Pro Se Links

Click here for national self-help sites
Click here for state self-help sites
Click here for local self-help sites
Click here for law school self-help sites
Click here for related organizations

www.selfhelpsupport.org  AJS is cosponsor of this site on Probonet.net. This Web site is meant to assist not only litigants but also pro se professionals.

Alaska
http://www.state.ak.us/courts/selfhelp.htm

Representing yourself in a civil appeal from Superior Court to the Supreme Court.  http://www.state.ak.us/courts/shc/appeals/appeals.htm   FAQ's, helpful forms for starting and responding to an appeal, cross-appeals, briefs and excerpts of record, oral argument and filing motions.

California
California Courts Self-Help Center includes forms and instructions, Q&A, links, glossary and other aids
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp

Spanish version:
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol

Web site for court and legal services self-help centers:
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/equalaccess

California Appellate Courts Self-Help Guides:
1st district
4th district
5th district

Colorado
www.courts.state.co.us/chs/court/forms/selfhelpcenter.htm (Forms can be completed online and printed.  Site includes a self-help survey.)

Connecticut
www.jud.state.ct.us/selfhelp.htm (Connecticut Court Service Centers located throughout the state provide services for all court patrons, including the self-represented)

Delaware
http://courts.state.de.us (Site links to all Delaware's State Courts)
http://courts.state.de.us/family (Click on Divorce Packets)

Florida
www.flcourts.org/ (Click on "Self-Help" Center)

Hawaii
www.state.hi.us/jud (Click on "Self Help"; see also "Tips on Going to Court")

Idaho
www2.state.id.us/cao/ (Includes forms, instructions, an attorney roster, contact information for 22 court assistance offices, and more)

Illinois
www.illinoislawhelp.org (This web site is being developed and maintained by the Illinois Technology Center for Law & the Public Interest (ITC), a collaboration of Illinois legal services providers, funders, the private bar and law school communities.)

Indiana
www.state.in.us/judiciary/ (Click on Self-Service Legal Center; currently offers a divorce-without-children package, with more planned)

Louisiana
www.lawhelp.org/LA

Maine
www.helpmelaw.org (A Legal Services Corporation statewide self-help site)

Maryland
www.peoples-law.org (A Legal Services Corporation statewide self-help site)

Massachusetts
www.state.ma.us/courts/selfhelp/ (Official web site of the Massachusetts Judiciary; the Probate and Family Court (and to a lesser extent the other Departments of the MA Trial Court) are regularly adding new materials.

www.neighborhoodlaw.org (A Legal Services Corporation statewide self-help site)

Minnesota
www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp Virtual Self-Help Center for the State Courts in Minnesota.

New Jersey
www.judiciary.state.nj.us/prose/index.htm  (Packets for petitioning for a name change, filing complaints in small claims court, petitioning changes in child support or alimony, and others)

New Mexico
www.nmcourts.com (Click on Family Law Forms; includes several divorce packets and instructions).

New York
www.nycourthelp.gov

Oregon
www.ojd.state.or.us/  (Click on Family Law Forms; statewide domestic relations forms included)

Tennessee
www.tals.org/Home/PublicWeb (A Legal Services Corporation statewide self-help site)

Utah
http://courtlink.utcourts.gov/  (Click on Online Court Assistance Programs; document-assembly feature; helps litigants prepare court documents for landlord-tenant or uncontested divorce cases)

Washington
www.courts.wa.gov/forms (Pattern forms for family law and domestic violence; has link to instructions)
www.nwjustice.org (Legal self-help materials in English, Russian and Spanish)

Wisconsin
www.wicourts.gov/services/public/selfhelp/index.htm (This site does not provide legal advice.)

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Arizona
www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/ssc/sschome.html (Self-Service Center, Maricopa County Superior Court)

California (county sites)

Alameda Courts
www.co.alameda.ca.us/courts/self_help

Amador County
www.amadorcourt.org/self/self.html

Butte County
www.buttecourt.ca.gov/self_help/default.htm

Calaveras County
www.calaveras.courts.ca.gov

Colusa County
http://colusacourt.weblandingzone.net/common/content.asp?en=NA131711&sea=Yes&set=Both&sca=Yes&sct=Long&ead=tb&sad=lt

Contra Costa County
www.cc-courthelp.org

El Dorado County
http://eldocourtweb.eldoradocourt.org/links.html

Fresno County
www.co.fresno.ca.us/2810/sshc_eng.htm

Glenn County
www.glenncourt.ca.gov/court_info/self_help.html

Imperial County
www.imperial.courts.ca.gov

Kern County
www.co.kern.ca.us/courts/familylaw.asp

Lassen County
www.lassencourt.ca.gov

Los Angeles County
www.lasuperiorcourt.org
family law self-help: www.lasuperiorcourt.org/familylaw
probate self-help: www.lasuperiorcourt.org/probate/index.asp?selfhelp=1
traffic information www.lasuperiorcourt.org/traffic
e-file small claims: www.lasuperiorcourt.org/efiling/login.aspx

Madera County
http://madera.courts.ca.gov/MaderaSelfHelp.htm

Marin County
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/MC/main/family.cfm

