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Legal aid organizations offer free legal help to people who are eligible. Organizations offer a broad range of services. This can include full-scope representation. To find out if you are eligible, contact the organization.

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Access California Services (AccessCal) is a culturally and linguistically sensitive, health and human services nonprofit organization in Anaheim, Orange County. AccessCal provides social and economic resources to local Arab- and Muslim-Americans, refugees and immigrants; however, AccessCal is non-sectarian, serving families and individuals of any faith or ethnicity.

If you have a new case, please submit a ticket through the online workshop: https://www.sjcourts.org/self-help/pro-per-clinic/portal/#/

The Family Law Facilitator/ Pro Per Clinic provides free services to help people who do not have private attorneys.

To better serve you, the Self-Help Center is expanding our reach to make it easier for us to help. You can now submit forms to us for review. You will need an email address at a minimum since it will be the medium for communications. Uploading scanned or saved PDF forms are optimal, but the system does support file uploading of images from mobile phone cameras. The expectations are that PDF forms are one continuous file, whereas images will separate single-page files uploaded together. For online document review, please go here: https://www.sjcourts.org/self-help-remote-assistance/

For further information regarding the Family Law Facilitator/ Pro Per Clinic, you can call (209) 992-5283. For general information regarding the Family Law Court, you can call (209) 992-5690. If you need an ASL interpreter, please bring one with you.

Please do not bring children to the Pro Per Clinic or to the workshops.

Services the Clinic Provides

The Family Law Facilitator/ Pro Per Clinic provides general information and referrals. They will review your paperwork, if you have attended a workshop or were given a sample, and give you information regarding:

• FAMILY LAW
• Change of Venue
• Child Custody/Visitation – Initial orders or modifications for child custody and/or visitation
• Child Support – Income and Expense Declarations – Initial orders or modifications for child support
• Dissolution of Marriage/Divorce/Legal Separation/Nullity of Marriage/Annulment
• Emancipation
• Grandparent visitation
• Parentage/Paternity – Initiating or responding to an action to establish paternity
• Preparation of Judgments and Orders (limited to when time allows or Court orders)
• Responses or Responsive Declarations
• Spousal Support – Income and Expense Declarations – Initial orders or modifications for spousal support
• Stepparent Adoption
• Summary Dissolution
• Wage garnishment and income withholding orders
• Writs and enforcement of orders
• CIVIL
• Limited Civil – consumer debt only
• Name Change for Adult and Minor & Recognition of Gender Change for Adult and Minor
• Proofs of Service
• Small Claims
• Unlawful Detainer/Eviction
  For rental assistance information click here.
• PROBATE
• Guardianship of the person
• Conservatorship of the person
• RESTRAINING ORDERS
• Civil Harassment Restraining Order – CHRO
• Domestic Violence Restraining Order – DVRO
• Elder Abuse Restraining Order – EARO
• Gun Violence Restraining Order – GVRO
• Work Violence Restraining Order – WVRO
• Review of domestic violence, elder abuse, and civil harassment restraining orders

Legal aid organizations offer free legal help to people who are eligible. Organizations offer a broad range of services. This can include full-scope representation. If you would like to find out if you are eligible, please contact the organization. This organization aims to fight injustice and advocates for social, economic, and racial equity by providing compassionate, holistic, and impactful legal services. They are dedicated to meeting the legal needs of the greatest number of low-income people throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. With an emphasis on innovation, language access, and a holistic approach to client care, we deliver services in the following practice areas. Click on the links below to learn more:

• Family
• Domestic Violence
• Housing
• Economic Maintenance
• Health
• Immigration
• Seniors
• Systemic Impact

Across all of our practice areas, our attorneys and staff provide evaluation, advice, and counsel. We also offer opportunities for learning at our clinics, workshops, and Self-Help Centers, provide direct representation on a case-by-case basis, and engage in impact litigation and policy advocacy on issues that affect our community.

The Family Law Facilitator and staff give free assistance to self-represented litigants (individuals in a legal action who do not have an attorney) in limited family law-related matters. The Office of the Family Law Facilitator provides legal forms and procedural guidance in the following areas: Paternity actions, child support and spousal support.

The Self-Help Center offers free help to people who are representing themselves in Court in a variety of legal matters. Trained, knowledgeable staff can help you find and fill out Court forms, answer questions on how you can proceed in your case, help you understand the Court process, and refer you to other resources to save time and reduce frustration.

The Legal Help Center provides legal and procedural information and assistance with court forms to self represented litigants with cases in or who reside in Placer County. The Legal Help Center cannot assist litigants who are represented by attorneys. The Legal Help Center does not represent customers in court. Services are not confidential. The Legal Help Center assists both sides of the case equally. To get legal advice or have a confidential conversation, you must speak with a private attorney. All services of the Legal Help Center are free of charge.