Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: court procedure

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NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

The facts that you have provided are not clear enough and/or complete enough to provide a definitive answer to you inquiry; however, I would say that, the day before the hearing, you should check with the courtroom clerk or online (if your county provides online calendars) to determine whether the hearing remains on calendar. If so, appear and tell the judge what is going on. Usually DCSS (formerly the DA) and/or Family Support Commissioners do not get involved with modification of visitation orders but rather support issues only. Conversely, the "regular" Family Court will not get involved with support enforcement once a DCSS file has been opened.

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