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California Courts: State-wide self help center loaded with helpful information.

These two videos: Resolving Your Small Claims Case in the California Courts and Resolving Your Eviction Case in the California Courts provide self-represented litigants with information about procedures, advisory services, and mediation programs for small claims and unlawful detainer cases. Each video is approximately 20 minutes in length and is available with English, Spanish, and Russian narration and subtitles.

Please note that some actions, such as Stepparent Adoption Requests, may involve local forms as well as Judicial Council forms. Please contact the superior court clerk, room 201, at the county courthouse in Visalia, CA. Or call 559-730-5000, for more information.

EZLegalFile: EZLegalFile is an interactive program that will help you fill out the forms necessary to request or respond to papers for a variety of legal issues.

  • Click on the EZLegal link on this web site. Follow the instructions to fill out the forms you need. Select PRINT, and print one copy of the form.
  • Make additional copies, and take the original and copies to the superior court clerk, room 201, at the county courthouse for filing.
  • Serve the appropriate parties with copies of your filed papers.

LawHelp: A web site dedicated to helping low-income Californians solve legal problems.

Virtual Self-Help Law Center: A link to the Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County website which features useful resources to help learn about court procedures, and find forms.

Self Help Resource Center/Family Law Facilitator: The Self Help Resource Center offers classes and services to the public.

3400 West Mineral King, Suite C
Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: 559-737-5500
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Services available on Thursdays in Porterville at the DCSS office.
270 Division St.
Porterville, CA
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Webcam services are available
Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
From the following locations:

Woodlake Family Resource Center
168 E. Valencia
Woodlake, CA

and

Lindsay Healthy Start
475 E. Honolulu
Lindsay, CA"