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California Courts Online Self-Help Center

LawHelp California

California Public Law Libraries - http://www.publiclawlibrary.org/

Two ways to search:

  1. Click on a link to find your topic, then follow the links.
  2. Put your term into the search box to see selected results from these three sites.

 

Forms for Filing some Cases in California Superior Courts

These two sites below are not in the custom search engine, above. To use these sites, follow the links and instructions on that site.

I-CAN!™ Legal can help you with court forms for the following:

.  Divorce .  Paternity Petition .  Order to Show Cause
.  Guardianship .  Name Change .  Domestic Violence
.  Civil Harassment .  Small Claims .  Fee Waiver
.  Child Support .  Eviction .  Child Custody
.  Wage and Earnings .  Notice of Motion .  Income and Expense

EZLegalFile

  • Family Law
  • Small Claims
  • Unlawful Detainer (Evictions)
  • Domestic Violence
  • Guardianships

California and United States laws, court cases, regulations
- Compiled by the library staff at the California State Library. Research page. This above link list also includes California county and municipal codes, bar associatioins, and research sites.

Information on permits, taxes, small businesses, mortages and much more on California's Online Services portal - ca.gov/OnlineServices.html - Weekday Live Help for finding California government links

AskNow Law - County law librarians help you locate the law on the web.

Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians (2009) FREE
- 250 page searchable book published by the Public Access to Legal Information Committee (PALI) of the Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL).

Basic Legal Research: A Mini Research Class - publiclawlibrary.org/research.html

Articles with Links on the CLA Weblog by Members of the
California Council of County Law Libraries

Legal Self-Help Websites - Posted February 18, 2010

Links for Specialized Audiences - DRAFT - April 26, 2010

Santa Ana Community College Paralegal Program web sites - Courtesy of Nell Yang, Librarian

Law on the 'Net: Legal Reference for Non-Law Librarians - 2010 course resource list - Courtesy of Laura Cadra and Infopeople

'Lectric Law Library Reference Room - Quirky, but with some useful links. Scroll down for sites.

National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) - www.consumerlaw.org

  • For consumers - Free downloadable booklets on predatory lending, debt collection, credit reports, lemon laws, bankruptcy, foreclosure, payday loans, predatory mortgage loans, credit card debt, living trust scams, telemarketing fraud, refinancing, loss of utility services and other issues.
  • Index of all NCLC links - Links to directories, consumer resources, cars, travel and more

Bankruptcy - Go to LawHelpcalifornia.org first. Then check these sites:

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Courts - Bankruptcy Basics
  • Legal Consumer.. Bankruptcy Information for Your Zip Code - LegalConsumer.com - Website and calculator by Albin Renauer, RelationalVision, LLC, co-author of How to File For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (Nolo)

This draft page is the result of cooperation by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Public Interest Clearinghouse, and the Council of California County Law Librarians. Major funding was provided by a Ralph N. Kleps grant administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The pilot program of which this page is a part, California Court Library Partnership, was funded entirely by trial court modernization funds allocated to the Ralph N. Kleps Award Program in the Executive Office Programs Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts in fiscal year 2008–2009. Pacific Library Partnership has graciously proviced some technical support.

The California Court Library Partnership is modeled upon the Regional Court and Library Partnership of the Superior Courts of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties and the Silicon Valley Library System (SVLS) and the Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System (MOBAC).

Regional Court and Library Partnership's "SVLS & MOBAC Law Court Training" page.

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