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85. ARE CASES WHERE CSSD ENFORCING EXEMPT FROM EFILING?
No, you may efile documents to the general family law case even if the Department of Child Support
Services is enforcing support. You may not efile on AB1058 case numbers. The AB1058 document filings
may still be filed conventionally or via fax filing until the time that efiling becomes available.
86. CAN CONFIDENTIAL CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION REPORTS BE EFILED?
Yes, confidential child custody evaluation reports may be efiled. Doctors filing the reports are not required
to efile, but have the option to do so.
87. IS THERE A COURT FEE TO EFILE MY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REQUEST OR RESPONSE?
The Court does not charge a fee to file the Request or Response on a Domestic Violence matter. Select
the fee waiver check box when submitting documents for efiling to the court. The court will not charge
the $2.25 transaction fee when the fee waiver checkbox is marked. Some EFSPs will also waive their fee
when using the fee waiver indicator.
88. WHAT IF MY FILE IS TOO LARGE TO MEET THE SIZE LIMITATIONS?
You may break up a document into volumes, such as would have been done in paper when fastening
them with acco fasteners. The court will require a cover page be added to each volume so that the
court can affix a filed stamp for each pdf as a separate filing. When filing pdf 1, the filer should select
the appropriate “RFO” filing type so the system schedules the matter and collects applicable
fees. Subsequent pdf volumes that are not moving documents may be filed as “Miscellaneous” from the
drop down to avoid new dates and RFO fees on subsequent volumes of the same filing.
89. WHY DOES THE GENERAL ORDER REQUIRE REDACTION OF DOCUMENTS TO BE EFILED?
The intent of including information regarding redaction in the general order is to inform the filer that
any information that requires redaction is the responsibility of the filer and to provide examples of the
type of information that should be redacted, such as confidential bank information, social security
numbers, or minor’s names if there is an order for minor’s information to be confidential previously
granted, and any other information that is required by statute or court order to be redacted.
90. MAY WE ATTACH COLOR COPIES AS ATTACHMENTS TO A DOCUMENT?
Yes, color copies may be included in efiled documents.
91. CAN I EFILE EVIDENCE EXHIBITS TO USE IN MY COURT HEARING?
No, evidentiary exhibits are exempt from efiling and must be delivered to the courtroom where the trial
or hearing will be heard. At this time, the court does not accept digital evidence via efiling.
92. CAN I EFILE DOCUMENTS TO BE LODGED WITH THE COURT?
The Notice of Lodgment may be efiled, but the actual lodged documents to be returned and which are
not “filed” shall be submitted in paper to the court.