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:

Workshop seating is limited. All Workshops are on a first come first served basis until spaces are filled, so please plan to come early.

Lamoreaux Justice Center Workshops: Held in the 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)



• 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.
  

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)

Central Justice Center Workshops

Held in the Orange County Public Law Library, 5th Floor, Conference Room B. The Orange County Public Law Library is located in the center of the Santa Ana Civic Center Plaza, building #32. Cross streets are Civic Center Drive to the north and Santa Ana Boulevard to the south. The library entrance is located on the east side of Flower Street. The Law Library is easily accessible from the Central Justice Center .

Unlawful Detainer:

• "How to Answer an Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Case"
  Every Thursday at 9:00 a.m.
  Bring: A copy of your Summons and Complaint, Envelope, Stamps & Interpreter, if needed.

Criminal:

• "How to Clean Up Your Criminal Record" (PC 1203.4 Petition)
  Every Second and Fourth Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m.
  Bring: Your California criminal record from the court(s) or California Department of Justice Rap Sheet & Interpreter, if needed.

West 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)