The Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta is the primary Riverside County courthouse for family law matters in the southwestern Riverside County corridor. If you have a divorce, custody, support, or restraining order matter involving Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, or surrounding communities, your case is most likely heard at the Southwest Justice Center. Here is what you need to know.
Southwest Justice Center Address
The Southwest Justice Center address is: 30755-D Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563. The courthouse is sometimes referenced as 30755 Auld Road Murrieta in search results. It is located off Interstate 15 in Murrieta, near the Scott Road exit. GPS navigation to "30755 Auld Road Murrieta CA" will bring you to the correct location.
What Family Law Matters Are Heard at the Southwest Justice Center
Southwest Justice Center family law matters include: dissolution of marriage (divorce) and legal separation; child custody and visitation proceedings; child support establishment and modification; spousal support proceedings; domestic violence restraining orders; paternity actions; and post-judgment modification and enforcement proceedings. Family court Murrieta California is the informal name residents use for the Southwest Justice Center's family law division.
The Southwest Justice Center Temecula service area encompasses communities throughout southwestern Riverside County. Despite being physically located in Murrieta, the court serves residents of Temecula, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, and portions of Menifee depending on case assignment. Some matters from Menifee, Perris, and mid-county communities may be assigned to the Menifee Justice Center instead.
The Menifee Justice Center
The Menifee Justice Center shares a campus with the Southwest Justice Center at 30755-D Auld Road, Murrieta. The Menifee Justice Center handles some family law matters from the Menifee, Perris, and mid-county Riverside County communities. When your case is assigned to Menifee, you appear at the same address as the Southwest Justice Center — the two courthouses share the same complex.
Filing and Appearing at the Southwest Justice Center
Riverside County family law courthouse Murrieta filings are accepted at the clerk's office during business hours. Emergency restraining order applications are reviewed on the day of filing. Riverside County has its own local court rules and procedures that differ in some respects from Orange County practice — an attorney who primarily practices in Orange County but occasionally appears in Riverside County may be less effective than one who files regularly at the Southwest Justice Center.
Furubotten Law, APC appears regularly at the Southwest Justice Center and Menifee Justice Center, with an office at 29970 Technology Drive, Suite 101, Murrieta, CA 92563. Call (714) 795-3862 for a complimentary case evaluation for any Riverside County family law matter.