Resources

Business

• Better Business Bureau - LA, Orange and Inland Empire Counties
• Business Name Availability
• California Business Search
• California Corporation Forms
• Free Bankruptcy Assistance

Estate Planning / Probate

• Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (Sacramento Law Library)
• Conservatorship
• Conservatorship Forms
• Handbook for Conservators
• Wills, Estates and Probate

California General Law

• Kids and the Law (available in spanish)
• Seniors and the Law (available in spanish)
• When You Turn 18 (available in spanish)
• San Bernardino Superior Court Self Help

Family Law

• Adoption
• Custody and Visitation (general)
• Asking for a Custody Order
• Changing a Custody Order
• Enforcing a Custody Order
• Divorce, Legal Separation & Annulment 
• Start a Divorce
• Respond to Divorce Papers
• Finalizing Divorce
• Parentage

Civil Law

• Amending a Birth Certificate in California (San Diego Law Library)
• Changing Your Name and Gender (San Diego Law Library)
• Civil Appeals (Sacramento County Law Library)
• Ex Parte Motions/Applications (San Diego Law Library)
• How to Change Your Name (Judicial Council)
• How to Respond to a Breach of Contract Lawsuit (Judicial Council Partners)
• How to Request Default Judgment by the Clerk (Step by Step - PDF, Sacramento Law Library)
• How to Request Default Judgment by the Court (Step by Step - PDF, Sacramento Law Library)
• Lawsuits - $25,000 or Less (Judicial Council)
• Motion to Vacate a Default Judgment (San Diego Law Library)
• Opposing a Motion (San Diego Law Library)
• Personal Service of Court Papers (Sacramento Law Library)
• Proof of Service by Mail (Sacramento Law Library)

Forms

• Common Legal Forms (Sacramento Law Library)
• Complaint: Claim & Delivery (Butte Law Library)
• Debtor's Kit for Responding to Summons (Butte Law Library)
• How to Obtain an Injunction Against the DMV (Sacramento Law Library)
• Family Law Exhibit List & Trial Brief Combined (Butte Law Library)
• Judicial Council Forms
• Pleading Paper (California Superior Court) (Microsoft Word - Blank)
• Pleading Paper (San Bernardino County Law Library) (PDF - Blank)
  • Also, see our research guide.
  • Pleading Paper Template (San Diego Law Library)

Landlord - Tenant

• California Tenants Guide 
• Eviction: Guide for Landlords
• Eviction: Guide for Tenants
• Landlord's Kit for Getting Possession (Butte Law Library)

Homeowner Rights During COVID Pandemic

• NCLC Chapter Covering Latest Homeowner Protections
• California Courts Eviction Information Updates

Legislative Intent

• Legislative Intent Guide (San Mateo Law Library)

Criminal

• Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record (Judicial Council)
• Forms: Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record
• Expunging Criminal Records (Sacramento Law Library, Step by Step Guide)
• San Bernardino County's Public Defender
• How to Clean Up Your Criminal Record (San Diego Law Library)
• Request Your California Criminal Record

Enforcement of Judgments 

• Enforcement of Judgments
• Debtor's Examination 
• Memorandum of Costs After Judgment 
• Abstract of Judgment 
• Wage Garnishment
• Bank Levy
• Renewal of Judgment
• Satisfaction of Judgment

Small Claims

• Small Claims Basics
• Collect Your Judgment 
• Small Claims Court: A Guide to Its Practice Use
• Responding to the Small Claims Lawsuit
• Small Claims Information for San Bernardino County Residents
• Small Claims Court & Lawsuit Center (Nolo Press)