Legal Question in Family Law in California

Mr. McCormick

Then what is the point of using this web site if you cant answer my questions for the state of California, Is it not the same for all of California? Self help is why I am here and the family court people dont have the anseres either.


Asked on 12/04/12, 4:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

First off, you need to realize that each question you post is completely disconnected from any previous questions you have posted or answers we have given. So I can only guess from this what you are referring to. Assuming you are the person I recently told they were asking local questions and suggested that they contact the local Family Court for answers: the answer to your current question is "No," it is not the same for all of California. As I told you earlier today, telephonic appearance rules and procedures are local matters. They are established by local rules that differ from county to county. And to make things even more challenging, almost every County allows each judge to set their own rules and procedures for telephonic appearances, submission of evidence and pretty much everything else to do with the nuts and bolts of a hearing. So, as I told you before, you need to contact the individual courtroom clerk or deputy if you can do that in your particular court. Otherwise you have to ask the people here: http://slocourts.net/self_help/family_law/facilitator_schedule. You should also read this: http://slocourts.net/downloads/forms/family_law/flp.pdf since you are required by local court rule to know its contents and comply with anything in it that applies to your case. If you want any more information than that from a lawyer, you are going to have to pick up the phone and call one who practices in your county on a regular basis or pay any family law attorney in California to do the research for you. This web site is for general guidance as a pro bono service we attorneys provide for free, but we are not here to give away our legal research skills and other actual attorney/client legal services for free.

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Answered on 12/04/12, 5:21 pm


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