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Section 14 (Rules 14.01 to 14.12): court designated child custody recommending counselors authorized to render a recommendation the court may consider without foundation, the assignment of counselors an administrative function of Family Court Services, and requests for a change made to its Director (14.01); declarations submitted to the counselor of no more than 10 pages each and 30 pages a parent, filed and served for actual physical receipt not later than noon of the court day preceding the mediation session (14.01); a written request to the Family Court Services office at Room 310 at least three court days before the hearing or trial for the counselor's testimony (14.01); child custody evaluations - the appointment on form FL-327, the court to order payment of the evaluator at the time of the appointment, evaluators qualified under Rules 5.225 and 5.230 who must file form FL-326, no peremptory challenges, withdrawal for good cause, complaints to the licensing board, the evaluator to file the report and serve it at least 10 days before the hearing, its confidentiality, and ex parte communications (14.02); the Family Law Facilitator under the supervision of the Presiding Judge, with the services of Family Code Section 10004 and the duties of Section 10005 (14.03); the family-centered case resolution process under CRC 5.83 for dissolution, legal separation, nullity, parentage and grandparent cases, the case review, and the milestones toward disposing of 90 percent of cases within 18 months - the proof of service, a request to enter default, the preliminary declaration of disclosure and the judgment after default, each within 60 days (14.05); an At-Issue Memorandum (Local Form LF-FAM-100) filed once a petition, response and preliminary disclosures have been filed, no trial date set on a party's request until it is filed, a Counter At-Issue Memorandum within ten (10) days, and the parties to complete all final disclosures following its filing (14.06); temporary spousal or partner support under the “Santa Clara Rule” - 40% of the net income of the payor, minus 50% of the net income of the payee - a computer generated support calculation attached to all orders after hearing or stipulations with support provisions, and requests for reimbursement with a summary and the evidence (14.07); service by delivery to the clerk of the court under Local Rule 5.21 (14.09); a party filing a FL-300, FL-320, DV-140, DV-120 or FL-305 which seeks orders regarding custody or visitation to file at the same time a Mandatory Disclosure of Information (Local Form LF-FAM-105) (14.10); no direct fax filings, filings through a fax filing agency, and no fax filing of the documents of CRC 2.300(b) except as provided in Family Code §§ 5700.316 and 5700.602 (14.11); supervised visitation providers - a professional provider's declaration on form FL-324(P) with a current Trust Line registration number, a business license within the County of Shasta, general liability insurance and 24-hour in-person training, submitted to the Family Court Services Director before the first visit and by the first week of January each year, Family Court Services' list of providers, visit reports to the court clerk's office and Family Court Services, and a nonprofessional provider's form FL-324(NP) filed before serving (14.12).
SECTION 14 FAMILY LAW RULES RULE 14.01 FAMILY COURT SERVICES COUNSELING (A) Recommendations of child custody recommending counselors Court designated child custody recommending counselors are hereby authorized to render a recommendation to the court as to the custody or visitation of the child or children, involved. The Court may, without foundation, consider the report and recommendation of the c
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-11 (California T4 Shasta build 2026-10-11) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-shasta/docs/roc/roc_jan26.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover letter of May 18, 2026 “The attachment represents a new edition of the Local Rules of Court for the Superior Court of California, County of Shasta, effective July 1, 2026.” and its title page “RULES ADOPTED: May 18, 2026 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-11; 1041160 bytes, sha256 e2a8127b7fc6ca48e78283c7ab9a2d4d387d18726a2f343fb5baae7837d44755; 85 pages; this section PDF pages 48 to 56) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) and its strike-out: the rules (PDF pages 10 to 73, printed 1 to 64) composed as one text, from “SECTION 1” to the last rule of Section 18, and cut at the eighteen section headings, each matched once as a whole line (a section may begin mid-page: Sections 8 and 9 both begin on PDF page 36, Sections 10 and 11 on page 40; Sections 4 and 12 print only “(RESERVED)” and are no card); each page's running header (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Shasta”) and its printed page number removed as chrome (129 lines); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number set with its title as one line (“RULE 2.06 COURT REPORTERS”) and each history note on a line of its own; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-11.txt) finds one struck run, a single space on PDF page 14 that a short stroke crosses in Rule 2.06(B), and no struck text; 7 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: the headings of Rules 3.03, 5.19 and 15.20 and Section 7's title, each printed on two or three lines, set as one line; two sentences of Rules 5.16 and 14.06(A) broken before a line, joined; Rule 14.12's web address joined across its line wrap without a space); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-11.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover letter, the title page, the table of contents, the index and the appendices listing the local forms (PDF pages 1 to 9 and 74 to 85) belong to no card. Review note: Carried as printed: Rule 14.06(A)'s “by the petition and respondent” and Rule 14.07(A)(1)(a)'s “adjusted or tax consequences”.