Mariposa County
www.mariposacourts.org/MariposaSelfHelp.htm

Mendocino County
/www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp.html

Napa County
www.napa.courts.ca.gov/Family/family_facilitator.htm

Nevada County
http://court.co.nevada.ca.us/services/self_help/index.htm

Orange County
www.occourts.org/family/flfacil.asp
How to file for Divorce: www.occourts.org/selfhelp/whatformsdv1.asp
Common problems in Civil Filings: www.occourts.org/civil/Civilven.asp

Riverside County
www.courts.co.riverside.ca.us/kiosks/kiosk.htm

Sacramento County
family law: www.saccourt.com/index/family.asp
landlord/tenant: www.saccourt.com/index/ud.asp
restraining orders: www.saccourt.com/index/restorder.asp
civil: www.saccourt.com/index/civil.asp
appeals: www.saccourt.com/appeals/appeals.asp
small claims e-filing: www.apps-saccourt.com/scc
traffic: www.saccourt.com/index/traffic.asp

San Benito County
www.sanbenito.courts.ca.gov/family_law_facilitator.htm

San Bernadino County
www.sbcounty.gov/courts

San Diego County
www.sandiego.courts.ca.gov/superior/courts/domestic.html

San Francisco County
http://sfgov.org/site/courts_page.asp?id=3790

San Joaquin County
www.stocktoncourt.org/courts/selfhelp.htm

San Luis Obispo County
www.slocourts.ca.gov/civil/family/facsch.cfm

San Mateo County
www.sanmateocourt.org/director.php?filename=./includes/selfhelpcenter.html

Santa Barbara County
www.sbcourts.org/srl

Santa Clara County
www.scselfservice.org/default.htm

Santa Cruz County
www.santacruzcourt.org/family_law_facilitator.htm

Shasta County
www.shastacourts.com/page.php?page=familylaw

Sierra County
www.sierracourt.org/mediator.html

Siskiyou County
www.siskiyou.courts.ca.gov/Page.asp?NavID=379

Solano County
www.solanocourts.com/general/court/family.htm

Sonoma County
http://sonomasuperiorcourt.com/index.php?v=svcs_resources#Self

Stanislaus County
www.stanct.org/courts/familylaw/index.html

Sutter County
www.suttercourts.com/index.asp?webfile=familyfaq

Tuolemne County
www.tuolumne.courts.ca.gov/family.htm

Ventura County
http://courts.countyofventura.org/venturaMasterFrames5.htm

Yolo County
www.yolocourts.com/family_law.html

Yuba County
www.yubacourts.org

Michigan (Grand Rapids Legal Assistance Center)
www.legalassistancecenter.org (The center is a project of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, in cooperation with the Western Michigan Legal Services, the Kent County Courts, the Kent County Commission, the City of Grand Rapids, and over 30 "Community Link" partners.  Great collaboration model.)

Minnesota
Hennepin County District Court
http://www.mncourts.gov/district/4/?page=397 (Information about preparing paperwork, free consultation with volunteer lawyers, and accessing other resources)

Dakota County Family Court
http://www.mncourts.gov/district/1/?page=1600

Ramsey County Family Court
http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=790

Washington County District Court
http://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/courts_and_supporting_services/court_self-service_center/

Self-Help Services in Local Minnesota Courts
www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp/?page=251

Nevada (Clark County Family Law Self-Help Center)
www.co.clark.nv.us/district_court/self_help_center.htm (Forms for divorce, annulment child custody, visitation, child support, community property division and name changes)

North Carolina (Mecklenberg County Self-Serve Center)
www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/courts/meck/disk01/index.html (Offers forms and filing instructions for child custody/visitation, child support, modification of custody/visitation, modification of support, absolute divorce, contempt. domestic violence, small claims, limited driving privileges and name change.  Also offers videos (in English and Spanish) on custody/visitation, support, absolute divorce, modification and contempt, and free bimonthly clinics on the topics of custody/visitation and support and absolute divorce.  Also has a list of local attorneys willing to provide unbundled services.)

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www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp/index.htm (Site of the Self-Help Legal Center at Southern Illinois University School of Law)

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www.abanet.org/legalservices/delivery/delunbundbook.html A list of books and reports from the American Bar Association.

www.abanet.org/legalservices/publicfree.html ("Consumer's Guide" to legal help on the internet)

www.equaljustice.org (Website of the Project for the Future of Equal Justice.  Click on Links, scroll down to Pro Se Assistance Sites)

http://www.ncsconline.org/wcds/Topics/topic1.asp?search_value=Pro%20Se:%20Self-Represented%20Litigants (National Center for State Courts' site, includes pro se litigation court links to each state, articles and other great information)

www.statejustice.org (The State Justice Institute (SJI) awards grants to improve the quality of justice in State courts nationwide, including grants to facilitate pro se litigants' access to the courts.)

www.unbundledlaw.org (Maryland Legal Assistance Network; includes ethics advisory opinions, unbundling rules from 5 states, recommendations from October 2000 conference)

www.zorza.net/resources/le-res.html (Consultant Richard Zorza's site for legal ethics resources, mainly relating to unbundled services and technology)

www.zorza.net/resources/lsh-res.html (Self-help legal technology resources)

www.familycourt.gov.au/litigants  (Australian site on self-representation)

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NOTE: We offer these links as resources to those interested in pro se litigation.  Neither SJI nor AJS vouches for their accuracy.