Below are the self-help materials each of the 5 model self-help pilot projects developed leading up to the report to the Legislature in 2005. Please note that many of the materials may be outdated due to form, rule and law changes, but may still prove helpful to the development of current materials.
Petition on Joinder - Grandparent Visitation (PDF) (DOC)
Filing a Dissolution Checklist
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I want custody of my children."
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I want to get a restraining order against someone."
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I need help with my divorce." Example 1
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I need help with my divorce." Example 2
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I want to collect child support."
Filing a Claim - Overview (PDF) (DOC)
How to Amend a Claim (PDF) (DOC)
How to Appeal a Judgment (PDF) (DOC)
How to Change a Court Date (PDF) (DOC)
How to Collect a Judgment (PDF) (DOC)
How to Name a Defendant (PDF) (DOC)
How to Prepare and Present Your Case (PDF) (DOC)
How to Subpoena a Witness (PDF) (DOC)
How to Vacate a Default Judgment (PDF) (DOC)
Instructions to Officer Serving This Writ of Possession (PDF) (DOC)
Locating a Person or Business (PDF) (DOC)
Domestic Violence/Harassment Instructions
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I want to get a restraining order against someone."
Introduction to Guardianship Proceedings - Terms and Definitions
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I want to file for guardianship/custody of a child."
Evictions - Landlords (PDF) (DOC)
Instructions to Officer Serving This Writ of Possession
Request for Change of Address or Boxholder Information Needed for Service of Legal Process (PDF) (DOC)
Notice of Motion, Motion; Memorandum of Points and Authorities; Declaration(s); Order After Hearing (PDF) (DOC)
Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Set Aside Default and Default Judgment
Telephone Triage Checklist - "I want to get a restraining order against someone."
Recursos Legales Spanish Self-Help Center (information in Spanish)
"New Program to Help Lighten Legal Paperwork," Antelope Valley Press (Oct. 2, 2004).
Click for more information on the JusticeCorps program.
Request and Order to Mail Notice
Declaration of Proposed Guardian
How to Give Notice. (Click here for Spanish version)
Changing a Child's Name by Court Order (DRAFT)
Transferring Property When Someone Dies... (Click here for Spanish version)
What Happens to Someone's Property When They Die? (Click here for Spanish version)
How can ACCESS help you? (Click for Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
Where Do I Go? (Click for Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
No One Deserves to Be Abused: A Guide to Civil Restraining Orders (Click for Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
Need to evict a tenant? (Click for Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
Are you being evicted? (Click for Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
How to Serve (for the person suing) (Click for Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
Form 982(a)(17) Instructions (Click for Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog)
Form 982(a)(18) Instructions (Click for Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog)
How Do I Represent Myself? (Click for Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog)
How to use a court interpreter (Click for Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, and Tagalog)
ACCESS Center Flyer (Click for Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)
What's Next? Plaintiff Civil Harassment Restraining Order Checklist