Self-Help Center

Self-Help Center Locations:

Self-Help Centers are located at

• Lamoreaux Justice Center - 341 The City Drive, First Floor, Orange, CA
• Central Justice Center - 700 Civic Center Drive West, Room 100-A, First Floor, Santa Ana, CA
• West Justice Center -8141 13th Street, First Floor, Westminster, CA

Our Services Include PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE FOR:

• Establishing or changing child support
• Establishing or changing spousal support
• Establishing parentage
• Divorce, Legal Separation
• Child custody/visitation
• Name change
• Response to Domestic Violence
• Review of court documents
• Referrals to outside agencies
• Use of computers for case information, completion of court forms, support calculations and other case type information
• How To Booklets and Forms Packets

Self-Help Center Workshops:

Lamoreaux Justice Center ONLY - first floor Self-Help Center.

• Divorce Series
  Three workshops to get you through the divorce process.
  You must attend “Disso – 1” in order to qualify to attend the second
  (Disso – 2) and third (Disso – 3) workshops. Workshops offered in
  English and Spanish.



• Disso – 1: How to Start a Divorce
  English - Mondays at 1:00p.m. (Must check in at 12:30p.m. outside the
  Self-Help Center)
  Spanish - Mondays at 8:00a.m. (Must check in at 7:30a.m. outside the
  Self-Help Center)



• How to Respond to a Divorce
  The second and fourth Tuesday of every month, except for holidays, at
  1:00p.m. (Must check in at 12:45p.m. outside the Self-Help Center)



• How to Start a Petition for Paternity
  English - Wednesdays at 1:00p.m. (Must check in at 12:30p.m. outside
  the Self-Help Center)
  Spanish - Wednesdays at 8:00a.m. (Must check in at 7:30a.m. outside
  the Self-Help Center



• How to Respond to a Temporary Restraining Order
  Every Wednesday and Friday at 9:00a.m. (Must check in at 8:45 a.m. outside
  the Self-Help Center)



• Order to Show Cause for Custody & Visitation
  Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
  Must check in at 1:00 p.m. in the Education Workshop Center on the 7th floor)



• Child Support Assistance
  Morning Session:
  Every Monday thru Friday
  (Must check in at 8:00a.m. in the Office of the Family Law Facilitator located on the 7th floor in Room C-705)
  
  Afternoon Session:
  Every Monday thru Friday
  (Must check in at 1:00p.m. in the Office of the Family Law Facilitator located on the 7th floor in Room C-705. For more information on the Office of the Family Law Facilitator please click HERE.
  

Workshop seating is limited

• Participants are admitted on a first come, first served basis until spaces are filled.

Central Justice Center Self-Help Services

Procedural information and forms are provided for the following:

• Criminal – misdemeanor expungements
• Traffic Civil/Small Claims
• Unlawful Detainers
• Civil Harassment
• Domestic Violence*

* Please note that the Domestic Violence Assistance Center is located at Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Orange, CA (Room C-611)