Category: Los Angeles County
Attention Los Angeles County Filers:
The new electronic order system the Los Angeles Superior Court implemented for the processing of proposed orders requires that the filer enter their email address in the service contacts field in order for the Court to provide the filer with an emailed copy of the final order. If your service contact is not included in the service contacts field at the time you submit your filing, the Court will not be able to serve a copy of the order electronically through this system.
Please click on heading above to see a chart of upcoming e-filing dates in Los Angeles County.
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LA County will begin permissive e-filing of Civil Limited case types on November 13, 2018. After a three-week transition period, e-filing of Civil Limited case types will be MANDATORY on December 3, 2018.
Permissive e-filing of Civil Unlimited case types will begin on December 3, 2018 and transition to mandatory e-filing on January 2, 2019.
Permissive e-filing of Family Law cases is tentatively scheduled to begin in December 2018 and will likely transition to mandatory e-filing in January 2019. Check back for updates to Family Law dates.
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Beginning August 1, 2018, the Los Angeles Superior Court will begin charging an efiling service fee of $1.75 for each transaction, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.253 and Rule 2.506.
As of 12-20-17, We Are Currently E-filing the Following Case Types in These 19 California Counties:
1. Alameda – Permissive for Criminal & Family (Juvenile Dependency only)
2. Butte – Permissive for Family (Juvenile Dependency only)
3. Calaveras – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
4. Fresno – Mandatory for Civil Unlimited, Family, Probate & Mental Health
5. Kern – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
6 . Kings – Permissive for Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate & Mental Health
7. Los Angeles – Mandatory for Probate
8. Merced – Mandatory for Civil, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal & Family
9. Monterey – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal (Subsequent)
10. Napa – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
11. Orange – Permissive for Family
12. San Diego – Permissive for Family (Department of Child Support Services only)
13. San Luis Obispo – Mandatory for Civil, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal & Family
14. San Mateo – Permissive for Family (Department of Child Support Services only)
15. Santa Barbara – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
16. Santa Clara – Mandatory for Civil (Unlawful Detainer, Civil Harassment, & Small Claims), Family, Probate & Mental Health
17. Santa Cruz – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal
18. Sutter – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
19. Yuba – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
The Legal e-File portal makes the process inexpensive and simple. To file in one of the above courts, enter the portal from the legalefile.com website or CLICK HERE
The Following Upcoming Dates are Subject to Change:
1-1-18 Orange County (Mandatory for Family)
1-1-18 Napa County (Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
1-1-18 Yuba County (Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
1-16-18 San Mateo County (Permissive for Small Claims & Probate)
1-22-18 Santa Clara County (Permissive for Civil Pilot filers)
2-13-18 Santa Clara County (Mandatory for Civil)
1st Qtr 2018 Los Angeles County (Permissive for Family, Juvenile Dependency, & Adoption)
1st Qtr 2018 Los Angeles County (Permissive for Limited Civil)
4-23-18 Stanislaus County (Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
We hope you are enjoying your summer. We have had a busy summer here at Legal e-File, with several new additions to our e-filing family. We have added the state of Illinois and are in the process of adding the state of Indiana. We are also continuing to add more counties and case types in California.
The Legal e-File portal makes the e-filing process simple and inexpensive. To register for a FREE account or to begin e-filing, enter the portal from the legalefile.com website or click on one of the links below.
Illinois Changes:
As of July 1, 2017, e-filing is now required in the Supreme Court and the five districts of the Appellate Court. In addition, all 102 trial courts are to transmit the record on appeal through e-filing to their respective reviewing court.
As of January 1, 2018, all civil cases shall be e-filed in the trial courts. To ease transition, the fifteen counties exempted through the mandate, may continue to use their existing e-filing systems.
E-filing is now permissive and will become mandatory in all Illinois counties except for the following exempt counties:
Cook County McHenry County
Dekalb County Sangamon County
DuPage County St. Clair County
Kendall County Will County
Lake County Winnebago County
Madison County
CLICK HERE to enter the Illinois portal!
