Mariposa Superior Court Filing Rules

The Settlement Conference Statement must include a current, signed, and dated Schedule of Assets and Debts (form FL-142) and a proposed division of community assets and debts.

After a modification hearing, the Court must send the applicable Family, Juvenile, or Probate Court a copy of the modified order or denial order, including a minute order.

The plaintiff must file a dismissal request within 45 days after settlement, unless delayed performance terms apply, in which case the settlement must specify the dismissal filing date.

A continued CMC will be ordered until the entire action is dismissed or final judgment is entered as to all parties, including Doe Defendants.

Parties should consult California Rules of Court, Rules 3.50–3.58, concerning waiver of fees and costs.

The Court will not consider ex parte communications from counsel or self-represented parties unless they follow the applicable rules or law.

The parties may submit additional typewritten or printed instructions which shall contain the authorities relied upon, shall be sequentially numbered and shall follow the standard CACI format.

Parties may fax-file pleadings at the stated number in accordance with the cited California Rules of Court.

Contested dissolutions will be set for a settlement conference, which the parties and their attorneys must attend.

A complaint and its response must be lodged separately in the Court’s file in sealed envelopes.