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Materials for Providers of Legal Self-Help Service

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

This section contains instructional materials developed by self-help center for the people they serve. The materials are developed for specific courts and are examples only.

For materials that are appropriate for statewide use, please see the California Courts Self Help Center.

Unaccompanied Immigrant Children and the State Courts: Information Card(2015). Prepared by the State Justice Institute.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Family Court: Los Angeles One-Parent SIJS Manual (Prepared in 2013 with 2014 update). Prepared by Kids in Need of Defense and Equal Justice Works.

Legal Orientation Program for Custodians (LOPC) of Unaccompanied Alien Children. Resources for custodians and sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant minors to help them access social and legal services for undocumented children after they are released from the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Also available in Spanish.

Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation (Rev. 2017). Manual by the Appleseed Network to help families develop plans in advance to deal with critical financial and family issues in the event of deportation, arrest, and other family emergencies.