Imperial — Letter Rogatory, Service in Mexico (FL-18Info)

Source: https://www.imperial.courts.ca.gov/system/files/fl-18-info.pdf

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF IMPERIAL 939 W. Main Street El Centro CA 92243

LETTERS ROGATORY, SERVICE IN MEXICO

Instructions for Service of Process of Initial Family Law Filings in Mexico. This form is available at the clerk’s window or online at http://www.imperial.courts.ca.gov/courtforms/courtsforms.html.

STAGE ONE: File your request at Court Fill out the form entitled Ex-Parte Application for Issuance of Complete the Ex Parte Letters Rogatory for Service of Process in Mexico; Order 1 Thereon. Fill out the form entitled Request for International Judicial Assistance for Service of Process in Mexico (Letters Rogatory). In Complete the Request Item One of the Request, write the correct code of civil procedure 2 Summarizefor ServiceMainand sectionsrelevant codefor thesectionsMexicanforstateeachreceivingMexican thestateRequest.is includedA listin ofthe Points packet. Code sections may change, please verify that it is current. Fill out page four of the form entitled Essential Information for the Respondent. Attach the conformed copies intended for the Respondent. If you no Copy your Case longer have that set, buy a certified copy of your summons and 3 petition. Include blank forms for service. File the Ex-Parte Application and the four-page Request, and the File the Ex Parte and Respondent’s conformed copy and blanks at the family law filing the Request for 4 desk. For applicable rules regarding ex-parte matters, review the local Service rules of the Imperial County Superior Court. After the forms are signed by the judicial officer and the clerk of the Receive the Signed court, the original and one copy are returned to you. The court will 5 Order & Documents keep the second copy of the forms in the court file.

STAGE TWO: Authenticate the Judge’s and Clerk’s signatures Fill out the Authentication & Apostille Order Form. Send it with the original signed Request to the California Secretary of State. This asks that the judge’s and clerk’s signatures be verified with an Apostille which will be attached to your application and returned to you. Mail or Walk in the To drop off in person: To mail: original 3-page Los Angeles Regional Office Sacramento Main Office Request to the th 6 300 S. Spring St., Rm. 12513 1500 11 Street Secretary of State Los Angeles, CA 90013 Sacramento, CA 95814 (213) 897-3062 (916) 657-5448 There is a fee. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope. See, www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/authentication.htm.

This instruction packet is designed as a tool to assist you with the process of having the other party in your family law case validly served in Mexico. It may not include all of the information that is legally required, it is not legal advice, and should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from an attorney licensed by the State Bar of California. To find out how to hire an attorney and/or obtain a consultation with a family law attorney, see http://www.courts.ca.gov/1084.htm.

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STAGE THREE: Copy and translate documents After you receive the Apostille from the Secretary of State, you must translate all the forms in your court file into Spanish, including the Request, and Essential Information. You may find most of the family law forms available in Spanish at Translate all the Forms http://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm and on 7 into Spanish http://www.imperial.courts.ca.gov. Copy the information in your English paperwork to the translated forms. You may find an interpreter here www.courts.ca.gov/3796.htm. The translation does not have to be certified.

STAGE FOUR: Send to proper Mexican Court for service Submit the following documents to the Mexican family court in the state where the respondent resides: Original four-page Letters Rogatory 1. Translate all Apostille from Secretary of State originals and blanks Respondent’s conformed case copy into Spanish. & 2. Make 2 copies: 8 MexicanSend DocumentsState Courtto BlankBlank ResponseCertificateformsof Execution Originalfor Mexicanand court,1 copy 1 copy for yourself A directory of Mexican family law courts in each state is included in the packet. Names and addresses may change; please verify that the address is current. You may take the forms personally to the Mexican family law court, mail them, or have someone else take them on your behalf. You may make a copy of the forms for your own records. Once the Mexican family law court receives all your paperwork, it Wait for Mexican will assign it to the appropriate judicial staff to serve the Respondent. State Court to Serve Once the service is complete according to the laws of the Mexican 9 Respondent state, the server will complete the Certificate of Execution and return it to the California court requesting the assistance. There are three ways that the Mexican Court may return the Proof of service, and it will depend on how they received it. If the Letters Rogatory was mailed by the party, it will be mailed back to the party. If the party walked the Letters Rogatory directly to the Mexican Court, then the party can pick it up in person. NOTE: Often, the Mexican Court will return all documents associated Mexican with the Letters Rogatory, including the Mexican Court’s own notes State Court Returns and documentation. The documents may be bound into a packet that 10 Certificate of can be 30-80 pages long. Often, the Certificate of Execution will be Execution bound inside the Mexican Court’s file. There can also be a cover letter from the Mexican Court indicating whether the service was successful. After you receive the certificate of execution and cover letter from the Mexican Court, you must translate the forms into English. Bring the translated certificate of execution to the California Court.