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 14 FAMILY LAW RULES RULE 14.01 FAMILY COURT SERVICES COUNSELING (A) Recommendations of child custody recommending counselors Court designated child custody recommending counselors are hereby authorized to render a recommendation to the court as to the custody or visitation of the child or children, involved. The Court may, without foundation, consider the report and recommendation of the counselor. (B) Challenge of counselor The assignment of counselors is an administrative function of Family Court Services. Requests made to the Court to assign or not assign a specific counselor will not be honored. Requests for a change in assigned counselor or reports of general problems related to Family Court Services shall be made to the Director of Family Court Services. Reports of general problems related to the Director of Family Court Services shall be made to the Supervising Family Law Judge. (C) Declarations All declarations submitted to the counselor for consideration shall comply with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.100. No single declaration shall exceed 10 pages in length nor shall the total number of pages submitted by or on behalf of any parent, including exhibits and attachments thereto, exceed 30 pages. All papers submitted to the counselor for consideration, with the exception of the intake forms provided to the parties by Family Court Services, shall first be filed with the court and must be accompanied by a proof of service upon the opposing party or counsel, (with file stamped, conformed copies given to Family Court Services.) Service must be effected in a manner as to ensure actual physical receipt by the opposing party and/or counsel and Family Court Services, not later than noon of the court day preceding the scheduled mediation session. Notwithstanding the foregoing, declarations that are not timely served may be considered at the discretion of the counselor. (D) Testimony of Child Custody Recommending Counselor (1) A party seeking testimony from the child custody recommending counselor at hearing or trial must, at least three court days prior to the scheduled hearing or trial, make a written request to the Family Court Services office at Room 310 of the Shasta County Courthouse, 1515 Court Street, Redding, CA 96001. When trial is scheduled to commence less than three court days after the Trial Setting Conference, the written request must be submitted no later than 5pm on the day of the Trial Setting Conference. (2) This rule is not applicable to deposition testimony. A request for deposition testimony from the child custody recommending counselor must be made in compliance with Government Code sections 68097.1 and 68097.2. The party issuing the deposition subpoena should contact the Family Court Services office prior to serving the subpoena to determine availability. (Amended, effective July 1, 2025) (Renumbered January 1, 2000; previously 14.18) RULE 14.02 CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS (A) Appointments of Child Custody Evaluators. In any contested proceeding involving custody and/or visitation, the court may, in its discretion, appoint a child custody evaluator to perform an evaluation in accordance with Family Code section 3110 et seq., Evidence Code section 730, or Code of Civil Procedure section 2032.010 et seq. The court will use Judicial Council form FL-327, Order Appointing Child Custody Evaluator, to make any such appointment. (B) Payment for Child Custody Evaluations. The court will order payment of the evaluator at the time of the appointment. The evaluator may not withhold a report from the court because of the parties' failure to pay. The evaluator may bring the issue of a party's failure to pay to the attention of the court. (C) Conduct of Child Custody Evaluations. The evaluation shall be conducted in conformance with Rule 5.220 of the California Rules of Court by a child custody evaluator who satisfies the licensing, education, training and experience requirements of Rules 5.225 and 5.230 of the California Rules of Court. In the event that no evaluator who meets the requirements of Rule 5.225 is willing and available to perform an evaluation, the court may appoint an evaluator who does not meet the requirements under the circumstances permitted by Rule 5.225. (D) Qualifications of Evaluators. Any child custody evaluator appointed pursuant to this local rule must file Judicial Council form FL-326, Declaration of Private Child Custody Evaluator Regarding Qualifications, as required by Rule 5.225(k) of the California Rules of Court to establish that he or she is a qualified child custody evaluator. Peremptory challenges to any court-appointed child custody evaluator will not be allowed. (E) Withdrawal of Evaluator. Evaluators may petition the court to withdraw from a