California Changes:
E-filing of Probate cases in Los Angeles County became mandatory on June 5, 2017
E-filing of Unlawful Detainer cases in Santa Clara County became permissive June 26, 2017 & will be mandatory as of July 31, 2017.
E-filing of Non-Criminal cases in Fresno and Sutter Counties became mandatory on July 1, 2017.
E-filing of Non-Criminal cases in Calaveras County became permissive on July 7, 2017.
E-filing of Family Law cases in Los Angeles County are set to be permissive on August 8, 2017.
E-filing of Family Law cases in Orange County coming soon!
CLICK HERE to enter the California portal!
Indiana Changes:
Indiana Coming Soon!
Upcoming E-filing Changes (Mandatory applies to attorneys only):
TBD Orange County (Permissive for Family)
6-1-17 Calaveras County (Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
6-5-17 Los Angeles County (Mandatory for Probate)
6-26-17 Santa Clara County (Permissive for Unlawful Detainer)
7-1-17 Fresno County (Mandatory for Family, Probate & Mental Health)
7-1-17 Sutter County (Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
7-31-17 Santa Clara County (Mandatory for Unlawful Detainer)
8-7-17 Los Angeles County (Permissive for Family)
8-14-17 Santa Clara County (Permissive for Civil Harassment)
9-5-17 Los Angeles County (Mandatory for Family)
12-1-17 Santa Clara County (Permissive for Small Claims)
12-1-17 Los Angeles County (Permissive for Limited Civil)
1-1-18 Napa County (Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
1-1-18 Yuba County (Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
1-2-18 Los Angeles County (Mandatory for Limited Civil)
7-5-18 Los Angeles County (Mandatory for Complex Civil)
8-7-18 Los Angeles County (Permissive for Unlimited Civil)
9-3-18 Los Angeles County (Mandatory for Unlimited Civil)
As of 5-23-17, We Are Currently E-filing the Following Case Types in These 18 Counties:
1. Alameda – Permissive for Criminal & Family (Juvenile Dependency only)
2. Butte – Permissive for Family (Juvenile Dependency only)
3. Fresno – Mandatory for Civil Unlimited & Permissive for Family, Probate & Mental Health
4. Kern – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
5 . Kings – Permissive for Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate & Mental Health
6. Los Angeles – Permissive for Probate
7. Merced – Mandatory for Civil, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal & Family
8. Monterey – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal (Subsequent)
9. Napa – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
10. Orange – Permissive for Family (Department of Child Support Services only)
11. San Diego – Permissive for Family (Department of Child Support Services only)
12. San Luis Obispo – Mandatory for Civil, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal & Family
13. San Mateo – Permissive for Family (Department of Child Support Services only)
14. Santa Barbara – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
15. Santa Clara – Mandatory for Family, Probate & Mental Health
16. Santa Cruz – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal
17. Sutter – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
18. Yuba – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
The Legal e-File portal makes the process inexpensive and simple. To file in one of the above courts, enter the portal from the legalefile.com website or CLICK HERE
Good news Los Angeles County! Many of you have been asking for an e-filing portal and now you will have one. On May 1, 2017, our e-filing portal will go live in LA County and you will finally have the option of e-filing your Probate cases. But be aware that this is only optional for a 5 week period because on June 5, 2017, LA County will begin requiring attorneys to e-file their probate cases. E-filing will remain as an option for individuals after June 5th. We will go live for Family Law cases this summer and will keep you updated on the exact date.
Go to our portal today @ https://california.legalefile.com/ca/#welcome_signUp to create an account and start getting familiar with the process.
We are pleased to provide you with our single screen e-filing interface which allows you to file your documents in as little as 30 seconds! If you do have any questions, we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by phone, email, or live online chat. We are confident that you are going to find our e-filing portal to be an invaluable timesaving asset. We look forward to serving you and welcome any comments you may have.