitator with all the duties allowed under Family Code section 10000 et seq. (6.19); complaints concerning the Family Law Facilitator submitted in writing to the Court Executive Officer, the court to investigate and respond within thirty (30) days after receipt of the complaint (6.20); a judge will only grant ex parte relief if the party requesting it shows a risk of irreparable harm or immediate danger under Family Code section 3064 and California Rules of Court rule 5.151(d) (6.21); and all requests for attorney's fees and costs shall comply with rule 5.427 (6.22).
RULE 6. FAMILY LAW 6.1 GENERAL INFORMATION 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 and Enforcement Act. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended Eff. 1/1/11) 6.2 DOCUMENTS PRESENTED FOR FILING All documents presented to the court for filing shall be in conformance with the Californ
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Plumas build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-plumas/docs/local-rules/local-rules-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF PLUMAS LOCAL RULES OF COURT Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 1224627 bytes, sha256 3c2cc28bf533a918211db4c6240c158fce01c5569c8c175b91dbd61eb2fa07f2; 100 pages; this rule PDF pages 48 to 58, printed pages 39 to 49) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 10 to 88, printed 1 to 79) composed as one text and cut at the twelve rule headings - “RULE OF COURT NO. 1 GENERAL RULES”, “RULE OF COURT NO. 2 CIVIL LAW AND MOTION MATTERS”, “RULE 3. CASE MANAGEMENT” to “RULE 12. MISCELLANEOUS” (“Rule 11. Unlawful Detainers” as printed), each matched once as a whole line, each rule beginning a page - and Appendix “B”, the Appellate Division Local Rules (PDF pages 96 to 100), composed apart; the running header of every page (“Superior Court of California, County of Plumas”) and its page number (“1”; “Appendix “B” - 1”), each named and a whole line in its band, removed as chrome - 158 and 10 chrome lines; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's heading, each numbered sub-rule (“1.4 TIMELY APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND REQUIRED NOTIFICATION:”), each lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line, a line in capitals ending its paragraph, and each history line (“(Effective ...)”, “(Amended ...)”) on a line of its own; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 100 pages; 20 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: five lines rejoined - the two-line headings of Rule 3.7 and Rule 8, Rule 3.7(f)'s line wrapped inside its paragraph, and Rule 4.3(1)'s run-in list and Rule 10.6(6)'s reference wrapped at “(3)” and “(e)”, which the reflow took for labels; fifteen lines set apart - a row of Rule 4.3(2)'s trial binder table, three of Rule 6.17(b)(4)'s bulleted issues, Rule 10.2's excepted case categories one a line, row by row, left to right, and a Rule 12.3 addressee's heading from the next address); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.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 lines ending at the court's web address, the run-in bold headings of Rules 5.3(c)(4) and 6.15(a), Rule 12.3's “To:” labels, the binder rows' stray words, the inner labels of Rules 1.9(g) and 6.15(c), Rule 12.3's two “(a)”); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1), the table of contents (2 to 9, printed i to viii), the index (89 to 94, printed A to F) and Appendix “A” (the Certification of Attorney Competency form, 95) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 6.20 has the court respond to a complaint concerning the Family Law Facilitator “within thirty (30) days after receipt”, while the facilitator’s Disclosure and Complaint Process form (held) promises “a written progress report or final determination on your Complaint within fifteen (15) business days” (a review task). Carried as printed: Rule 6.15(c)’s inner paragraphs labeled “(a)” to “(c)” inside subdivision (c); Rule 6.12’s web address “www.plumascourts.ca.gov”.