case, for good cause, in a writing directed to the judicial officer to whom the case has been assigned with copies to the parties/attorneys. The evaluator need not be present at the hearing unless directed by the court. (F) Complaints against Evaluators. If a party alleges that an evaluator has committed an unprofessional or inappropriate act during the course of the evaluation, he or she may discuss the complaint with the evaluator directly in order to handle misunderstandings. Any complaints regarding the evaluator that are not resolved informally should be directed to the appropriate licensing/regulatory board. (G) Reports. Evaluators shall prepare a written report. At least 10 days before the hearing regarding custody of the child, the evaluator shall file the report and serve it on the parties or their attorneys, and any counsel appointed for the child pursuant to Family Code section 3150. (H) Confidentiality; Sanctions for Violation. Reports from child custody evaluators shall be placed in a confidential envelope in the court file upon completion of the hearing, and may not be disclosed to anyone except the following persons: (a) a party to the proceeding and his or her attorney of record; (b) an attorney appointed for the child pursuant to Family Code section 3150; (c) those additional persons set forth in Family Code section 3025.5; and (d) any other person upon order of the court for good cause. Those persons entitled to disclosure of the report shall preserve the confidentiality of the document. Use of the report shall be limited to the pending litigation and no person who has access to the report shall make copies for dissemination or disclose its contents to any child who is the subject of the report or to anyone else not entitled to access, nor shall the parties attach such document to any pleading in the pending litigation or in any other litigation or proceeding. Substantial sanctions shall be imposed for inappropriate disclosure. (I) Ex Parte Communications with Evaluator. Communications with the child custody evaluator are governed by Family Code section 216 and Rule 5.235 of the California Rules of Court. In general, direct or indirect communications between the evaluator, any attorney for the parties, any attorney for a child appointed pursuant to Family Code section 3150, or the court are prohibited without the knowledge, presence or consent of all parties involved in the matter. (Amended, Effective July 1, 2013) RULE 14.03 FAMILY LAW FACILITATOR The Family Law Facilitator provided for pursuant to Division 14 of the Family Code shall, under the supervision, and at the direction of the Presiding Judge or the Presiding Judge’s designee, and in addition to providing the services set forth in Family Code Section 10004, be responsible to discharge the additional duties set forth in Family Code Section 10005. (Amended, effective January 1, 2010) (Renumbered January 1, 2010; previously 14.02) RULE 14.04 (RESERVED) (Amended, effective January 1, 2014) RULE 14.05 FAMILY-CENTERED CASE RESOLUTION PROCESS (A) Purpose This rule is intended to implement a family-centered case resolution process in conformance with CRC 5.83. (B) Scope This rule applies to all dissolution, legal separation, nullity, parentage and grandparent cases filed after January 1, 2012. (C) Family Centered Case Resolution Order without an Appearance; Case Review Pursuant to CRC 5.83(f), the court will review the case to determine whether it is progressing towards disposition in a timely and effective manner in accordance with the milestones, disposition time standards, and additional factors set forth in CRC 5.83. The court may take any action authorized by CRC 5.83, including but not limited to setting status conferences, setting a family-centered case resolution conference, or scheduling the case for further review without appearances by the parties. Following the case review, a family law judicial officer may issue a family centered case resolution order notifying the parties and attorneys of the current status of the case and the next steps required to reach disposition. (D) Disposition Goals; Milestones To accomplish the goal of disposing of 90 percent of all cases within 18 months of the date the petition was filed, it is expected that cases will meet the following milestones: (1) A proof of service of summons and petition should be filed within 60 days of case initiation; (2) If no response has been filed, and the parties have not agreed on an extension of time to respond, a request to enter default should be submitted within 60 days after the date the response was due; (3) The preliminary declaration of disclosure should be served within 60 days of the filing of the petition; and (4) When a default has been entered, a judgment should be submitted within 60 days of the entry of default. (Amended, effective