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Santa Clara County Superior Court - Family Justice Center
Physical:
201 North 1st Street
San Jose, CA 95113
San Jose, CA 95113
Mailing:
191 North 1st Street
San Jose, CA 95113
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: 408-792-4200
Online Court Resources
Resources for the Santa Clara County Superior Court - Family Justice Center as well as online resources applicable to courts generally in Santa Clara County, California, and resources applicable to all courts in California.
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Santa Clara County Superior Court Cases
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Santa Clara County Superior Court Criminal Case Index
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Dockets, calendars, and other information about court cases
Santa Clara County Superior Court Calendars
Search Santa Clara County Superior Court civil, family, probate, and small claims calendars and case records by case number, case title, party and case type, department, attorney, or case type and date. Search traffic and local ordinance calendars and case records by case number, citation number, license plate number, or party name and date of birth.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Civil Schedule
View the Santa Clara County Superior Court civil schedule by case type, day of the week, time, and department.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Law and Motion and Discovery Calendars
View available dates on the Santa Clara County Superior Court civil law and motion and discovery calendar.
Published opinions and orders
Santa Clara County Superior Court Tentative Rulings
View Santa Clara County Superior Court civil tentative rulings by department.
Attorney General Legal Opinions
Search California Attorney General legal opinions from 1985 to current.
Forms and related information
Santa Clara Superior Court Forms
View and download Santa Clara County Superior Court forms by form name, number, revision date, and court division.
AOC Records Request Form and Information
The Administrative Office of the Courts offers an online request form and information about how to request records maintained by the Office, the Judicial Council or the appellate courts.
Attorney Complaint Forms and Information
The State Bar of California offers information and resources related to complaints about an attorney, including an online complaint form.
California State Superior Court Forms
View and download California court forms by form name or form number, select a group of forms by type of case, or view a list of recently changed forms.
Interactive Online Forms
Answer a series of questions about your case, and TurboCourt will prepare the appropriate family law, small claims, evictions, domestic violence, guardianship, and child support forms for you to file in California Superior Courts. Registration is required. A convenience fee applies.
Online fine payments
Pay City of Mountain View Parking Tickets
Pay City of Mountain View parking tickets online. A fee applies.
Pay City of Palo Alto Parking Tickets
Pay City of Palo Alto parking tickets online.
Pay City of San Jose Parking Tickets
Pay City of San Jose parking tickets online. A fee may apply.
Pay or Appeal City of Cupertino Parking Tickets
Pay or appeal City of Cupertino parking tickets online. A fee applies.
Pay Santa Clara County Superior Court Traffic Tickets and Court Traffic School Fees
Pay Santa Clara County Superior Court traffic tickets and court traffic school fees online. A fee applies.
Self help, legal research, general information
Santa Barbara County Juvenile Case Information
View information about juvenile cases in Santa Clara County Superior Court, including delinquency, status offenses, and child abuse and neglect intervention. Links to additional resources are included.
Santa Clara County Law Library
View information about the Santa Clara County Law Library, including location, hours, descriptions of available materials and services, and links to additional online self-help resources.
Santa Clara County Mediation
The Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations Dispute Resolution Program offers mediation services for community, juvenile justice, and small claims disputes. Click Mediation Programs in the left column for details.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution
View information about Santa Clara County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which includes mediation, arbitration, and neutral evaluation and can help parties resolve disputes without going to court. Links to searchable lists of ADR providers are included.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Probate Case Information
View information about probate cases in Santa Clara County Superior Court, including an overview of estate administration, conservatorships, and guardianships of minors, necessary forms, and links to additional resources.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Rules
View local rules of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Self-Help Center
View Santa Clara Superior Court self help information for parties without lawyers, including help links arranged by case type and to in-person services at Self-Help Centers and the Family Law Facilitator.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Small Claims Information
View information about small claims cases in Santa Clara County Superior Court, including monetary limits, procedure, and links to self-help resources and the Small Claims Advisor.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Traffic Case Information
View information about traffic cases in Santa Clara County Superior Court, including fine payments, case records, correctable violations, self-help resources, and traffic school. Links to approved classroom and home-study traffic schools are included.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
View information about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, which include mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, and settlement conferences, and can help parties resolve disputes without going to court. A link to local Superior Court ADR programs is included.
California Court Rules
View and download statewide California Rules of Court by case type and local Superior Court rules by county.
