AFFORDABLE LEGAL SERVICES FOR LAKE and MENDOCINO COUNTIES

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FEE schedule

Legal Document Preparation

Document preparation is charged either by an individual document, or as a flat rate

Legal Service: Document Preparation

25

Preparation of any individual legal or California Judicial Council form

Flat rate

See rates below:

Family Law

600

Uncontested Divorce - No children

300

Uncontested Divorce - With children

500

Wills

75

Grant Deeds

75

Small Claims

125

Request for Orders

200

Unlawful Detainers

400

Power of Attorney (Durable)

75

Court Filing

We file in Lake and Mendocino Counties. (Fees do not include the court filing fees*.)

LAKE COUNTY - Routine filing if received by noon

CLEARLAKE Superior Court of California

50

             SURCHARGES:

  • Rush (received between 12:01 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.)   25
  • Deluxe (received between 1:31 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.)   50
  • On demand (first thing in morning, drop & go, etc.)   25
  • Documents over 50 pages   .10/page
  • NOTE: the departments do not receive courtesy copies

LAKEPORT Superior Court of California

25

             SURCHARGES:

  • Rush (received between 12:01 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.)   25
  • Deluxe (received between 1:31 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.)   50
  • On demand (first thing in morning, drop & go, etc.)   25
  • Documents over 50 pages   .10/page
  • NOTE: the departments do not receive courtesy copies

          


MENDOCINO COUNTY - Routine filing if received by noon

    

UKIAH Superior Court of California

65

     SURCHARGES:

  • Rush (received between 12:01 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.)   25
  • Deluxe (received between 1:31 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.)   50
  • On demand (first thing in morning, drop & go, etc.)   25
  • Documents over 50 pages   .10/page
  • Courtesy copy (if under 50 pages)   10


DOCUMENT RESEARCH AND COPYING

We research and copy documents in Lake and Mendocino County Superior Courts and County offices (Fees do not include copying fees charged by Departments)

CLEARLAKE

50

            

LAKEPORT

25

            

UKIAH

70

Price is for initial 1/2 hour, then $25 per 1/2 hour thereafter.


SURCHARGES:

  • Rush (received between 12:01 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.)   25
  • Deluxe (received between 1:31 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.)   50
  • On demand (first thing in morning, drop & go, etc.)   50


Process Service

We serve in Lake and Mendocino Counties

Lake County - Base rate includes 4 attempts

50

             SURCHARGES:

  • Blue Lake   25
  • Clearlake   20
  • Clearlake Oaks   15
  • Clearlake Oaks (High Valley)   25
  • Clearlake Oaks (Spring Valley)   25
  • Clearlake Park   15
  • Cobb   25
  • Finley   10
  • Hidden Valley Lake   25
  • Lakeport (town proper)  0
  • Lakeport   5
  • Loch Lomond   25
  • Lower Lake (town proper) 10
  • Lower Lake 25
  • Lucerne   10
  • Middletown   25
  • Nice   10
  • Upper Lake (town proper)   0
  • Upper Lake  20
  • Witter Springs   20


Mendocino County - Base rate includes 4 attempts

80

SURCHARGES:

  • Calpella   0
  • Fort Bragg   (call for price)
  • Hopland   15
  • Laytonville   (call for price)
  • Mendocino   (call for price)
  • Potter Valley   (call for price)
  • Redwood Valley   15
  • Talmage   5
  • Ukiah   0
  • Willits   20
  • If an area for service is not listed, please call for availability

Additional entity

35

Second person/entity served at same location at the same time of service

Same day

50

Surcharge added for service starting on the same day order was received and subsequent attempts made daily totaling four attempts. Order must be received no later than 3:30 P.M.

Next day

30

Surcharge added for service on the following day order was received and subsequent attempts made daily totaling four attempts. Order must be received no later than 3:30 P.M.

Off-road

30

Surcharge added if address is 1/4 mile or more off of a paved road

Second round of attempts

1/2 of base rate

If unable to serve during the first 3 attempts

fees may change without prior notice

*California Superior court filing fee schedule

 https://www.lake.courts.ca.gov/documents/lake/StatewideCivilFeeSchedule-20200101.pdf?1581544065260 

StatewideCivilFeeSchedule-20200101 (pdf)Download

LAKE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT LOCAL RUles

 https://www.lake.courts.ca.gov/ff/index.htm 

lake_local_rules (pdf)

Download

mendocino county superior court local rules

 https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general_info/courtrules.html 

mendo local rules (pdf)

Download

J. Byrd & Associates, LLC. is not an attorney, is not a law firm, cannot represent you in court, cannot advise you about your legal rights or the law AND cannot select legal forms for you.