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Case Information

Filed 2025-05-27
Status Disposed
Type Family Support Complaint
Docket 21 entries
Disposition notice of entry of judgment

Parties

Plaintiff County Of San Joaquin
Defendant Mercado, Rafael David
Photo of Hon. Mardini, Tameem

Judge

Hon. Mardini, Tameem

San Joaquin County (CA)

California

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Docket Entries

  1. Findings and Orders After Hearing as to Rafael David Mercado, Jennifer Torres Granted.
  2. Summons and Complaint or Supplemental Complaint Regarding Parental Obligations filed by County of San Joaquin.
  3. Attorney, Francisco J Medina, retained for Rafael David Mercado .
  4. Answer to Complaint or Supplemental Complaint Regarding Parental Obligations filed by Mercado, Rafael David.
  5. Hearing regarding: Notice of Motion (Governmental)-Initial DCSS' NOM reg child support, health care, parentage, judgment, set for 08/11/2025 at 1:30 PM before Hon. Cheryl A. McCann in Department 5A.
  6. Notice of Motion (Governmental) Initial filed by County of San Joaquin.
  7. Case status updated to Disposed.
  8. Minutes finalized for Notice of Motion (Governmental)-Initial held on 08/11/2025 01:30 PM .
  9. Hearing re: Notice of Motion (Governmental)-Initial held on August 11, 2025.
  10. Notice of Entry of Judgment and Proof of Service by Mail filed by County of San Joaquin.
  11. Order on Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs - Granted as to Jennifer Torres.
  12. Hearing regarding: Request for Order-Initial Opar's RFO child custody, visitation *No POS (RFO filed 10/27/25), set for 12/08/2025 at 8:15 AM before Hon. Tameem Mardini in Department 4A.
  13. RFO-Request for Order (First Paper) filed by Torres, Jennifer.
  14. Request to Waive Court Fees filed by Torres, Jennifer.
  15. Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement (UUCJEA) filed by Torres, Jennifer.
  16. Proof of Service of Fl300, FL311, Declaration Statment, FL105 as to Rafael David Mercado served on 10/28/2025 by Personal Service. .
  17. Hearing regarding: Request for Order-Initial Opar's RFO child custody, visitation, set for 02/09/2026 at 8:15 AM before Hon. Tameem Mardini in Department 4A.
  18. Minutes finalized for Request for Order-Initial held on 12/08/2025 08:15 AM .
  19. Hearing re: Request for Order-Initial held on December 8, 2025.
  20. Hearing re: Request for Order-Initial held on February 9, 2026.
  21. Minutes finalized for Request for Order-Initial held on 02/09/2026 08:15 AM .

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