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SELF-HELP GUIDE TO THE CALIFORNIA COURTS

Resources and information to help you navigate your court case, including
step-by-step guides for following procedures and help with understanding your
options.




WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?


 * GET HELP WITH PAPERS I WAS SERVED
   
   Look up by form number to understand your options.(Find the form number in
   the upper right or upper left corner of your papers.)
   
   Which form was served? Choose form CH-109, CH-100, CH-110 DISC-001 to
   DISC-005 DISC-020 DV-109, DV-100, DV-110 EA-109, EA-100, EA-110 EPO-002
   FL-100, FL-110 FL-145 FL-200, FL-210 FL-260, FL-210 FL-280 FL-300 FL-360
   FL-600 FL-640 FL-680 or FL-683 GC-210 GV-109, GV-100, GV-110 NC-120 SC-100
   SC-500 SUM-100 SUM-130 SV-109, SV-100, SV-110 WV-109, WV-100, WV-110 Go


 * START A COURT CASE
   
   Find your case type to get started
   
   Which case type do you want to start? Choose case type CARE Act Civil
   harassment restraining order Conservatorship Divorce Domestic Violence
   Restraining Order Elder or dependant adult abuse restraining order Eviction
   Gender Recognition Guardianship Name Change Parentage (paternity) Restraining
   Orders Small Claims Stepparent Adoption Suing someone (civil lawsuit) Go


 * WORK ON MY COURT CASE
   
   Take the next step, change an order, see all the options during or after your
   case
   
   Step 1: What case type do you want to progress? Choose case type Ask for a
   restraining order Child custody, visitation, and support Civil harassment
   restraining order Civil lawsuit Divorce Domestic violence restraining order
   Elder abuse restraining order Eviction Guardianship Limited conservatorship
   Name Change Parentage Small Claims Stepparent adoption Traffic ticket Choose
   case type Choose action
   Go


 * GET INFORMATION ABOUT A LEGAL TOPIC
   
   Get general information and learn about your options
   
   What topic do you want to learn? Choose topic CARE Act Civil appeals Criminal
   law Divorce Domestic violence Eviction and housing Families and children
   Gender change Help for someone with a disability Money and debt Name change
   Restraining orders Small claims Suing or being sued Traffic tickets Wills,
   estates, and probate Go


 * LOOK UP A COURT CASE OR CITATION
   
   Find a traffic ticket or court case using the county court's website
   
   Which county did the case or citation occur? Choose county Alameda Alpine
   Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Glenn
   Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Lassen Los Angeles Madera Marin
   Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer
   Plumas Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco
   San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz
   Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare
   Tuolumne Ventura What's my county Yolo Yuba Go


 * GET HELP FROM THE COURT
   
   Find self-help centers, forms, interpreters, disability access, and more
   
   What court service are you interested in? Choose resource Ask for a Fee
   Waiver Ask for an interpreter Ask for disability accommodation Find a court
   form Find a courthouse Find your self-help center Go


MORE INFORMATION


 * FIND A FREE OR LOW-COST LAWYER
   
   


 * FIND A COURT FORM
   
   


 * FIND OUT ABOUT JURY DUTY
   
   


 * FIND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA COURTS
   
   


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