DIVORCE

Grounds for Divorce:  The court may grant a divorce upon a showing of irreconcilable differences or incurable insanity.

Residency Requirements: "A judgment of dissolution of marriage may not be entered unless one of the parties to the marriage has been a resident of this state for six months and of the county in which the proceeding is filed for three months next preceding the filing of the petition." [California Family Code]

California Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
California Department of Child Support Services
Telephone: 916–464–5000
TDD Toll Free: 866–223–9529
Recorded messages Toll Free: 866–249–0773

California Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
California Family Code Sections 4050 - 4076

California Divorce Forms Online
California Courts Self-Help Center

California Divorce Laws
California Family Code

California Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
Telephone: 805–654–6014
24-Hour Hotline: 805–656–1111
Spanish Hotline: 800–300–2181
TDD: 805–656–4439

 COURT & GOVERNMENT LINKS

Local Municipal Governments:
Belvedere, City of: http://www.cityofbelvedere.org/
Corte Madera, Town of: http://www.ci.corte-madera.ca.us/
Fairfax, Town of: http://www.town-of-fairfax.org/
Larkspur, City of: http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/201.html
Mill Valley, City of: http://www.cityofmillvalley.org/
Ross, Town of: http://www.townofross.org/
San Anselmo Town Council: http://www.townofsananselmo.org/towncouncil/
San Rafael, City of: http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/
Sausalito, City of: http://www.ci.sausalito.ca.us/
Tiburon, Town of: http://www.ci.tiburon.ca.us/

Municipal Codes:
Marin County CA Municipal Codes: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/marincounty/
Municipal Codes in 33 States: http://ordlink.com/

California State Courts:
Marin County Superior Court: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/MC/main/index.cfm
Sonoma County Superior Court: http://www.sonomasuperiorcourt.com/index.php
San Francisco County Superior Court: http://www.sftc.org/
Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Other Bay Area and Peninsula Superior Courts: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/otherwebsites.htm
California Judicial Council: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov

Federal Courts:
http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/

Official County Websites:
Marin County: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/default800.asp
Sonoma County: http://www.sonoma-county.org/
San Francisco, City and County of: http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/
Los Angeles County: http://lacounty.info/

Marin County Organizations and Agencies:
Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC): meets monthly to discuss issues of concern to all 11 cities and towns in Marin (no website; email Mill Valley City Clerk, MCCMC@cityofmillvalley.org, or call 415-388-4033 for information)
Community Development Block Grant Committee: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/main/comdev/FEDERAL/index.cfm

San Francisco Bay Area Regional Organizations and Agencies:
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG): http://www.abag.ca.gov/
Richardson Bay Regional Association: contact information at http://www.marin.org/partners/partner_org.cfm?OrgID=5226

 FORECLOSURE

 Jesse Jackson at foreclosure protest at San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank

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