General Order #GO26-003 (effective January 1, 2026, in effect until December 31, 2027): child support cases are filed and heard at the Historic Courthouse (351 North Arrowhead Avenue, San Bernardino) or the Barstow Courthouse; the order's tables list the zip codes and cities each courthouse serves (by the place of residence or where the incident occurred).
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SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street, Eleventh Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO IN RE: WHERE CHILD SUPPORT CASES ARE FILED AND HEARD GENERAL ORDER #GO26-003 GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE The Presiding Judge has designated locations for where the types of cases are to be filed and heard. To process filings in a timely manner, please locate the type of case and zip code that corresponds with the place of residence or where the incident occurred. This will identify the assigned courthouse to file and have the case heard. (a) Child Support. All child support cases shall be filed and heard in the following courthouses: (1) Historic Courthouse at 351 North Arrowhead Avenue, San Bernardino, 92415 Zip Code(s) | City Name 91701, 91729, 91730, 91737, 91739 | Rancho Cucamonga 91708, 91710 | Chino 91709 | Chino Hills 91743 | Guasti 91759 | Mt. Baldy 91758, 91761, 91762, 91764 | Ontario 91763 | Montclair 91766 | portions of Pomona 91784, 91785, 91786 | Upland 92252 | Joshua Tree 92256 | Morongo Valley 92268 | Pioneertown 92277, 92278 | Twentynine Palms/Twentynine Palms Marine Base 92284, 92286 | Yucca Valley 92285 | Landers/Johnson Valley/portions of Yucca Valley 92305 | Angelus Oaks 92313 | Grand Terrace 92316 | Bloomington 92317 | Blue Jay 92318 | Bryn Mawr 92321 | Cedar Glen 92322 | Cedarpines Park 92324 | Colton 92325 | Crestline 92331, 92334, 92335, 92336, 92337 | Fontana 92339 | Forest Falls 92341 | Green Valley Lake 92346 | Highland 92350, 92354, 92357 | Loma Linda 92352 | Lake Arrowhead 92358 | Lytle Creek 92359 | Mentone 92373, 92374, 92375 | Redlands 92376, 92377 | Rialto 92378 | RimForest 92382 | Arrowbear Lake/Running Springs 92385 | Skyforest 92391 | Twin Peaks 92399 | Yucaipa 92401, 94202, 92403, 92404, 92405, 92406, 92407, 92408, 92410, 92411, 92413, 92415, 92418, 92423, 92427 | San Bernardino 92880 | portions of Corona (2) Barstow Courthouse, 235 East Mountain View St., Barstow, CA 92311 Zip Code | City Name 92242 | Big River/Earp 92267 | Parker Dam 92280 | Vidal 92301 | Adelanto 92304 | Amboy/Cadiz 92307, 92308 | Apple Valley 92309 | Baker/Kelso 92310 | Ft. Irwin 92311/92312 | Barstow 92314 | Big Bear City 92315 | Big Bear Lake 92323 | Cima 92327 | Daggett 92329 | Phelan 92332 | Essex 92333 | Fawnskin 92338 | Ludlow 92340, 92344, 92345 | Hesperia 92342 | Helendale 92344 | Oak Hills 92347 | Hinkley 92356 | Lucerne Valley 92363 | Needles 92364 | Nipton 92365 | Newberry Springs 92366 | Mountain Pass 92368 | Oro Grande 92371 | Phelan 92372 | Pinon Hills 92386 | Sugarloaf 92392, 92393, 92394, 92395 | Victorville 92397 | Wrightwood 92398 | Yermo 93516 | portions of Boron 93524 | portions of Edwards 93555 | portions of Ridgecrest 93558 | Red Mountain 93562 | Trona/Argus This order is effective January 1, 2026, and supersedes previous general orders entitled Where Child Support Cases are Filed and Heard, issued by previous Presiding Judges. This Order shall remain in effect until December 31, 2027. Dated this 1st day of January 2026. Rod Cortez Presiding Judge of the Superior Court General Order: Where Child Support Cases are Filed and Heard [The order is signed above the printed name. The zip code tables are set one row per line (zip codes | city name); the San Bernardino row's zip codes run from page 2 onto page 3. The print's "94202" in the San Bernardino row (between 92401 and 92403), "92344" for both Hesperia and Oak Hills, and "Phelan" for both 92329 and 92371 are transcribed as printed. The title "Where Child Support Cases are Filed and Heard" is italicized in the print. The running footer "General Order: Where Child Support Cases are Filed and Heard" is transcribed once; page numbers and pleading line numbers are omitted.]
SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street, Eleventh Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO IN RE: WHERE CHILD SUPPORT CASES ARE FILED AND HEARD GENERAL ORDER #GO26-003 GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE The Presiding Judge has designated locations for where the types of cases are to be filed and heard.
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-07 (California T4 San Bernardino build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-bernardino/docs/forms-filing/wherechildsupportcasesarefiledandheard.pdf (124150 bytes, sha256 1f5b0cb531ec28d18d18800704d210ed0d1438608ecd61ddb3834ba2fd7f0fdb; 4 pages) - transcribed by eye from the rendered page images (200 dpi), every page read against its image; RapidOCR's reading of each page, and the file's own text layer where it has one, served only as second readers - every six-word window of the transcription was looked up in them and every miss checked on the page image, and every quotation mark, apostrophe and dash checked on a crop of the page (custody vision/check-log.md); captions set cell by cell, zip-code tables one row per line (zip codes | city), pleading continuation marks and line numbers omitted, running footers transcribed once, handwritten fills in place, with a closing bracketed note; a signature itself is not transcribed.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.