San Francisco Superior Court
Effective January 4, 2021, San Francisco Superior Court has added Family Law Dissolution cases to its list of mandatory eFiling and eService cases. It has also mandated electronic filing for original filings (Complaints and Petitions) in 21 General Civil case types, as well the Dissolution case type. This service is only available through File & ServeXpress, as of January 4.
We have training and customer support available for this electronic filing expansion project, should you need. On this page you can access printable training guides, video training services, or you can register for scheduled webinar training sessions. File & ServeXpress has been providing electronic filing and service in San Francisco Superior Court cases since 1998.Civil & Probate Expansion
Effective July 1, 2021, The San Francisco Superior Court will mandate additional Civil and Probate case types for new case filings, including asbestos cases. File & ServeXpress will support new case filing for all mandatory case types.
Click here to view the Court’s recent press release.
Criminal Expansion
We are pleased to announce that San Francisco Superior Court has expanded its eFiling program with File & ServeXpress to include a pilot program for certain motion filings in Criminal cases. This new service became effective March 15, 2021 and is now live.
Documents & Guides
Case Expansion Overview
Case Initiation Guide
Registration Guide
Court Press Release
frequently asked questions
- Asbestos
- Compl Small Claims Juris Limit Assignee (Civil 3)
- Confession of Judgement (Civil 2)
- Construction (Civil 1)
- Mass Tort (Civil 1)
- Other Civil Petitions (Civil 3)
- Petition for Compromise of Claim (Civil 3)
- Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (Civil 2)
- Compl Small Claims Juris Limit Assignee (Civil 3)
- Confession of Judgment (Civil 2)
- Construction (Civil 1)
- Mass Tort (Civil 1)
- Other Civil Petitions (Civil 3)
- Petition for Compromise of Claim (Civil 3)
- Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (Civil 2)
- Abstract of Judgment
- Antitrust/Unfair Competition (Civil 1)
- Confession of Judgment (Civil 2)
- Construction (Civil 1)
- Contractual Arbitration
- Declaratory Relief (Civil 2)
- Injunctive Relief (Civil 1)
- Mass Tort (Civil 1)
- Other Civil Petitions (Civil 3)
- Partnership & Corporate Governance (Civil 1)
- Petition for Compromise of Claim (Civil 3)
- Petition for Forfeiture/Asset Forfeiture (Civil 3)
- Petition Relief Discovery Dispute Other State (Civil 3)
- Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (Civil 2)
- Securities/Investment (Civil 2)
- Toxic Tort/Environmental (Civil 1)
- Writs of Mandate/Proh/Certi/Admin Agen (Civil 2)
- Disclaimer
- Petition by Public Administrator for Summary Disposition (PC 7660)
- Petition for Authority to Give Consent for Medical Treatment
- Petition for Letters of Administration
- Petition for Letters of Administration with Will Annexed
- Petition for Probate of Will & for Letters Testamentary
- Petition for Spousal Property
- Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property
- Petition to Establish Fact of Birth
- Petition to Establish Fact of Death
- Petition to Establish Fact of Marriage
- Probate Minor’s Contract
- Ex Parte Trust Petition Ex Parte Trust Petition
- Notice to Creditors Notice to Creditors
- Substituted Judgment/Special Needs Trust Substituted Judgment/Special Needs Trust Agreement
- Substituted Judgment/Special Needs Trust Substituted Judgment/Special Needs Trust Petition
- Trust Other Probate
- Trust Trust
- Trust Trust Petition to Confirm Sale of Real Property
- Business Tort
- Civil Rights
- Comm Counts/Open Book Accts/Collections
- Contract/Warranty
- Defamation
- Eminent Domain
- Exempt Collections (Rule 3.740)
- Family Law Dissolutions
- Fraud
- Intellectual Property
- Malpractice – Medical/Dental
- Other Non-Exempt Complaints
- Personal Injury
- Personal Injury/Property Damage-Non-Vehicle Related
- Personal Injury/Property Damage-Vehicle Related
- Products Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Quiet Title-Real Property
- RICO
- Subrogation/Insurance
- Uninsured Motorist
- Wrongful Discharge
- Wrongful Eviction
- Letters of Administration
- Letters Testamentary
- Original wills
- Certified copies of Death Certificates with Affidavits pursuant to Probate Code 13100, et seq.
- Certified copies of Birth Certificates
- Certified copy of Spousal Property order
- Certified copy of Letters when required for final distribution
- Inventory and Appraisal
- Confidential Statement of Birth Date and Driver’s License Number
- Confidential Documents
For clients seeking information from the court regarding new case filings, please email sfefiling@sftc.org. If inquiring about the status of your new/originating case filing(s), please be sure to include your transaction ID.
If you are unable to find your San Francisco Family Law dissolution case online, please contact Client Support at 888-529-7587. Our Client Support staff will request the case from the court for overnight delivery. Please note that only the dissolution case class (case number prefixes beginning with “FDI”) are subject to electronic filing. We cannot add cases with the prefixes of “FDV”, “FMS” or “FPT.
Upcoming Training sessions
Effective January 4, 2021, case initiating filings will be mandatory in twenty-one General Civil case types and one Family Law case type. Additionally, electronic filing will be mandatory in Family Law Dissolution cases.
Request a training session by contacting support@fileandserve.com.