How Can I Find the Family Law Facilitator for My County?

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How Can I Find the Family Law Facilitator for My County?

The contact information below is for Family Law Facilitators in California counties. Their hours vary, so you should call ahead to make an appointment, or to find out when they will be in their office. Some counties have more then one facilitator. If your county has more than one facilitator, call the facilitator in the area nearest to you.

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ALAMEDA COUNTY

Phone: (510) 208-4969
Facilitators: Carole Raimondi, Candace Goldman
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

ALPINE COUNTY

Phone: (530) 573-3066
Facilitator: Lisa Castellanos
CILS Service Territory: Bishop

AMADOR COUNTY

Phone: (209) 223-0553
Facilitator: Helen O. Page
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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BUTTE COUNTY

Phone: (530) 532-7004
Facilitator: Suzanne Clark Morlock
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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CALAVERAS COUNTY

Phone: (209) 754-6767
FAX: (209) 754-6561
Address: Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, California 95249
Facilitator: Julie Kirk Rowe
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

COLUSA COUNTY

Phone: (530) 458-0598
Facilitator: Nancy McGie
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Phone: (925) 957-7887
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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DEL NORTE COUNTY

Phone: (707) 465-4135
Facilitator: Chris Doehle
CILS Service Territory: Eureka

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EL DORADO COUNTY

Phone: (530) 621-7472
Facilitator: Jane Burton
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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FRESNO COUNTY

Phone: (559) 497-6500
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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GLENN COUNTY

Phone: (530) 934-6380
Facilitator: Nancy McGie
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY

Phone: (707) 269-1210
Facilitator: Barret Brown
CILS Service Territory: Eureka

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IMPERIAL COUNTY

Phone: No Phone # Available
Facilitator: Diane Altamirano
Address: 939 Main St., El Centro, CA 92227
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

INYO COUNTY

Phone: (760) 872-4146
Facilitator: Charles Schneider
CILS Service Territory: Bishop

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KERN COUNTY

Phone: (661) 868-4815
Facilitator: Theresa Gary
CILS Service Territory: Bishop

KINGS COUNTY

Phone: (559) 582-3211 x253 (no message machine), or (559)582-3611
Facilitator: Richard D. Altimus
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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LAKE COUNTY

Phone: (707) 263-9024
Facilitator: James F. Dawson
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

LASSEN COUNTY

Phone: (530) 257-7704
Facilitator: Kathleen R. Lazard
CILS Service Territory: Eureka

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Burbank
Phone: (818) 557-3583
Facilitator: No Name Available

Central
Phone: (213) 974-5004
Facilitator: No Name Available

Central Civil West
Phone: (213) 637-8470
Facilitator: No Name Available

Compton
Phone: (310) 603-3218
Facilitator: No Name Available

Long Beach
Phone: (562) 590-3631
Facilitator: No Name Available

Lancaster
Phone: (661) 537-2736
Facilitator: No Name Available

Norwalk
Phone: (562) 807-7504
Facilitator: No Name Available

Pasadena
Phone: (626) 356-5030
Facilitator: No Name Available

Pomona
Phone: (909) 620-3150
Facilitator: No Name Available

San Fernando
Phone: (818) 898-2606
Facilitator: No Name Available

Torrance
Phone: (310) 222-1714
Facilitator: No Name Available

Van Nuys
Phone: (818) 374-7108
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

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MADERA COUNTY

Phone: (559) 661-2816
Facilitator: Debora A. Paul
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

MARIN COUNTY

Phone: (415) 473-3062 a.m./(415) 492-1111 p.m.
Facilitator: Judith Beck
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

MARIPOSA COUNTY

Phone: (209) 966-3007
Fax: (209) 742-6353
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1907, Mariposa, California 95338
Facilitator: Michael A. Fagalde (January - June)

Phone: (209) 966-5320
FAX: (209) 966-2320
Address: 5320 Highway 49, Mariposa, California 95338
Facilitator: Steven Dahlem (July-December)
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Phone: (707) 463-5666
Facilitator: Deborah DeMarchi
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

MERCED COUNTY

Phone: (209) 725-3822
Facilitator: Melbourne Gwin, Jr., Cindy Morse
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

MODOC COUNTY

Phone: (530) 233-2008
Facilitator: Wendy J. Dier
CILS Service Territory: Eureka

MONO COUNTY

Phone: (760) 924-3740
Facilitator: Patricia Struckman
CILS Service Territory: Bishop

MONTEREY COUNTY

Phone: (831) 647-5800
Facilitator: Barbara Fennell
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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NAPA COUNTY

Phone: (707) 299-1137
Facilitator: Pamela Priest
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

NEVADA COUNTY

Phone: (530) 470-2567
Facilitator: Gretchen Serrata
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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ORANGE COUNTY

