Information on family law filing fees or other court fees can be found on the Fees page. About Court Document Filing in Sacramento County, California Payments of the following fees are not accepted by credit card: reporter transcript bond, court reporter fees, subpoena witness fees, and payments for court-ordered payment plans. Family law documents can be submitted by mail, through a filing agency by fax or in person in the mailbox. The court will not schedule telephone hearings. Please refer to the General Information page for hours of operation and location of the hearing. NOTE: If you are unable to pay the fees and costs, you can ask the court to waive them. For more information, please visit the Fee Waiver page. There is a fee for submitting certain family law documents. For more information, see the Fees and Payments section below. To serve an incarcerated person, please use the following forms: For more tips on using the drop box, download our printable drop box guide. Payments for registration fees and certified true copies are accepted by cash, cheque, money order or credit card. There is no additional processing fee for using a credit card for payment.

If you wish to submit by mail or mailbox and pay your fees by credit card, you can complete the credit card authorization form. All fields on this form must be complete and legible with an original signature and submitted with your submission. Submissions paid with a returned check due to insufficient funds will be void if not paid in cash or by certified check/money order within twenty (20) days of notification. 411.20 Code of Civil Procedure) – external link Please note the following when submitting documents by mail: To serve someone who does not live in California but lives in the United States, please use the following forms:.