MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Law Help California Website. Helps people of low and moderate incomes find free legal aid programs in their communities. Helps find answers to questions about legal rights and forms to help with legal problems. LawHelpCa.org.
Legal Services of Northern California. Serves all upper CA counties. Offers legal resources and research tools and provides civil representation to low-income clients. Assists with tenant, public benefits and unemployment issues. Helps grandparents raising grandchildren with guardianships, Calfresh, CAlworks, natural disaster, post conviction relief, in-home support services, name and gender change petitions, education issues. Has many programs to assist with issues facing low-income adults and children. LSNC Health Hotline assists with health care issues. lsnc.net. (916)551-2150.
- Butte, Glenn and Tehama Counties: 541 Normal Ave., Chico. (530)345-9491 or (800)345-9491.
- Shasta and Siskiyou Counties: 1370 West St., Redding. (530)241-3565 or (800)822-9687.
BUTTE COUNTY
Butte County SHARP; Chico/Oroville. Self Help & Referral Program provides general assistance to people who do not have attorneys; family law, guardianships, evictions, small claims, name changes and restraining orders. Program staff will provide information about procedure, substantive law and choices that litigants may have, allowing people to make informed decisions about their cases. Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4pm. sharpcourts.org.
- Chico: 1775 Concord Ave. (530)532-7015.
- Oroville: 1 Court St. (530)532-7015.
Community Legal Information Clinic (CLIC); Chico. A student-run organization that has been providing legal information to students and community members for more than 50 years. Provides paralegal internship opportunities with students working directly under CLIC’s four supervising Chico State professors. csuchico.edu/clic/index.shtml. 25 Main St., Suite 102. (530)898-4354.
GLENN COUNTY
Glenn County Family Law Facilitator Program; Willows. Assists self-represented family law litigants with the preparation of family law petitions, responses, motions and declarations in cases where child or spousal support is an issue. The court now offers free services to people who need help with family law matters. A licensed attorney provides direct services to families. By appt only. Find Family Law Facilitator under Court Information at glenn.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family-law-facilitator. (530)934-6446 ext. 7004.
Glenn County Self Help Center; Willows. Info about procedure, substantive law and choices litigants may have, allowing people to make informed decisions about their cases. Staff can assist litigants in completing their legal forms by explaining what information is being sought. Self-Help Center staff do not give legal advice. 119 N. Butte St. (530)934-7114.
SHASTA COUNTY
Shasta County Family Law Facilitator/Self Help; Redding. General information and assistance completing necessary court forms for child support issues, filing for divorce or legal separation, final judgments in family law cases, grandparent visitation, guardianship cases and more. Cannot provide legal advice. shasta.courts.ca.gov/Self-Help/self-help.shtml. 1500 Court St. selfhelp@shasta.courts.ca.gov. (530)245-6900.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Siskiyou County Family Law Facilitator/Self Help; Yreka. Attorneys provide legal information about issues including child/spousal support, divorce/separation, custody/visitation issues, name changes, evictions and more. Attorneys only assist those representing themselves in court and do not represent clients in court. siskiyou.courts.ca.gov. 311 4th St. facilitator@siskiyou.courts.ca.gov.
TEHAMA COUNTY
Tehama County Family Law Facilitator; Red Bluff. Provides parents with educational materials concerning the court processes of establishing and maintaining parentage rights or child and spousal support. Helps distribute necessary court forms and voluntary declarations of paternity. Aids in completing forms, child support issues and more. tehamachildsupport.org/family-law-facilitator. 1740 Walnut St. (530)529-6116.
Tehama Superior Court SHARP; Red Bluff. Self Help & Referral Program provides general assistance to people who do not have attorneys; family law, guardianships, evictions, small claims, name changes, guardianship and restraining orders. Program staff provide information about procedure, substantive law and choices that litigants may have, allowing people to make informed decisions about their cases. sharpcourts.org. 1740 Walnut St. (530)527-8649.
