Important System Upgrade Notice:

To improve system performance, reliability, and overall user experience, the Court is migrating its Traffic Case Management System from C-Track to Tyler’s Enterprise Justice.
As part of this transition, the Court will temporarily suspend online traffic payment services beginning June 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM.  Services will resume on July 13, 2026, at 7:00 AM once the migration has been successfully completed.  Members of the public may pay in person during this period or may request a two-week extension by calling (925) 608-1000 and following the prompts for Traffic.
C-Track will cease operations on Friday July 10, 2026, at 12:00 P.M.   Enterprise Justice will also be down from Friday, July 10, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. through Monday, July 13, 2026, at 7:00 A.M.   During this period, both C-Track and Enterprise Justice will be unavailable.   Beginning Monday, July 13, 2026, Enterprise Justice will become the Court's official Traffic Case Management System.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we transition to the Enterprise Justice platform and continue enhancing services for our users.

Notice:

The Court's Online Ability to Pay Portal will be unavailable beginning June 30 at 3:00 PM, to transition to a new case management system. During this period, we will be unable to accept online Ability to Pay petitions, but we will continue to accept paper petitions link to paper petition. Thank you for your patience during this transition

Notice:

The Court’s Beta AI Chatbot, Coco, is now available to help answer common questions and guide you to court resources. Try it here: Coco (Beta)

Emancipation

Emancipation is a legal procedure that frees children from the custody and control of their parents or guardians before they reach the age of majority. {In California, this is age 18.) If you become emancipated, you will be able to do certain things without your parent's consent, such as:
•    Consent to medical treatment
•    Apply for work permit
•    Enroll in school or college

You will also give up your right to be supported by your parents.

Even if you are emancipated:
•    You must still attend school.
•    You cannot get married without parental consent.
•    You probably will remain under juvenile court jurisdiction, if you commit a crime.

For more information please read the Emancipation Pamphlet (EM-100-INFO)

Completed paperwork must be submitted in person at the following location:

Walnut Creek Courthouse Juvenile Division, 1st Floor 640 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596

Fees:
The filing fee of $435.00 must be paid at the time of filing. If you are unable to pay to the filing fee, you may qualify for a fee waiver. The California Courts website has additional information on requesting a fee waiver.

Emancipation Packets will consist of the following forms

(EM-I00)    Petition for Declaration of Emancipation of Minor (EM-109)    Notice of Hearing-Emancipation of Minor
(EM-115)    Emancipation of Minor Income and Expense Declaration (EM-130)     Declaration of Emancipation of Minor After Hearing
(EM-140)    Emancipated Minor's Application to California Department of Motor Vehicles (FW-OO1)    Request to Waive Court Fees