DP New center helps residents navigate legal system County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky will be on hand today to open the new Self-Help Legal Access Center at the Santa Monica Courthouse during a 10 a.m. ceremony.
The center will assist self-represented residents as they complete court forms, file documents and prepare to appear in court. Trained staff will navigate visitors through legal procedures from family law and housing matters to small claims and name changes.
The Los Angeles Superior Court, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Neighborhood Legal Services are collaborating to operate the center.
The county-funded legal information facility is located on the second floor of the courthouse at 1725 Main St.
For more information, call (213) 893-0528.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 11, 2007. Read the original PDF.