Judge Aimee Banales

eFlex became unavailable on August 5, 2026, and was not expected to be restored until August 7, 2026.

Applies to

Document

The Resource Center must stamp and file any document presented in person, including documents presented by parties subject to mandatory electronic filing.

The Court’s eFlex electronic filing system will be unavailable from April 24, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. until April 26, 2026, at 9:00 p.m.

Applies to

Petition

A separate termination-of-parental-rights petition must be filed for each child.

Applies to

Notice

The Notice must state that counsel has 30 days from its date to review or retrieve the Evidence or consent to destruction, and that review or retrieval is by appointment.

Applies to

Certificate of destruction

If counsel consents to destruction or fails to make a retrieval appointment within 30 days of the Notice, the Evidence Clerk must dispose of the Evidence and file a Certificate of Destruction.

August 6, 2026, is treated as a non-judicial day for deadline calculations.

eFlex will be unavailable from April 24, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. until April 26, 2026, at 9:00 p.m.

August 6 through August 10, 2026, are treated as non-judicial days when calculating deadlines.

The Evidence Clerk must send notice through counsel of record or directly to a self-represented party after diligently searching for the current address.

Documents filed through the Resource Center will not be served through eFlex.

Applies to

Order

The Public Guardian must serve the protected person with a copy of the Order within five days of issuance.