STANDARD FOR PROCESSING SPECIAL MASTER RECOMMENDATIONS 1. All recommendations of the Special Masters are to be reduced to writing. 2. The Special Master shall use the format for their recommendations as set forth in Attachment A. 3. The Special Master’s recommendation shall be provided to party and counsel at least 24 hours prior to presentation to the court. 4. The recommendations of the Special Master along with a proposed Order Adopting the Recommendations of the Special Master shall then be submitted to the court. The order shall be as set forth in Attachment B. 5. A copy of the Stipulation and Order Appointing the Special Master should be provided with the proposed order and recommendation for the convenience of the court. 6. The original and one copy of the proposed order and recommendation shall be provided to the court. A self-addressed stamped envelope should also be provided. 7. Upon receipt of the order adopting the recommendation, the Special Master shall provide to party and counsel a copy of said order. A Proof of Service should be prepared and submitted to the court at this time. A copy should be provided along with a self-addressed stamped envelope for the Special Master’s records. A copy of a Proof of Service is provided as Attachment C. 2002 © American LegalNet, Inc. 1 2 3 4 ATTACHMENT A 5 6 7 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 10 In re Marriage of: Case No. 11 Petitioner: RECOMMENDATION OF SPECIAL MASTER 12 and 13 Respondent: ____________________________________/ / 14 15 The Special Master makes the following recommendation in this matter: 16 1. 17 2. 18 3. 19 4. 20 etc. 21 22 DATED: ________________________________________ SPECIAL MASTER 23 24 25 26 27 28 2002 © American LegalNet, Inc. 1 2 3 4 ATTACHMENT B 5 6 7 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 10 In re Marriage of: Case No. 11 Petitioner: ORDER ADOPTING SPECIAL MASTER’S RECOMMENDATION 12 and 13 Respondent: ____________________________________/ / 14 15 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Recommendation of the Special Master dated 16 _______________, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is adopted by the court as its 17 order. 18 IT IS SO ORDERED 19 20 DATED: ________________________________________ JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2002 © American LegalNet, Inc. 1 PROOF OF SERVICE (MAIL) 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 3 4 I am employed in the County of ________________, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is _______________________________ ________________________________________________________. 5 On ______________, 20___, I served the following document(s) described as: 6 RECOMMENDATION OF SPECIAL MASTER 7 on the interested parties in this action by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed as follows: 8 9 10 11 12 13 I deposited such envelop in the mail at _________________, California with postage thereon fully prepaid. I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at _____________________, California in the ordinary course of business. I am award that on Motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in Affidavit. 14 Executed on _________________, 20___, at ______________________, California. 15 I declare under penalty of perjury under the Laws of the State of California that the above is true 16 and correct. 17 __________________________________ 18 19 20 ATTACHMENT C 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2002 © American LegalNet, Inc.