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Ex-Parte Application for Issuance of Letter Rogatory for Service of Process in Mexico; Order Thereon

Request for International Judicial Assistance for Service of Process in Mexico & Original X X X X Authentication + Copy Essential Information for Respondent

Certified or Conformed Copy Original of your Court File (you must + Copy obtain this separately)

Apostille Order Form X X

Apostille Original
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(issued by Secretary of State) + Copy

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Blank Certificate of Execution X Original only and Attachment Original

Codes of Civil Procedure Provided for reference only. of each Mexican State Please remember that it is up to you to verify accuracy.

Directory of Family Courts Provided for reference only. of each Mexican State Please remember that it is up to you to verify accuracy.

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Judicial Branch Contact Information and Code of Civil Procedure for Letters Rogatory and link PALACIO DE JUSTICIA CIVIL Y FAMILIAR AV. HÉROE. DE NACOZARI ESQUINA AV. LÓPEZ MATOS S/N COL. SAN LUIS,C.P. 20250 AGUASCALIENTES, AGS AGUASCALIENTES (449) 910-35-50 PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. FERNANDO GONZALEZ DE LUNA www.poderjudicialags.gob.mx/ Sections 97-102 http://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx/gobierno/leyes/leyes_PDF/31102007_100354.pdf PRESIDENCIA DEL TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR DE JUSTICIA CALZADA INDEPENDENCIA Y AV. PIONEROS S/N. EDIFICIO TRIBUNALES. CENTRO CÍVICO. 21000. MEXICALI, B.C. (686) 904-5000 EXT. 1001 FAX. EXT. 1002, DIRECT 557-21-13 BAJA CALIFORNIA FAX 554-28-94 PRESIDING JUDGE: MAGISTRADO SALVADOR JUAN ORTIZ MORALES www.poder-judicial-bc.gob.mx Sections 104-109 http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/BAJA%20CALIFORNIA/Codigos/BCOD02.pdf H. TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR DE JUSTICIA DEL ESTADO DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR BLVD. LUIS DONALDO COLOSIO Y ANTONIO ALVAREZ RICO BAJA CALIFORNIA TEL:(612) 123 - 89 – 00 SUR PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. HUMBERTO MONTIEL PADILLA http://www.tribunalbcs.gob.mx/ Sections 103-108 http://www.cbcs.gob.mx/marco_juridico/D1124-3.doc PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO AVE. PATRICIO TRUEBA DE REGIL S/N SAN RAFAEL TEL:(981)813-1566 CAMPECHE PRESIDING JUDGE; HON. GUADALUPE EUGENIA QUIJANO VILLANUEVA http://www.tribunalcampeche.gob.mx/ Sections 83-87 http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Documentos/Estatal/Campeche/wo20302.pdf PALACIO DE JUSTICIA LIBRAMIENTO NORTE ORIENTE NO. 2100 FRACC. EL BOSQUE C.P. 29047 TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, CHIAPAS. CHIAPAS PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. JUAN MANUEL COUTIO GOMEZ http://www.poderjudicialchiapas.gob.mx/ Sections 103-108 http://www.congresochiapas.gob.mx/images/legislacion/codigos/07.pdf SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTICIA DE CHIHUAHUA CALLE ALLENDE NO 901. C.P. 31000, ZONA CENTRO.CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA. MÉXICO TEL:+ 52 (614) 180-0700 CHIHUAHUA PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. JAVIER RAMÍREZ BENÍTEZ http://www.stj.gob.mx/ Sections129-140 http://bancosjuridicos.gob.mx/Documentos/cpc/cpc8.pdf PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE COAHUILA ZARAGOZA BLVD. FRANCISCO COSS 945. ZONA CENTRO. SALTILLO, COAHUILA. TEL: 844-416-0120 PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. GREGORIO ALBERTO PEREZ MATA COAHUILA http://www.poderjudicialcoahuila.gob.mx Sections 228-240 http://www.congresocoahuila.gob.mx/index.cfm/mod.legislacion_archivo/dir.codigos/gen.zip/index.coah

