File for Divorce Online in Glenn County, California

The Glenn County Superior Court accepts electronic filing (e-filing) for family law cases through approved Electronic Filing Service Providers (EFSPs). If you are representing yourself, e-filing is optional — you can still file on paper.

Local Rule 2.5 (amended eff. Jan 1, 2026) requires e-filing for all Family Law matters including DCSS, but self-represented parties are exempt under CRC 2.253(b)(2) and encouraged to e-file. Court e-filing and processing fees are waived for approved fee-waiver filers; EFSP charges are not.

Glenn court e-filing page and approved providers

MutualFile prepares your Glenn divorce forms so they are court-ready, then walks you through exactly how to submit them — whether you e-file through an EFSP, file in person, or file by mail. You file with the court yourself; we make sure the paperwork is complete before you do.

The process in Glenn follows standard California divorce procedure:

1. File the Petition (FL-100) and Summons (FL-110) with the Glenn County Superior Court
2. Serve your spouse with the filed documents
3. Exchange financial disclosures (FL-140, FL-142, FL-150)
4. Spouse has 30 days to respond after being served
5. Reach a settlement agreement or proceed through court proceedings
6. Submit the Judgment (FL-180) for the court to review and sign
7. The 6-month waiting period must pass before the divorce is final

For a full walkthrough, see our step-by-step California divorce guide.

Joint petition: $435 or $870 in Glenn?

$870 — and that is the total for your case, not per spouse. A joint petition (FL-700) for dissolution or legal separation filed with the Glenn County Superior Court carries one combined $870 fee that covers both spouses' appearances, in place of the separate Petition and Response fees in a traditional filing. If one spouse later revokes the joint petition, the schedule says no additional first-appearance fee is due from either of you. The $435 figure applies only to a joint petition for summary dissolution, a separate short-marriage procedure with strict eligibility limits. Fee waivers are available for those who qualify.

Source: Judicial Council Statewide Civil Fee Schedule (effective Jan 1, 2026); Petition and Response fees from the Glenn Civil Fee Schedule (Effective Jan 1, 2026).

Fee waivers in Glenn

Glenn's local rules let the Court Collection Division verify information on fee-waiver applications. For up to three years after a waiver is granted, the court may examine a litigant whose finances improve and order payment of waived fees. With an approved waiver, the court's own e-filing fees are waived. Glenn court fee-waiver information.

See our full California divorce cost breakdown for more details.

Glenn County is one of California's smallest courts, located in Willows. Court review times vary; check glenn.courts.ca.gov for current estimates.

California has a mandatory 6-month waiting period. In a traditional divorce it runs from the date your spouse is served; in a joint petition (SB 1427) it runs from the date you file, because there is no service step. Either way this is the legal minimum — no divorce can be finalized before this period passes, regardless of how quickly you complete your paperwork.