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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 relevantsections forcodethesectionsMexicanforstateeachreceivingMexican 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 6 300 S. Spring St., Rm. 12513 1500 11th 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.

Packet Fee: $5.00 Page 1 of 7 Instructions, Mexican Court Directory, and Mexican State Code of Civil Procedures Reference FL-18 INFO (Adopted 01/01/12, Revised 01/01/13, 01/01/18) LETTERS ROGATORY, SERVICE IN MEXICO