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CALZADA GALVÁN Y ALDAMA S/N, COLONIA CENTRO, C.P. 28000, COLIMA, COLIMA.
TELS. 31 31301, 31 34643,
PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. RAFAEL GARCIA RINCON
COLIMA
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FEDERAL NIÑOS HÉROES 132, COL. DOCTORES, C.P.06720, MÉXICO D.F. (TEL) 51-34-11-00 AL 51-34-14-00 PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. EDGAR ELIAS AZAR http://www.poderjudicialdf.gob.mx/ Sections104-109 http://www.asambleadf.gob.mx/al/pdf/010805000002.pdf PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO AV. ZARAGOZA ESQ. CON 5 DE FEBRERO S/N, ZONA CENTRO C.P. 34000, DURANGO, DURANGO TEL:(618) 811-4712 DURANGO PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. J. APOLONIO BETANCOURT RUIZ www.tsjdgo.gob.mx/ Sections104-109 http://www.congresodurango.gob.mx/Leyes/2.PDF PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO NICOLAS BRAVO NORTE 201 COLONIA CENTRO, TOLUCA, MÉXICO. TEL. (722) 167-92-00 ESTADO DE MEXICO PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. BARUCH F. DELGADO CARBAJAL http://www.pjedomex.gob.mx/ Sections1.141 to 1.147 http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Codigos/MEXCOD04.pdf PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE GUANAJUATO AV. CIRCUITO SUP. POZUELOS NO. 1, CONJUNTO ADMVO.POZUELOS, C.P. 36050 GUANAJUATO, GTO. GUANAJUATO PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. MARIA RAQUEL BARAJAS MONJARAS www.poderjudicial-gto.gob.mx/ Sections305-310 http://www.rppc.guanajuato.gob.mx/files/notarias/leyes/CPCEG.doc PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE GUERRERO PALACIO DE JUSTICIA, PLAZA CÍVICA PRIMER CONGRESO DE ANÁHUAC S/N COL. CENTRO, CHILPANCINGO, GUERRERO, MÉXICO, C.P. 39000 TEL: (01)747-472-2137, (01)747-472-4191 GUERRERO PRESIDING JUDGE:HON. EDMUNDO ROMAN PINZON www.tsj-guerrero.gob.mx/ Sections168-170 http://www.guerrero.gob.mx/pics/legislacion/182/CPCELSG364.pdf PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO Carr. México - Pachuca Km. 84.5, Sector Primario, C.P. 42085, Pachuca, Hgo. Tels. 01 (771) 71 7 90 00 HIDALGO PRESIDING JUDGE HON. VALENTIN ECHAVARRIA ALMANZA http://www.pjhidalgo.gob.mx/ Sections 103-108 http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/HIDALGO/Codigos/HGOCOD02.pdf SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTICIA DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO Av. Hidalgo No. 190 Zona Centro. Guadalajara, Jalisco. C.P. 44100 Teléfonos (0133) 1200 1400 y 1200, 1500 JALISCO PRESIDING JUDGE: HON. CELSO RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ Sections 99-104 http://congresojal.gob.mx/Servicios/BibVirtual/busquedasleyes/archivos/C%C3%B3digo%20de%20 Procedimientos%20Civiles%20del%20Estado%20de%20Jalisco.doc PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE MICHOACAN CALZADA LA HUERTA # 400, COL. NUEVA VALLADOLID, MORELIA, MICHOACÁN C.P. 58190 443-313-2231 MICHOACAN PRESIDING JUDGE GONZÁLEZ GÓMEZ ALEJANDRO http://www.tribunalmmm.gob.mx/ Sections110-114 http://www.congresomich.gob.mx/Modulos/mod_Biblioteca/archivos/304_bib.pdf PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS Av. Francisco Leyva Número 7,Centro Cuernavaca, Morelos C. P. 62000 (777) 362-1010 PRESIDING JUDGE HON. MORELOS www.tsjmorelos.gob.mx/ Sections117-124 http://www.tsjmorelos.gob.mx/transparencia/leyes/la/ Código_Procesal_Civil_de_Morelos_Actualizado_al_01-Oct-2006%20x%20imprimir.pdf PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE NAYARIT NAYARIT Calle Zacatecas 109 sur, Colonia Centro, Tepic, Nayarit. MéxicoC.P. 63000.

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