Judge Michael C. Kelley

Applies to

Trust petition

A copy of the trust must be attached to the petition and should not be filed as a separate exhibit.

Applies to

Extraordinary writ petition

The petition must be accompanied by a declaration of notice and delivery with specified details, or a declaration explaining why notice or delivery could not be completed.

Applies to

Parentage judgment

Every filed document in a surrogacy Parentage Judgment must be identified and named exactly as listed in Local Form FL016.

Fee

60

Applies to

Ex parte relief application

An application for ex parte relief costs $60 unless it is an ex parte petition for discharge.

Fee

$435

Applies to

First paper in other family law matter

A first paper in a family law matter other than dissolution, legal separation, or nullity costs $435.

Fee

$225

Applies to

Petition for appointment of guardian of person only

A petition for appointment of a guardian of the person only, or opposition other than a competing appointment petition, costs $225.

The moving party must serve a copy of Rule 19.27 on every unrepresented party.

Applies to

FL-300 Request for Order for temporary emergency orders

Service

Electronic service to opposing party

The other party must be served with all accompanying pleadings and the FL-300 request as soon as possible and no later than 4:00 p.m. on the preceding court day.

Parties seeking or opposing specified support, fee, or cost orders must serve the Rule 19.27 financial documents concurrently with the relevant FL-300 or FL-320, except for Domestic Violence Prevention Act filings unless the court later orders compliance.

The court clerk assigns a hearing date when the moving papers are accepted for filing.

Within ten days after service of each defendant's pleading, the plaintiff must file duplicate copies of specified eminent domain pleadings and related documents.

The tentative ruling, if any, will be available at the court's website no later than 4:00 PM the day prior to the hearing.