July 1, 2017) RULE 14.06 AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM/ REQUEST FOR TRIAL (A) Once a petition, response and preliminary disclosures pursuant to Family Code section 2104 have been filed by the petition and respondent in any family law case, a party may file an At-Issue Memorandum (Local Form LF-FAM-100) accompanied by a proof of service when the case is at-issue and ready to be set for trial. An At-Issue Memorandum shall not be filed if any petition or complaint, supplemental petition or complaint, or other affirmative pleading remains unanswered, or if preliminary disclosures have not been filed by the petitioner and respondent unless waived pursuant to Family Code section 2107. A trial date will not be set upon the request of a party until the At-Issue Memorandum is filed. The Court retains discretion to set a trial date upon its own motion without an At-Issue Memorandum. (B) Any party not in agreement with the information or estimates given in the At Issue Memorandum may, within ten (10) days after service of the At-Issue Memorandum, file and serve a Counter At-Issue Memorandum. (C) Following the filing of an At-Issue Memorandum, the parties shall complete all final disclosures, unless waived, pursuant to Family Code section 2105. (Amended, effective January 1, 2020) RULE 14.07 CHILD SUPPORT AND TEMPORARY SPOUSAL OR PARTNER SUPPORT (A) Guidelines for Child and Spousal Support (1) In appropriate cases, temporary spousal support shall be awarded in accordance with Family Code section 3600 et seq. and may also be determined by the use of a computer generated calculation that applies the “Santa Clara Rule.” The “Santa Clara Rule” provides: (a) Temporary spousal or partner support is generally computed by taking 40% of the net income of the payor, minus 50% of the net income of the payee, adjusted or tax consequences. If there is child support, temporary spousal or partner support is calculated on net income not allocated to child support and/or child-related expenses. (b) The Court will use the local spousal or partner support formula at temporary spousal or partner support hearings except in the following circumstances: (i) The application would be inequitable; or (ii) The demonstrated need for the requested support is below the formula amount. In the interest of avoiding unnecessary litigation on this issue, the Expense Declaration of the payee will not be viewed as determining or fixing need, but as indicating the level of expenditure under the existing circumstances. (B) Computer Generated Support Calculations All orders after hearing or stipulations that contain child and/or temporary spousal or partner support provisions, including orders for $0 support, shall have attached a computer generated support calculation setting forth the guideline amount and the assumptions used in determining the support amount. If the parties do not agree upon a single calculation, each party may attach a computer generated calculation. (C) Reimbursement Issues Requests for reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs for health care and/or child care must include a summary detailing the cost paid and reimbursement requested. Copies of evidence/exhibits in support of the request for reimbursement shall be submitted with the moving papers. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2014) RULE 14.08 (RESERVED) (Amended, effective January 1, 2018) RULE 14.09 SERVICE BY DELIVERY TO CLERK OF THE COURT Refer to Local Rule 5.21 regarding application and order for party seeking to serve notice or papers on the other party, or attorney for the other party, by delivering the notice or papers to the clerk of the court. (Adopted, effective July 1, 2016) RULE 14.10 MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN CUSTODY AND VISITATION MATTERS A party filing Judicial Council Form FL-300, Request for Order; Judicial Council Form FL-320, Responsive Declaration to Request for Order; Judicial Council Form DV-140, Child Custody and Visitation Order; Judicial Council Form DV-120, Response to Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order; or Judicial Council Form FL-305, Temporary Emergency (Ex Parte) Orders which seeks orders regarding custody or visitation, must at the same time file a Mandatory Disclosure of Information (Local Form LF-FAM-105) executed under penalty of perjury. This requirement also applies to motions for grandparent visitation and/or joinder. (Amended, effective January 1, 2020) RULE 14.11 FACSIMILE FILING This court does not accept direct fax filings as provided by CRC, rule 2.304. This court will accept filings through a fax filing agency in accordance with CRC, rule 2.303. The court will not accept fax filing of those documents identified in CRC 2.300(b), except as provided in Family Code §§ 5700.316 and 5700.602. “Fax filing agency” means