Self-Help Contact Information

SERVICES PROVIDED TO SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS
IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

NOTE:  The rules for self-help centers are the same as for other help provided by court staff to the public.

  • The information on the Self-Help Center website, or provided to you by a Self-Help Center lawyer or staff person, is not legal advice.
  • Self-Help Center lawyers are not your lawyer. They are lawyers who can help people who do not have their own lawyer
  • You do not have an attorney-client privilege with the Self-Help Center staff or lawyer. What you say to the staff or lawyer is not confidential.
  • Parties on both sides of a case can get help from the Self-Help Center, and parties on both sides of a case may be helped by the same attorney or staff person at the Self-Help Center.
  • Self-Help Center services are free. Anyone who does not have their own lawyer can get help from the Self-Help Center. It does not matter how much money you make.

(Some exceptions to these rules may apply to help from San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program in Domestic Violence and Civil Harassment matters.)

SELF-HELP SERVICE PROVIDERS

SELF-HELP TOPIC REGION SERVICE PROVIDER PHONE NUMBER SERVICES PROVIDED
CARE Act Proceedings Hall of Justice Legal Aid Society of San Diego CLINIC INFORMATION (877) 734-3258 Assistance is provided at courthouse walk-in clinics on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff can explain procedures and help you prepare forms.
Civil Harassment Hall of Justice Legal Aid Society of San Diego
CLINIC INFORMATION
(877) 534-2524

Assistance is provided at courthouse walk-in clinics on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff can explain procedures and help you prepare forms.

East County
South County
North County San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
CLINIC INFORMATION
(619) 235-5656
Conservatorship Central Courthouse Legal Aid Society of San Diego
CLINIC INFORMATION
(877) 534-2524

Assistance is provided at courthouse walk-in clinics on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff can explain procedures and help you prepare forms.

Domestic Violence Central Courthouse San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
CLINIC INFORMATION
(619) 235-5656

Assistance is provided at courthouse walk-in clinics on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff can explain procedures and help you prepare forms.

North County

East County

San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
CLINIC INFORMATION
(619) 235-5656
Center for Community Solutions
CLINIC INFORMATION
(619) 697-7477 Ext. 7100
South County Legal Aid Society of San Diego
CLINIC INFORMATION
(877) 534-2524
Family Law All Regions Office of the Family Law Facilitator
SERVICE AND CONTACT INFORMATION
(619) 844-2200

Services include one on one assistance and workshops – information and forms preparation on divorce (workshop only), parentage, child and spousal support, child custody and visitation, and domestic violence where assistance through a domestic violence clinic is not available. Guardian assistance is also available only after attending orientation workshop.

Guardianship All Regions Office of the Family Law Facilitator
SERVICE AND CONTACT INFORMATION
(619) 844-2869

Orientation Workshops –
Guardianship of the Person Only –
One-on-one assistance with forms.

Name & Gender Marker Changes Hall of Justice Legal Aid Society of San Diego CLINIC INFORMATION (877) 534-2524 Assistance is provided at courthouse walk-in clinics on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff can explain procedures and help you prepare forms.
Small Claims Central / All Regions National Conflict Resolution Center SERVICE AND CONTACT INFORMATION
(619) 238-2400

Mediation

Central / All Regions Small Claims Legal Advisor
Services offered remotely by telephone or computer
(858) 634-1777

Assistance with small claims issues and procedures from filing through enforcement

(858) 634-1900

Recorded message providing information on all aspects of a Small Claims case, available 24/7

Landlord/Tenant (Unlawful Detainer) Hall of Justice Legal Aid Society of San Diego
CLINIC INFORMATION
(877) 534-2524

Assistance is provided at courthouse walk-in clinics on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff can explain procedures and help you prepare forms.

East County
South County
North County San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
CLINIC INFORMATION
(619) 235-5656


COURTHOUSE ADDRESSES

CENTRAL DIVISION
Hall of Justice
330 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101


Central Courthouse
1100 Union Street
San Diego, CA 92101


Kearny Mesa Facility
8950 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92123

 
EAST COUNTY DIVISION
East County Regional Center
250 East Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
NORTH COUNTY DIVISION
North County Regional Center
325 South Melrose Drive
Vista, CA 92081
SOUTH COUNTY DIVISION
South County Regional Center
500 Third Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910