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Judicial Branch of California

PUBLIC NOTICE Reduced Hours of Operation – Clerk’s Offices

From December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026, The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, will reduce phone hours and the public access operating hours of the Clerk’s Offices. For more information, click here.

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The court is aware of fraudulent messages and scams being sent to the public. For more information please click here.

Child Support

Get help to ask for or respond to actions for child support.

Overview and Steps
Understand when child support is owed and how is it calculated

Understand the process for getting or changing child support orders
Free Online Forms Assistance for Going to Court Regarding Child Support
Free fillable forms: Ask for child support | California Courts | Self Help Guide

Guide and File (free online forms assistance): Start a New Filing Interview (tylertech.cloud)

Law Help Interactive (SHARP Courts' free online forms assistance: Online Resources | Superior Court of California | County of Butte
Court Resource: Family Law Facilitator

The Family Law Facilitator is a court attorney who helps people without an attorney to better represent themselves in family law matters, including child support. All services are free.
Court Resource: Family Law Facilitator Support Mediation

The Santa Barbara Office of the Family Law Facilitator offers free mediation of child and/or spousal support issues for cases in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Services are offered by appointment on Zoom. Call (805) 882-4660 for more information.
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Local Rule 1419

Scroll down to read Local Rules 1418 and 1419 which apply when going to court for child support, spousal support and/or attorney's fees.
Santa Barbara County Superior Court: Local Forms related to Local Rule 1419

Local Rule 1419 requires the exchange of additional financial documents. Complete, serve and file these forms:

Local Form SC-4028 for employed or unemployed

Local Form SC-4029 for self-employed and business owners
Santa Barbara County Local Rule 1418: Form Related to Local Rule 1418

Declaration Regarding Proposed Support Calculation (LR 1418) (pdf)

Declaration Regarding Proposed Support Calculation (LR 1418) (Word)
Income and Expense Declaration FL-150
Free online help through Law Help Interactive to complete the Income and Expense Declaration FL-150: https://www.butte.courts.ca.gov/income-and-expense-declaration

Income and Expense Declaration FL-150: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FL-150
Department of Child Support Services (DCSS)
The Department of Child Support Services helps parents to:

Establish the parentage of children,

Establish health insurance for children, and

Establish, collect and modify child support as requested.

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