Family Services

Online payments for both Mediation Services and the court-ordered Family Ties Program are available for Orange County Family Cases in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.  To complete this transaction online you will need one of the following credit cards: (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express) 

A processing fee of $1.50 will apply to each transaction.

Family Ties Fees:

• Supervised Visitation = $20 per session
• Monitored Exchange = $15 per session
• Virtual Supervised Visitation = $10 per session

The Family Ties Program requires a court order.  All payments for the service are non-refundable. 

 

Mediation Fees

• If the combined gross income of the two parties is less than $50,000 = $60.00 per party for up to one 3-hour session
• If the combined gross income of the two parties is less than $100,000, but more than $50,000 = $120.00 per party for up to one 3-hour session
• If the combined gross income of the parties exceeds $100,000 = The parties may select a private mediator.
• If the Clerk has certified a party as indigent = No charge

 

The coordination of the Mediation Services schedule and any refunds for services will be handled by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Dispute Resolution Services Office. Either party in a contested family court case may file a Form 50 by fax or mail the form to Dispute Resolution Services after an Answer has been filed by the Respondent. A copy of the Form 50 is available online in the Clerk of Courts Forms section.