Custody/Visitation/Child Support/Paternity/Spousal Support/Divorce/Restraining Order

Family Law Legal Assistant, Sonoma County Courts
Hall of Justice, 600 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

• Drop-ins.
• Individual assistance with filling out forms regarding all family law issues.
• Must be unrepresented.
• No income limitations.

Domestic Violence/Restraining Order

YWCA of Sonoma County
Hotline (707)546-1234

• Assistance for victims of domestic violence.
• Restraining order assistance.

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Guardianship

• Call for appointment to the Office of the Court Investigator.
• Guardianship clinics twice a month. Assistance with filling our forms.

Custody/Visitation/Child Support/Paternity/Spousal Support/Divorce/Restraining Order Responses

Self Help Access Center (SHAC)
Hall of Justice, 600 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

• Drop-in, resources and assistance dealing with legal issues relating to children and families.
• Must meet income eligibility guidelines for help filling out legal forms and paperwork.

Domestic Violence/Restraining Orders/Guardianship

• Workshops open to all: General Family Law, Drivers License Retrieval, Civil Law.
• Clinics by appointment: The Family Law Clinic, Eviction Defense Clinic
• Guardianships applications and forms
• Eviction and housing matters
• Restraining orders and assistance for domestic violence victims

Custody/Visitation/Child Support/Paternity/Spousal Support/Guardianship/Divorce/Response to Restraining Order

Sonoma County Legal Services Foundation
1212 Fourth Street, Suite I, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707)546-2924

• Certified lawyer referral program to attorneys accepting reduced rate cases.
• Occasional Family Law workshops, $5

Child Support/Paternity/Spousal Support

• Individual meeting with an attorney.
• Assistance with filling out court forms.
• Modifications of spousal and child support; support calculations; wage assignments.

Mediation Services

MARS (Mediation and Arbitration Referral Services)
Sonoma County Bar Association
37 Old Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707)544-6777

• Assistance finding a mediator for family law.

Recourse (Redwood Empire Conflict Resolution Services)
520 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 233, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707)525-8545

• Volunteer trained mediators for limited family law matters.

Supervised Visitation Programs

California Parenting Institute
3650 Standish Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
(707) 585-6108
www.calparents.org

• Supervised visitation services.
• Parenting classes.

Sonoma County Legal Services Foundation
1212 Fourth Street, Suite I, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707)546-2924

• Supervised visitation services.

Other Related Resources and Links:

State of California Department of Child Support Services
www.childsup.cahwnet.gov

Information on the ServiceMembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/militaryguide2000.htm www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/new/reserve_activation.html

Child Support Guidelines in the United States
www.supportguidelines.com

State of California - Judicial Council - Download Court Forms
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms

Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse

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