California Courts - Legal Information and Legal Resources
View California Courts self-help information on court procedure, legal research, lawyers and legal help, small claims, families and children, divorce or separation, abuse and harassment, housing, name change, traffic, seniors and conservatorship, financial issues, criminal law, and appeals. Links to additional online resources and a glossary of terms are included.
California Courts - Small Claims Information
View California Courts information on Small Claims cases, including research and trial preparation, filing or responding to a claim, collection or appeal of a judgment, and judgment payment options.
California Courts - Wills, Estates, and Probate Information
View California Courts information about wills, estates, and probate cases, including an overview of asset distribution upon death of an individual, will validity, and the process of administering a probate estate.
California Law Libraries
View a list of California county law libraries, with contact information, hours, maps, and links to available local law library websites.
California Legal Document Assistance
View information about California Legal Document Assistants, who help self-represented parties prepare and file legal documents for a fee. Search for a member in your area by name, area code, zip code, city, county, or service performed.
California Statutes
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Child Support Services
The California Department of Child Support Services offers information and services related to child support, including online case information, online child support calculator, paternity establishment and contact information for local offices.
Foreclosure Prevention Resources
View resources for preventing foreclosure in California, including local housing counseling agencies, information, state agencies and programs, and a link to legal aid providers.
LawHelp California Legal Information and Legal Resources
LawHelp California offers legal information and other resources for many legal issues, including housing, family issues, benefits, domestic violence, employment, small claims, veterans and military, civil rights, immigration, disability, estates, and Native American issues.
Legal Research Information
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers an online class in how to conduct legal research.
Legal Research Links
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers a categorized list of links to state and national legal resources, including general research, laws, regulations, courts, forms, and rules.
Online Law Library Services
Several California law libraries provide staff for the AskNow law librarian service, which provides online answers to legal reference questions and referrals for further research.
Search California Traffic Safety Institute Traffic Schools
The California Traffic Safety Institute provides lists of classroom and home-study traffic schools, searchable by county.
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Information
The California Department of Motor Vehicles offers information about traffic laws, driver licenses, and vehicle registration.
Legal aid, free services, lawyer referral
Santa Clara County Lawyer Referral
The Santa Clara County Bar Association offers a lawyer referral service by telephone or online request. A nominal fee is required; an initial consultation with a lawyer is included.
Santa Clara County Lawyers
Search the Santa Clara County Bar Association's Public Directory of Attorneys by name, area of practice, and location.
Santa Clara County Legal Assistance
View information about limited-scope representation and links to various community legal aid organizations in Santa Clara County.
Santa Clara County Public Defender
View information about the Santa Clara County Public Defender, who provides criminal defense services to eligible low-income adult and juvenile defendants. Contacts, locations, descriptions of services and special programs, and links to additional online resources are included.
Bay Area Legal Assistance
View information about Bay Area Legal Aid, which provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. A legal advice hotline number and links to additional resources are included.
California Bar Association - Attorney Information and Discipline Records
The California Bar Association offers an attorney search by name or bar number and a search for legal specialists. Search results include contact information, date of bar admission, schools attended, and any public disciplinary records. Links to information about obtaining discipline records and the discipline system is included.
California Rural Legal Assistance
View information about California Rural Legal Assistance, which provides free legal assistance to low-income rural residents of approximately one third of California's counties. Most services involve civil rights, community development, education, health, housing, labor, and employment.
Find a Lawyer, Referral Services, and Complaint Procedures
The State Bar of California offers advice on how to find a lawyer, a search of its membership by name or bar number, and a search of lawyer referral services by county. It also provides instructions for filing a complaint against a lawyer, resolving a fee dispute, and applying for reimbursement for attorney misconduct.
Find Interpreters
The Judicial Council of California offers an online search of court interpreters by language spoken and county. Includes links to interpreter resources and an online search for medical interpreters.
Free and Low-Cost Legal Services Information
View information about sources of free and low-cost legal services, including court-based services, legal aid agencies, governmnent agencies, lawyer referral services, law schools, dispute resolution programs, and prepaid legal sevice plans.
Free Legal Help
LawHelp California offers a directory of California organizations that provide free and reduced-fee legal services. The directory can be searched by counties and cities served or an alphabetical list.
Limited-Scope Representation
View information about limited-scope representation, in which lawyers provide some services to self-represented parties for a smaller fee than full representation. Services may include advice about the case, representation on some issues in the case, document and evidence preparation, coaching, discovery, research, and other tasks as agreed.
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