Our Mission
To preserve and enhance the rule of law in El Dorado County by providing all persons a fair, efficient, and accessible forum for resolving disputes, protecting public safety, and righting wrongs.
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Adoptions Court
The Adoptions Court processes four types of adoptions: stepparent adoptions, independent adoptions, agency adoptions and inter-country adoptions. Adoptions Court is held in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe.
Hours of Operation
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday, (excluding holidays and Court Closures).
Placerville Adoptions
Department 5
Judge Kenneth J. Melikian
495 Main Street
Placerville, CA 95667
***Monday's DCSS caseload heard by Commissioner William Neil Shepherd***
TIME |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
8:00 A.M. |
DCSS
Short & Long Cause Trials
3rd Monday in Dept 6 |
Trials |
Trials
Adoptions
Last Wendesday of each monthTrial Setting Conferences
Settlement Conferences 2nd & 4th Wed(Dept 6) |
Attorney Law & Motion |
Juvenile Dependency |
NOON |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
1:00 P.M. |
Contested DCSS Hrg
Short Cause Trials |
Trials |
Trials
Settlement Conferences 2nd & 4th Wed(Dept 6) |
Attorney Law & Motion |
Juvenile Dependency |
**effective September 15, 2008**
South Lake Tahoe Adoptions
Adoption hearings are held on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in the following department of the Superior Court:
Commissioner William Neil Shepherd
Department 12
South Lake Tahoe Branch
1354 Johnson Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: (530) 573-3075
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Locations for Filing
Placerville Main Street Branch
495 Main Street
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-6426
South Lake Tahoe Branch
1354 Johnson Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: (530) 573-3075
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