an entity that receives documents by fax for processing and filing with the trial courts. An attorney or law office may be a “fax filing agency” for the attorney, law office or others so long as all duties and requirements under CRC Rules 2.303 and 2.305 are met. (Amended, effective July 1, 2021) RULE 14.12 STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR PROVIDERS OF SUPERVISED VISITATION 1. Supervised visitation providers have several legal responsibilities and duties under Family Code section 3200.5 and Standard 5.20 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration (Uniform Standards of Practice for Providers of Supervised Visitation). Providers should be familiar with all requirements. In addition, the following obligations must be satisfied. Professional Supervised Visitation Providers’ Obligations: 2. A "professional provider," as defined in Family Code section 3200.5, is any person who is paid for providing supervised visitation services, or an independent contractor, employee, intern, or volunteer operating independently or through a supervised visitation center or agency. See Standard 5.20 (b) (2). 3. All professional supervised visitation providers must sign a declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Professional) Judicial Council Form (FL-324(P)) stating that all training and qualification requirements to be a professional provider have been met. See Standard 5.20(e)(13). (a) Included with the FL-324(P) submission to Shasta County Superior Court all persons providing professional supervised visitation must provide proof of a current Trust Line registration number, a business license within the County of Shasta, proof of current general liability insurance, and certification of completed 24-hour in-person training. Only training approved by the Judicial Council of California will be accepted by Shasta County Superior Court. (b) The Declaration (FL-324(P)) and documentation must be submitted to the Family Court Services Director before the first supervised visit for new providers. The FL-324(P) and documentation must be submitted by the first week of January each year for professional providers already included on the list. This form will be maintained by Family Court Services. (c) Family Court Services will maintain a list of providers who have submitted form FL-324(P) and documentation in the past year. The Court maintains the discretion to add or remove providers from the list based upon the needs of the court but does not endorse, evaluate, supervise, or monitor the listed providers or their facilities. (d) Filed forms FL-324(P) shall be confidential and unavailable to any person except the court, the parties, their attorneys and any person to whom the court expressly grants access by written order made with prior notice to all parties. 4. Professional visitation provider submission of visitation reports: (a) The court is to be included in each distribution of visit reports by the provider. The original report shall be mailed, or hand delivered to the court clerk’s office. A separate copy of each report shall also be mailed, hand delivered or faxed to Family Court Services. In addition to the two court copies all reports are to be sent to all parties, their attorneys and the attorney for the child. See Standard 5.20 (j) (3). (b) An updated copy of the provider’s FL-324(P) shall be resubmitted with each visitation report. See Standard 5.20 (e) (14). 5. Nonprofessional Supervised Visitation Providers’ Obligations: (a) All nonprofessional supervised visitation providers are required to file a Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Nonprofessional) Judicial Council Form (FL-324(NP)) stating that all requirements to be a nonprofessional provider have been met before serving as a visitation provider. See Standard 5.20(d)(3). (b) If a nonprofessional provider will be used, the parents should inform the court and file the FL-324(NP) form with the court. The Declaration (FL-324(NP)) can be obtained at Family Court Services, Self Help Center, or www.courts.ca.gov. (c) Filed forms FL-324(P) and FL-324(NP) shall be confidential and unavailable to any person except the court, the parties, their attorneys and any person to whom the court expressly grants access by written order made with prior notice to all parties. (d) Non-professional Visitation providers are encouraged to review The Judicial Council’s guide for Non-professional providers: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/Guide-Nonprofessional-Booklet.pdf (e) All Visitation Providers are encouraged to review the material available in the California Rules of Court: Standards of Judicial Administration regarding the role and duties of a visitation provider/monitor. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2024)
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.