Child Support in Glenn County, California

Beginning January 1, 2026, Glenn County requires electronic filing of family law documents under amended Local Rule 2.5. The rule also covers civil and probate cases, plus juvenile dependency cases. This is a real change for people used to filing child support papers in person at the Willows courthouse. The Superior Court of California, County of Glenn is at 526 West Sycamore Street, Willows, 95988, phone (530) 934-6446.

Glenn has its own Local Child Support Agency, not a shared regional office. It is located at 120 S. Marshall Avenue in Willows. The agency can establish parentage, calculate a guideline support order, and collect or enforce payments for county cases.

Glenn County uses the same support calculation as the rest of California. The formula is Family Code section 4055, based on net income and parenting time. Use the free guideline calculator online before you file, electronically or otherwise, so you have a realistic estimate. Then file a Request for Order (FL-300) with an Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150), now electronically under the new local rule. You can also contact the local agency to open an enforcement case instead.

If the filing fee is a hardship, the clerk can accept a Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001) with your e-filed or in-person submission.

How child support is calculated in California

California sets child support with a statewide uniform guideline (Family Code section 4055) that applies the same way in Glenn County as everywhere else. The formula is based mainly on two things:

1. Both parents' net disposable incomes.
2. The percentage of time the child spends with each parent (the timeshare).

The guideline amount is presumed to be correct, and courts use a calculator to run the numbers. Because the result depends on accurate income, the Income and Expense Declaration (Form FL-150) you file is what drives your number.

Where child support cases are handled in Glenn County

Child support in Glenn County is handled through the Superior Court of California, County of Glenn, and the county's Local Child Support Agency, which is part of the California Department of Child Support Services. There are two common paths:

1. Either parent files a Request for Order (Form FL-300) with an Income and Expense Declaration (Form FL-150) inside a divorce, parentage, or custody case.
2. The Local Child Support Agency opens a case to establish, collect, and enforce support, often at no cost to the parents.

Because courthouse and local agency office details change over time, confirm current details using the official California Courts court finder:

Find the Glenn County Superior Court (official California Courts finder)

Local notes for Glenn County

The mandatory e-filing rule is still new, so confirm with the clerk how it applies to your filing. This matters most if you are used to Glenn's older paper process, or if you are filing something the rule does not clearly cover. The court has not published which specific e-filing vendor or portal it is using under the amended rule. Call (530) 934-6446 before you rely on any particular website.

Glenn's self-help resource, at glenn.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family-law-facilitator, can help you figure out which forms apply under the new filing requirement. Staff there will not tell you how your specific case will be decided, and exact drop-in hours are not listed. The court's site also does not confirm whether a commissioner or a judge usually hears child support matters in Glenn, which is a common gap for a county this size.

If you filed a case in Glenn before the amended rule took effect, ask the clerk whether follow-up documents in that existing case now must use the electronic system too. The transition may not apply the same way to cases that were already open.

Official child support resources in Glenn County

Superior Court of California, County of Glenn handles child-support filings, located at 526 West Sycamore Street, Willows 95988. Phone: (530) 934-6446.

E-filing is available. Under amended Local Rule 2.5, the court requires electronic filing of family law documents (along with civil, probate, and juvenile dependency) as of January 1, 2026; confirm current e-filing procedure with the clerk.

Glenn County Self-Help Center / Family Law Facilitator (https://www.glenn.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family-law-facilitator) can help with procedure and paperwork. Helps self-represented parents with forms and procedure; cannot give legal advice for your situation.

• Superior Court of California, County of Glenn
• Glenn County Self-Help / Family Law Facilitator
• Glenn County Local Child Support Agency
• California Guideline Child Support Calculator
• Form FL-300 Request for Order
• Form FW-001 Request to Waive Court Fees

Local details reviewed August 2026. Offices and locations can change, so confirm with the official sites above before you file.

Glenn County Child Support FAQs