Alameda County
Bar Association

Alameda County Family Law Update 5.28.20 
A CDC graphic of the COVID-19 virus via MGN

Two announcements from the Court, via Judge Syren and Judge Chatterjee

The first attachment is the updated schedule/calendar of each Family Law Department’s sessions for remote hearings by BlueJeans. This takes effect 6/1/20. The invitation for the BlueJeans appearance will be emailed to the parties and counsel by the Court clerk.

As stated by the judges, each department’s BlueJeans meeting ID is their respective phone number. These numbers can be found on the Court’s website.

Most hearings do not require passwords but, if one is needed, there is a “department wide” password assigned for each day of the week: Monday is 1801, Tuesday is 2802, Wednesday is 3803, Thursday is 4804 and Friday is 5805.

1) UPDATED Family Law and Domestic Violence Remote Hearings Scheduling Rules 5.27.20

The second attachment is a draft of the Remote Appearance Order for Department 503. Please remember, the Court is continuing to adjust to the changes necessary due to pandemic. This draft will give you an idea of how Department 503 is planning to run remote appearances. Please keep in mind that as the circumstances evolve this draft will be revised.

The second attachment is a draft of the Remote Appearance Order for Department 503. Please remember, the Court is continuing to adjust to the changes necessary due to pandemic. This draft will give you an idea of how Department 503 is planning to run remote appearances. Please keep in mind that as the circumstances evolve this draft will be revised.

2) Dept 503 Remote Appearance Order DRAFT

Please feel free to send feedback or questions for the Courts to the ACFLA board, the ACBA Family Law Executive Committee, or Judge Syren as we move forward with these new policies and procedures.