Phone: (714) 935-8304
Facilitators: Jodeane Farrell (lead), Marilyn W. Mirano, Lorraine Torres
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

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PLACER COUNTY

Phone: (530) 889-7465
Facilitator: Diane Bras
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

PLUMAS COUNTY

Phone: (530) 283-4792
Facilitator: Roger Diefendorf
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Hemet
Phone: (909) 766-2525
Facilitator: John Labriola

Southwest Justice Center (Murietta)
Phone: (909) 304-5100
Facilitator: John Labriola

Central (Riverside)
Phone: (909) 955-1583
Facilitator: Larry Maloney

Desert District (Indio)
Phone: (760) 863-7880
Facilitator: Dale Wells
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

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SACRAMENTO COUNTY

Phone: (916) 875-3400
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SAN BENITO COUNTY

Phone: (831) 636-4079
Facilitator: Frances Henderson
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

Central
Phone: (909) 387-3060
Facilitator: Sherri M. Quadri

Victorville
Phone: (760) 243-8757
Facilitator: No Name Available

Rancho Cucamonga
Phone: (909) 948-4679
Facilitator: No Name Available

Joshua Tree
Phone: (760) 366-4100
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Main
Phone: (619) 531-3234 (information line)
Facilitator: Frances Harrison

Sixth Avenue
Phone: (619) 531-3234 (information line)
Facilitator: Frances Harrison

Vista
Phone: (760) 940-4952 (information line)
Lead Attorney: Anna Schurmann

East County
Address: 250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA 92020-3913
Lead Attorney: Maura Byrne

South County
Phone: (619) 531-3234 (information line)
Lead Attorney: Andrew Quinones
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY

Phone: (415) 551-3991 (information only), or (415) 551-4003
Facilitators: Kristen Hoadley, Cristina Llop, Judy Louie, Estela Lopez
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

Phone: (209) 468-8280
Facilitator: Kathleen Amos
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

Phone: (805) 546-3769
Facilitator: Gayle L. Peron
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SAN MATEO COUNTY

Phone: (650) 363-4590
Facilitator: Lauren Zorfas
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Anacapa Division (Santa Barbara)
Phone: (805) 568-3133
Facilitators: Deborah K. Mullin, Sigrid Twomey

Cook Division (Santa Maria)
Phone: (805) 346-1476
Facilitator: James Beatty
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Notre Dame Courthouse
Phone: (408) 882-2900 (court clerk)
Facilitator: No Name Available

Family Courthouse
Phone: (408) 534-5600 (main number)
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Santa Cruz Office
Phone: (831) 454-2422
Facilitator: Laika Grant Mann

Watsonville Office
Phone: (831) 763-8066
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SHASTA COUNTY

Phone: (530) 245-6900
Mailing address: 1640 West Street, Redding, California 96001
Facilitator: Jeanette Palla
CILS Service Territory: Eureka

SIERRA COUNTY

Phone: (530) 470-2567
Facilitator: Gretchen Serrata
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SISKIYOU COUNTY

Phone: (530) 842-0157
Facilitator: No Name Available
CILS Service Territory: Eureka

SOLANO COUNTY

Fairfield Office
Phone: (707) 432-1898 (recorded information), or (707) 432-1899 (appts.)
Facilitator: Bill Ruestle

Vallejo Office
Phone: (707) 553-5535
Assistant Facilitator: John Wilder
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SONOMA COUNTY

Phone: (707) 565-2841
Facilitator: Louise Bayles-Fightmaster
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

STANISLAUS COUNTY

Phone: No Phone # Available
Facilitator: No Name Available
Address: Stanislaus County Court Superior Court, 800 11th St., Rm. 220, Modesto, CA 95353
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

SUTTER COUNTY

Phone: (530) 822-7388
Facilitator: Sarah Heckman
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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TEHAMA COUNTY

Phone: (530) 529-1263
Facilitator: Kathryn Thompson
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

TRINITY COUNTY

Phone: 800-236-7900 (if calling from Trinity County) or (530) 245-6900, or leave message at (530) 623-1369.
Fax: (530) 623-3762
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1258, Weaverville, California 96093
Facilitator: Jeanette Palla
CILS Service Territory: Eureka

TULARE COUNTY

Phone: (559) 737-4422
Facilitator: Carla Khal
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

TUOLUMNE COUNTY

Phone: (209) 533-6565
FAX: (209) 533-6941
Mailing address: 41 West Yaney, Sonora, California 95370
Facilitator: Julie Kirk Rowe
CILS Service Territory: Bishop

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VENTURA COUNTY

Phone: (805) 662-6661
Facilitator: JoAnn Johnson
CILS Service Territory: Escondido

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YOLO COUNTY

Phone: (530) 666-8566
Facilitator: Peter Sapunor
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

YUBA COUNTY

Phone: (530) 749-7685
Facilitator: Laura Grossman
CILS Service Territory: Oakland

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