Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado

Our Mission

To preserve and enhance the rule of law in El Dorado County by providing all persons a fair, efficient, and accessible forum for resolving disputes, protecting public safety, and righting wrongs.

Family Law

Family Law Courts have jurisdiction over all cases involving dissolution of marriage, legal separation, nullity, paternity, domestic violence, child custody, visitation and support.  Other support services include on-site mediation, on-site family law facilitators and a panel of qualified attorneys who handle settlement conferences.

Family Law Division Court Schedules

Department 5, VACANT

495 Main Street
Placerville, CA  95667

TIME
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
8:30 A.M.
DCSS
 Settlement Conferences (Department 6)
1st & 3rd Monday
Trials Adoptions
Last Wendesday of each month
Trials
 Trial Setting Conferences
Attorney Law & Motion Juvenile Dependency
NOON
LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00 P.M.
    Juvenile Drug Court
2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month
   
1:30 P.M.
Contested DCSS hearings & Short Cause Trials
Settlement Conferences (Department 6)
1st & 3rd Monday
Trials Trials Attorney Law & Motion Juvenile Dependency
**effective September 15, 2008**

Department 8, Commissioner Stephen W. Valentine

2850 Fairlane Court
Placerville, CA 95667

Department 8 Family Law hearings are held the 1st, 3rd & 5th Friday of each month at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

TIME
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
8:30
Traffic Arraignments (includes FG, HN, CO, Parking, Animal Control) Traffic Arraignments (includes FG, HN, CO, Parking, Animal Control) Traffic Arraignments DARK Family Law
Pro Per
(1st,  3rd &  5th
Fridays)
10:00
Traffic Court Trials Traffic Court Trials Juvenile Non-Traffic Arraignments (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) Small Claims Hearings (1st, 3rd
& 5th Wednesdays)
DARK Criminal Protective Order (1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays)
11:00
Small Claims Hearings     DARK  
NOON
LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:30
Small Claims Hearings Misdemeanor Traffic Arraignments DARK DARK Family Law
Pro Per (1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays)
2:30
      DARK  
3:00
  Civil Unlawful Detainers   DARK  
4:00
      DARK  
5:00
Small Claims
Check-in
(1st Monday of each  Month)
Office Closed Office Closed Office Closed Office Closed
5:30
Small Claims Hearings
(1st Monday of each Month)
Office Closed Office Closed Office Closed Office Closed

Department 12, Commissioner William Neil Shepherd

1354 Johnson Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  96150

TIME
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
8:00 A.M.
  DCSS Motions & OSCs      
8:15 A.M.
TRO Ex Parte TRO Ex Parte TRO Ex Parte TRO Ex Parte TRO Ex Parte
8:30 A.M.
DV/Harass; Family Law Pro Per;DCSS OAX Family Law w/Counsel Probate    
9:00 A.M.
      Long Cause Special Sets Family Law MSCs2nd FridayEmergency Sets Only
9:15 A.M.
    300 W&I First Call    
9:30 A.M.
Unlawful Detainers Contested Hearings / Trials Dependencies    
10:30 A.M.
Prove-Ups        
Noon
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
12:30 P.M.
    Dependency Drug Court Meet & Confer    
1:00 P.M.
  DCSS Meet & Confer      
1:30 P.M.
Small Claims Trial de Novo; Dangerous Dogs DCSS Job Search Dependency Drug Court (Alternate Wednesdays)    
2:00 P.M.
  Special Set Short Cause Matters Special Set Short Cause Dependency Matters    
3:30 P.M.
S.T.O.P.N.O.W. 2nd & 4th Monday        

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Locations for Filing

Placerville Main Street Branch
495 Main Street
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-6426

South Lake Tahoe Branch
1354 Johnson Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: (530) 573-3075

Office Hours

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.

Placerville Main St Courthouse