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Divorce, custody and support representation throughout San Mateo County, from Daly City and South San Francisco through Burlingame, San Mateo, Redwood City, Menlo Park and the coast. I appear regularly in the Redwood City family law departments and prepare clients for the county's recommending mediation process.
San Mateo County family law cases are heard at the Superior Court in Redwood City, 400 County Center. Most contested matters move through a request-for-order calendar, with longer disputes set for trial or a settlement conference. The court expects complete income and expense declarations and current disclosures at every hearing.
The single most important local fact in a San Mateo custody case is that Family Court Services makes a recommendation. Parents who treat the mediation as a conversation rather than a hearing frequently find the mediator's report sets the terms for the next several years. On the financial side, the county's mix of Peninsula technology compensation and long-held real estate means many cases turn on equity allocation and separate-property tracing on the family home.
At the Superior Court's Southern Branch in Redwood City, 400 County Center. Family law departments handle both the long-cause trial calendar and the daily request-for-order calendars.
Yes. San Mateo County is a recommending county: after Family Court Services mediation, the mediator provides a written recommendation to the judge if the parents do not agree. Judges adopt those recommendations more often than not, which makes preparation for the session essential.
Yes. All of San Mateo County files in Redwood City, so clients from Daly City to Menlo Park and Half Moon Bay are in the same court.
Most people call after something has already gone wrong. The better time is before. Tell me where things stand and I'll tell you what I would do first.
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