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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RULE 6. FAMILY LAW 6.1 GENERAL INFORMATION 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 and Enforcement Act. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended Eff. 1/1/11) 6.2 DOCUMENTS PRESENTED FOR FILING All documents presented to the court for filing shall be in conformance with the California Rules of Court and with Rule 2 of these Plumas County Local Rules Rules. Judicial Council forms shall be used for all filings for which such forms have been adopted. (Effective 7/01/08, Amended Eff. 1/1/11) 6.3 FAMILY LAW CASE MANAGEMENT The Plumas Superior Court’s policy is to assist all parties in family law cases in managing their cases so that a timely resolution is reached with the least possible cost. Case Management Conferences will be set in all family law matters involving dissolution, legal separation or nullity for parties to a marriage or domestic partnership, cases to establish parental relationships and any other cases assigned to case management by the family law judge filed after September 1, 2010. (Effective 1/1/11) 6.3.1 DOCUMENTS ISSUED UPON FILING OF PETITION Upon the filing of a family law petition, the Clerk will provide the Petitioner with two (2) copies of each of the following documents. One of these copies is to be served by Petitioner on Respondent when a copy of the Petition and Summons is served: (a) Notice of Family Law Case Management Conference. This document provides the parties with the date, time and location of the Family Law Case Management Conference. (b) A blank Case Management Conference Statement. This document must be completed by the Petitioner and Respondent, either separately or jointly and filed 10 days prior to the Case Management Conference. (Effective 1/1/11) 6.3.2 FAMILY LAW CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (a) Family law Case Management Conferences will generally be held on the first and third Mondays of each month. Should that Monday fall on a court holiday, the conference will be held the following Wednesday. The initial Case Management Conference shall be held at least 120 days after the filing of the petition. Parties may file Case Management Conference Statement local form PL 001 prior to the hearing. The form may be found on the court’s website at www.plumas.courts.ca.gov (b) At the Case Management Conference, the court may order the following: (1) An order establishing a discovery schedule (2) An order referring the case to Mediation/Investigative Evaluation (3) An order requiring the filing of further documents (4) An order setting the case for mandatory settlement conference/trial (5) An order dismissing the action in whole or in part or imposing sanctions (6) An order requiring counsel or the parties to engage in a meet and confer discussion (7) An order continuing the case for further Case Management (c) Remote Proceedings: The court uses the Zoom application to conduct remote proceedings. Instructions for using Zoom to participate in Family Court proceedings can be found on the court’s website at www.plumas.courts.ca.gov (Effective 1/1/11) 6.4 CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION / ORDERS PENDING HEARING (a) Visitation Policy. It is the policy of the court that the child(ren)’s previously established living situation should not be radically altered during the pendency of custody and visitation disputes. Only under extraordinary circumstances will the court deny access of one parent to the child(ren) or change any child(ren)’s principal place of residence pending a hearing on the matter. Therefore, any application to change the child(ren)’s living situation prior to a court hearing shall include the following: (1) The current court order (if any); (2) The current child-sharing schedule or agreement (if any); (3) Any change in the child(ren)’s place of residence in the previous 120 days and the circumstances surrounding those changes; (4) The proposed time-sharing plan; (5) Reasons for any proposed changes in the child(ren)’s living situation; and (6) Any other relevant information. (b) Supervised Visitation. In some cases, the court may order visitation supervised by an approved suitable supervised visitation provider, whether professional or nonprofessional provider. The professional and the nonprofessional provider must comply with and meet specific qualifications specified in Family Code section 3200.5. (Effective 1/1/05, 1/1/11, 7/1/26) 6.5 MEDIATION (a) Scheduling of Mediation. Any dispute regarding custody and/or visitation shall be referred to mediation. The parties complete the intake packet and the mediation orientation presentation located on the court’s website at www.plumas.courts.ca.gov. The parties must provide the completed intake packet to the court clerk’s office to schedule the date and time for mediation. The court clerk may be contacted at (530) 283-6232. (b) Complaint about Mediator. A person who has a complaint about a mediator regarding the mediator’s professional conduct and/or procedures used during mediation must make the complaint in writing to the Court Executive Officer. The Court Executive Officer or designee will conduct an investigation and report the findings of the investigation in writing to the complaining person and mediator within 30 days of the complaint being filed. (c) 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 person(s) to participate in the mediation process including a Domestic Violence Support Person. When visitation issues arise between persons other than the parents (such as grandparents or step-parents), the persons attending mediation shall be determined by the mediator. (d) Mediator’s Recommendation. If the parties reach an agreement during mediation, the mediator will have the parties sign the agreement and present the agreement to the court. If the parties are unable to reach a full agreement, the mediator must submit recommendations regarding custody and visitation to the court. A copy of any agreement or recommendation must be provided to the court, all counsel and all self-represented parties. (e) Objection to Mediation Report. When the parties do not reach an agreement, the mediator presents his/her written recommendations to the court. The recommendations can be reviewed at a hearing noticed by the parties. If any party wants to examine the mediator at a contested hearing, it is that party’s responsibility to secure the mediator’s attendance as a witness. The mediator may appear remotely as a witness. (f) Ex Parte Communications. The mediator will not initiate ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If the mediator finds it necessary to discuss substantive issues with the Judge, the mediator shall inform each of the parties of the communication. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08, 1/1/11, 7/1/26) 6.6 CUSTODY EVALUATION If a custody evaluation is ordered by the court. The parties or their attorneys will be informed of the assignment of the evaluator by written notice. (a) Challenge of Evaluator. If a person wishes to challenge the assignment of the child custody evaluator, he/she should do so by filing a notice of the challenge with the Court Executive Officer within 10 calendar days after receiving the notice of assignment. The challenge will be reviewed by the judge, and a written determination will be sent to all parties within 5 days of the receipt of the challenge. (b) Ex Parte Communications. The child custody evaluator will not conduct ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If any substantive issues are discussed with the Judge, the evaluator shall so inform each of the parties of the communication. (c) Evaluation Report. A court date will be set to receive the report of the child custody evaluator. The report will be sent to the court, the parties, and their attorneys prior to that date. The parties may stipulate to accept the recommendations of the child custody evaluator, or the court may set the matter for a contested hearing. (d) Payment for Custody Evaluation. The financial responsibilities for payment of the cost of the custody evaluation will be reviewed by the judge, and the judge will order such payment arrangements as are applicable to the case. All payments will be made to the Plumas Superior Court. If a party should fail to make payments for the custody evaluation, then the custody evaluator may unilaterally cancel the custody evaluation. In such event, the custody hearing will go forward without the custody evaluation, and the court may take into consideration a party’s non-compliance with the payment arrangements. (Effective 1/1/05, Amended 7/1/08, 1/1/11, 7/1/26) 6.7 CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT/INCOME AND EXPENSE DECLARATION A current Income and Expense Declaration must be filed by each party where support is at issue. If current facts are temporary, both the actual current facts and estimated prospective facts may be shown if properly identified. If attorney’s fees and/or costs are requested, the paragraph pertaining to attorney’s fees must be completed. Wage earners must attach legible copies of their paycheck stubs for the most recent two months. In the event no pay-check stubs are available, other appropriate documentation must be attached. Self-employed parties shall bring their most recent profit and loss statements, balance sheets, quarterly sales tax reports, the last filed tax return, or similar documentation evidencing income from all sources. All social security information should be deleted from these documents prior to submission to the court. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08, 1/1/11) 6.8 TAX RETURN The parties may be asked to provide legible copies of their last three state and federal income tax returns, including all attachments. All social security information should be deleted from these documents prior to submission to the court. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08, 1/1/11) 6.9 SUPPORT MODIFICATIONS Every motion to modify support shall set forth the date of the prior order and the amount of the prior order. At a hearing on modification of spousal support, the supported spouse shall be prepared to give evidence of his or her compliance with Family Code section 4330 by demonstrating progress toward becoming self-sufficient. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08, 1/1/11) 6.10 MEET AND CONFER REQUIREMENTS; EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS Prior to any hearing, counsel and the parties must meet and confer in good faith, in an effort to resolve all issues. While conferring, or prior thereto, litigants must exchange all documentary evidence that is to be relied upon for proof of any material fact. Failure to meet and confer or to exchange documents in a timely manner may result in the matter being dropped from the calendar or continued. At the hearing, the attorneys for the parties must advise the court as to what issues have been settled by agreement and what issues remain contested. (Effective 1/1/11) 6.11 AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM A family law case may be put on the case management calendar for trial setting by filing a Family Law At Issue Memorandum. The form may be found on the court’s website at www.plumas.courts.ca.gov. Prior to filing the Family Law At Issue Memorandum, the filing party shall: (a) Verify that a responsive pleading has been filed; (b) Served the Preliminary and Final Declaration of Disclosure on all parties; (c) Received a copy of the other party’s Declaration of Disclosure or obtained a waiver pursuant to Family Code section 2107; (d) Provided responses to discovery propounded excepting that discovery properly objected to; and (e) Met and conferred, or attempted to meet and confer, with all other parties to determine agreed upon trial dates. (Effective 7/1/08, Amended 1/1/11, 7/1/26) 6.12 FAMILY LAW COMMISSIONER The Family Law Commissioner shall hear all Title IV-D support cases, support enforcement, and other family law matters as assigned. The Title IV-D cases and other family law cases as assigned will be heard on the day and time set forth in the Superior Court calendar available on the court’s web site at www.plumascourts.ca.gov. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 7/1/08, 1/1/11) 6.13 REMOTE APPEARANCES – FAMILY SUPPORT HEARINGS Remote appearances in Title IV-D (family support) cases are permitted pursuant to California Rule of Court 5.324. Any party appearing remotely must comply with that rule. (Effective 1/1/11) 6.14 ORDERS AFTER HEARING Orders After Hearing. At the hearing the court shall designate one counsel to prepare the written Order After Hearing (OAH). This draft OAH should be submitted to the other counsel/party for approval as to form and forwarded to the court. 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. (Previously Rule 6.17; Effective 1/1/05, Amended 7/1/08, 1/1/11) 6.15 DEFAULT OR UNCONTESTED JUDGMENTS (a) Child Support, Spousal Support or Attorney’s Fees Awards. No award of child support, spousal support or attorney fees will be granted unless there is either an attached written agreement between the parties settling those issues or there is sufficient information on which the court may base an order, including a fully completed and executed Income and Expense Declaration with information on both parties where available. (b) Community and/or Separate Property. No division of community property (assets or debts) or confirmation of separate property will be ordered unless there is either an attached written agreement between the parties settling those issues, or there is a completed Property Declaration attached to and served with the Request to Enter Default. (c) Visitation. Where the judgment is taken by default, if there is no attached written agreement concerning custody and visitation, and either supervised visitation or a denial of visitation is requested, an attached factual Declaration under penalty of perjury shall be submitted with the judgment and shall set forth the following: (a) Where the party is seeking to deny visitation between the child(ren) and the defaulting party: The specific reasons visitation should be denied; the last time there was visitation between the child(ren) and the defaulting party; and whether the whereabouts of the defaulting party is known, and, if so, his or her address. (b) Where the party is seeking supervised visitation between the child(ren) and the defaulting party: The reasons such visitation should occur; the person or agency to do the supervision; and how the supervision is to be paid for. (c) Other information: The declaration shall inform the court when the parties separated, who has been the primary caretaker of the child(ren) during the last 6 months and the extent of contact between the child(ren) and the non-caretaker parent during that time. The declaration shall be mailed to the defaulting party with the Request to Enter Default, and proof of mailing shall be filed with the court. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 1/1/11, 7/1/26) 6.16 WAIVER OF FINAL DECLARATION OF DISCLOSURE If a stipulated judgment is submitted for final dissolution of divorce without a hearing, and if that stipulation includes a waiver of service of the final declaration of disclosure, that stipulated waiver must be signed under penalty of perjury in accordance with Family Code 2105(d). (Effective 7/01/08) 6.17 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (a) Settlement conference. All contested family law cases will be set for a settlement conference. The parties and the attorneys must be present at the conference. (b) Settlement Conference Statements. At least one week prior to, each party shall prepare, file and serve on the other party or attorney, a Settlement Conference Statement with contents as indicated below: (1) Statement of issues and contentions. The parties shall identify each issue in dispute and briefly state the contention of the party as to each issue in dispute, and the legal authority supporting that party’s contention. (2) Statistical information. Date of Marriage; Date of Separation; names and dates of Birth for all Minor Children. (3) Current orders. Identify each current order by date the order was issued for the following: 1. Child custody and visitation; 2. Child support; 3. Spousal support; 4. Domestic violence restraining order; 5. Any other interim order. (4) Contested Issues and Contentions. Identify each issue in dispute, briefly state the contention of the party as to each issue in dispute, and the legal authority supporting the contention, as follows: ▪ Custody and visitation; ▪ Child support; ▪ Spousal support; ▪ Property characterization and division; ▪ Credits, reimbursements, and offsets; ▪ Attorney’s fees and costs; ▪ Any other issue in dispute. (5) Witness lists each party intends to be called at trial and a brief statement of the expected area of testimony of each witness. (6) Income and Expense declaration. Each party shall file a current, updated Income and Expense Declaration. (Effective 7/1/03, Amended 1/1/11, 7/1/26) 6.18 CONDUCT OF TRIAL The trial will be conducted in accordance with rules and procedures for all other civil trials. (Eff. 7/1/03, Amended 1/01/2011) 6.19 FAMILY LAW FACILITATOR The Plumas Superior Court has established an office of Family Law Facilitator for self-represented litigants. The office of Family Law Facilitator has all the duties allowed under Family Code section 10000 et seq. (Effective. 1/1/11) 6.20 FAMILY LAW FACILITATOR COMPLAINT PROCESS Complaints concerning the Family Law Facilitator should be submitted to the Court Executive Officer or his/her designee in writing. The court will investigate the complaint and respond to the complaint within thirty (30) days after receipt of the complaint. (Effective 1/1/11) 6.21 EX PARTE APPLICATIONS Ex Parte applications are governed by California Rules of Court rule 5.151. A judge will only grant ex parte relief if the party requesting it shows a risk of irreparable harm or immediate danger, as more fully described in Family Code section 3064 and California Rules of Court rule 5.151(d). (Effective 7/1/26) 6.22 ATTORNEY’S FEES REQUESTS: All request for attorney’s fees and costs shall comply with California rules of Court rule 5.427. (Effective 7/1/26)
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.