Family Court Description

Family Court News & Announcements

Family Court Dept 73

Family Court matters assigned to Department 73 will be transferred to the new South County Courthouse opening in Morgan Hill in early 2009 - see Transfer Notice. Parties can ask to have their case assigned to North County (the Sunnyvale Courthouse) rather than South County, using the Stipulation and Order re Transfer form.

Family Court Open at Sunnyvale

Two Family Law Departments, the Family Clerk's Office and the Self-Service Center are open in Sunnyvale. See the Standing Order for locations for filing and submitting documents. Click for address and map to the Sunnyvale Courthouse.

Judgment Checklists

Judgment checklists are required for uncontested Family Law Judgment packets. Click here to get the Mandatory Family Law Judgment Checklist or Family Law Parentage Judgment Checklist. These will help you turn in the right forms to get a judgment in your family law case (divorce, parentage, etc.)

Declaration of Residence Form

Click here to get the Declaration of Residence Form, adopted for mandatory use effective November 1, 2007. The Declaration of Residence Form should be included with new family law or confidential paternity actions.

For information on domestic violence prevention, restraining orders and emergency protective orders, see the Restraining Order page on this website.

If you would like to see information about a particular family case or to find out about a hearing date, click here to visit our public access Case Info website. However, you will not be able to look up information about certain cases that are confidential. This includes cases involving adoptions, mental health issues and custody petitions for parents who have not married.

Get help filing out forms! Click here to find out about "EZ Legal File" - an online interactive (question/answer) free form generator for Domestic Violence and Family Law forms.

For related family information on:
Criminal law violations by a child under the age of 18	Go to the Juvenile Delinquency section of this website.
Abuse and/or neglect of a child	Go to the Juvenile Dependency section of this website
For more information on child abuse	Go to the Child Abuse Council of Santa Clara County
Wills or Trusts Guardianships Conservatorships (for people who cannot care for themselves or manage their money) Name changes Adoptions Elder abuse	Go to the Probate section of this website.

Santa Clara County Superior Court maintains and provides this information as a service to our community. Please feel free to send your comments or suggestions.