Section Family Law

The Family Law Section provides attorneys Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and updates on procedure, support, tax considerations, community property, and the legal and psychological aspects of child custody. The Section maintains an ongoing liaison with the bench, legal aid and family law providers in the Marin County.

Section Chairs

Ingrid Carbone
415 332 0222
ingrid@carbonefamilylaw.com

Kate Rockas
415 306 5560
kate@katerockas.com

Notices

eDelivery for Marin Superior Court

Updated April 13, 2022

Revision of the Uniform Local Rules of Court for July 2022

Updated March 30, 2022

Tue | May 17

12-1P

Family Law

Family Law Section Meeting

Beyond Moore/Marsden
1.0 CLE | General

Thu | Jun 23

5-6:30P

Family Law

MCBA Family Section Members Social with author Dr. Margaret Lee

Social Mixer with Dr. Margaret Lee author of Handbook of Children in the Legal System
Pro Bono

Lawyers In The Library Returns! Volunteers needed Sat. May 14

Apr 20, 2022
By Patricia Medina, Chairperson MCBA Pro Bono Committee

The Lawyers in the Library program will be having a special session on Saturday, May 14, and we need volunteers for 2 hour shifts to assist Marin community members via Zoom.

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Marin Superior Court Accepting eDelivery

Notice of eDelivery Begins April 13

Apr 13, 2022

Effective April 13, 2022, eDelivery, a service that will allow for the electronic submission of filing documents for Civil, Family, Probate, and Small Claims will be available on the Court’s website at http://www.marincourt.org/edelivery.htm. eDelivery is not mandatory, and also does not replace the Court’s future goal of implementing eFiling. The Court is in the process of updating its case management system which is a requirement for implementing eFiling. Please see Local Rule 1.51 and Emergency Local Rule 22.01 which govern the use of eDelivery.

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New Administrative Orders and Local Rules Proposed

Important Court Updates

Apr 04, 2022
By Court Executive

New Administrative Orders posted

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Celebration of Life for Judge Richard H. Breiner

May 27 at 1:30 pm Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Mar 02, 2022
By Gary T. Ragghianti

A Celebration of Life honoring the Honorable Richard H. Breiner will be held on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium at the Marin County Civic Center. We all lost a simply remarkable and iconic leader, lawyer, and judge when Richard H. Breiner died on February 26, 2022, at his home in San Rafael. He was 87 years old.

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New California Laws

Dec 03, 2021
By Joel Gumbiner

It is an exciting time of the year for “new law” buffs. As always, California’s new laws are a mix of added protections for workers, consumers, citizens in general and the press. Some of these new laws may start trends across the country. What’s the saying? “As California goes, so goes the nation.”

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What’s Happening at the Marin County Law Library?

Sep 04, 2021
By Laurie Vaala-Olsen

Patrons are slowly returning to the Marin County Law Library after our reopening to the public in May 2021. At present, we require all patrons to wear masks but have mostly returned to normal operations. Two of the Library's major public programs continue on Zoom, rather than in person: Lawyers in the Library and First Thursdays at the Marin County Law Library.

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