MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Law Help California Website. Helps people of low & moderate incomes find free legal aid programs in their communities. Helps find answers to questions about legal rights & forms to help with legal problems. LawHelpCa.org.
Legal Services of Northern California. Serves all upper CA counties. Offers legal resources & research tools & provides civil representation to low-income clients. Assists with tenant, public benefits & 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 low with issues facing low-income adults and childran. LSNC Health Hotline assists with health care issues. lsnc.net. (916)551-2150.
- Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties. 541 Normal Ave., Chico. (530)345-9491 or (800)345-9491.
- Shasta & 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 & restraining orders. Program staff will provide information about procedure, substantive law & 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. CLIC is a student-run organization that has been providing legal information to students & community members for more than 50 years. CLIC provides paralegal internship opportunities with students working directly under CLIC’s four supervising Chico State professors. csuchico.edu/clic/index.shtml. 25 Main St., Ste. 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & more. Cannot provide legal advice. shasta.courts.ca.gov/Self-Help/self-help.shtml. selfhelp@shasta.courts.ca.gov. 1500 Court St. (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 & more. Attorneys only assist those representing themselves in court & 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 & maintaining parentage rights or child & spousal support. Helps distribute necessary court forms & voluntary declarations of paternity. Aids in completing forms, child support issues & more. htehamachildsupport.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 & restraining orders. Program staff provide information about procedure, substantive law & choices that litigants may have, allowing people to make informed decisions about their cases. sharpcourts.org. 1740 Walnut St. (530)527-8649.
