Monterey Superior Court
Superior Court for Monterey County. Court locations and divisions handle different case types; confirm the correct branch and service before visiting.
Official local court entrance for the specifically named information, filing channel or self-help referral. Consult the current instructions for your procedure.
- Availability · Local Restraining-order self-help; this statement does not establish a complete filing workflow
- Help for people who need legal information but do not have a lawyer. Visit or contact the Self-Help Center to get information on family law, restraining orders, evictions, small claims, and other issues.
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Superior Court of California, County of Monterey · Self-Help | Monterey (opens in a new tab)
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Help for people who need legal information but do not have a lawyer. Visit or contact the Self-Help Center to get information on family law, restraining orders, evictions, small claims, and other issues.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
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Before you start · 1 requirement & conditions
- Appointments · Family Court Services custody/parenting mediation involving domestic violence or protective orders; this is not the procedure to file a restraining-order request.
- At parties' request in domestic violence cases, at the mediator's discretion, or by court order, mediation may be conducted in separate sessions. When ordered as a separate session, the appointment will be automatically scheduled as a remote (Zoom) session.
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Reviewed local appointment instructions and limitations
At parties' request in domestic violence cases, at the mediator's discretion, or by court order, mediation may be conducted in separate sessions. When ordered as a separate session, the appointment will be automatically scheduled as a remote (Zoom) session.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
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Superior Court of California, County of Monterey · Self-Help | Monterey (opens in a new tab)
Reviewed official page main content
Help for people who need legal information but do not have a lawyer. Visit or contact the Self-Help Center to get information on family law, restraining orders, evictions, small claims, and other issues.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot 3496fc3485d05bbd