Self Help
Probate, Estate Planning & Planning for Illness or Disability: Legal methods for ensuring your assets are passed down to your chosen heirs and how the property of someone who has died gets distributed.
- LA Law Library Online Class, How to Complete and File a Probate Petition: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1633-probate-petition-pbw2020
Will & Estate Planning: Legal methods for ensuring that your cash, property, and other assets get passed to your chosen heirs quickly and easily.
- AARP, Estate Planning in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic: https://www.aarp.org/retirement/planning-for-retirement/info-2020/guide-to-virtual-wills-estate-plans.html
- Capital Pro Bono: https://capitalprobono.org/service/estate-planning-and-probate/
- Estate Planning and Coronavirus (COVID-19): Crisis Planning from Home: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/estate-planning-and-coronavirus-covid-19-crisis-planning-from-home.html
- LA Law Library Online Class, Wills & Trusts: Where You Begin https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1548-wills-trusts-where-you-begin
- NPR, How to make your estate plan amid the Coronavirus pandemic: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/28/823071317/how-to-make-your-estate-plan-amid-the-coronavirus-pandemic
- Sea Side Legal Service (South O. C.): http://www.seasidelegalservices.org/about-us/
Probate of Wills & Estates: How the property of someone who has died gets distributed.
- LA Law Library Online Class, Probate & Inheritance: Where You Begin https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1525-probate-inheritance-where-you-begin-online
- LA Law Library Online Class, Wills & Trusts: Where You Begin https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1548-wills-trusts-where-you-begin
- LIVE ZOOM: Ask a Lawyer: How Property Transfers After Death and How to Plan Ahead: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/2024-live-zoom-ask-a-lawyer-how-property-transfers-after-death-and-how-to-plan-ahead-2023
Utilities: COVID-19 resources for changes in bills including electricity, gas, water, cable, and telephone.
- California Public Utilities Commission, COVID-19 Information: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-updates/newsroom/covid-19
- COVID-19: Utility Bill Relief: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/covid19-2-2/utility-bill-relief/
- Southern California Edison, Energy Assistance Fund (EAF): https://www.sce.com/residential/assistance/energy-assistance-fund
- Southern California Gas, COVID-19 Our Support & Response: https://www.socalgas.com/coronavirus
- Findhelp.org: https://findhelp.org/
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), COVID-19 Response: https://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/faces/ladwp/aboutus/a-inourcommunity/abt-incomm-covid19?_afrWindowId=14rofa7ku_1&_afrLoop=326118922685534&_afrWindowMode=0&_adf.ctrl-state=14rofa7ku_4
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Free Conservation Items: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/pdfs/COVID19/LADWP Flyer 2020.pdf
- PG&E, We're here to help throughout the COVID-19 Crisis: https://www.pge.com/
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Free Conservation Items: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/pdfs/COVID19/LADWP Flyer 2020.pdf
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Free Conservation Items: https://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/faces/ladwp/residential/r-savemoney/r-sm-rebatesandprograms/r-sm-rp-freeconservationitems afrLoop=78861306712008&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D78861306712008%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D10q75gl2ug_17
- Emergency Broadband Benefit: https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit
- Affordible Connectivity Program: https://www.fcc.gov/acp
World Social Justice Day - Recognized on February 20th, every year, since 2007 by the General Assembly of United Nations and celebrated since 2009, World Social Justice Day reminds us that social justice, is about fairness and meeting peoples basic needs while being necessary for peace, security, and development of society among the countries of the world (WDSJ.com).
On-Demand Library's Programming:
Abuse, Harassment & Restraining Orders
- ON DEMAND: Protect Yourself: Elder Abuse Restraining Orders
- ON DEMAND: Is Someone Being Abused? Law, Tools & Resources
Disability & Social Security Benefits
Employment
Understanding the courts process
- ON DEMAND: What is Due Process? Know Your Rights
- ON DEMAND: Slander and Libel (Defamation): Filing a Lawsuit
- ON DEMAND: Working With a Lawyer on a Budget
- ON DEMAND: Addressing Bias in Special Education
- ON DEMAND: Writs: How to Challenge Government Agency Decisions
- ON DEMAND: Holding Public Officials Accountable to the Rule of Law
Healthcare & Mental Health Services
- ON DEMAND: SSI & Mental Health Disabilities: 5 Things to Know
- ON DEMAND: Know Your Rights About Medical Bills
Criminal Law
- ON DEMAND: Sealing Eviction Records So You Can Rent Again
- ON DEMAND: Facing Charges? Release and Bail Reduction Services
- ON DEMAND: ¿Enfrentado cargos? Servicios de liberación y reducción de fianzas
Immigration
Civil Rights
Housing
- ON DEMAND: Habitability Issues in HUD Housing
- ON DEMAND: Section 8 & Subsidized Housing
- ON DEMAND: Current Eviction Protections
- ON DEMAND: Housing Rights of Tenants With Disabilities
- ON DEMAND: Vivienda justa: Conozca sus derechos como inquilino o propietario
- ON DEMAND: Keeping People and Pets Housed
On-Demand MCLE Programming:
- ON DEMAND: MCLE: Protecting Native American Graves and Artifacts
- ON DEMAND: MCLE: Volunteer Training: Removing Legal Obstacles to Veterans’ Employment
- ON DEMAND: MCLE: Disaster Assistance 101
- ON DEMAND: MCLE Volunteer Training: Eviction Defense
- ON DEMAND: MCLE: Representing Clients Across Cultural and Language Barriers
- ON DEMAND: MCLE: Ethical Protesting for Legal Professionals
Library's Ongoing Clinics/Classes
Public Classes
LIVE ZOOM: Dealing With Debt: Where You Begin
- Friday, March 10, 2023: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
IN PERSON: Cleaning Your Criminal Record: Where You Begin
- Friday, April 14, 2023: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
IN PERSON: Civil Rights: Where You Begin
- Friday, May 12, 2023: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Workshop’s & One-on-one help
- Friday, February 17, 2023: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Friday, March 17, 2023: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 21, 2023: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 19, 2023: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Considering Conservatorship? Get Answers
- Friday, February 10, 24, 2023: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Friday, March 10, 24, 2023: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ask a Lawyer: Landlord/Tenant Law and Evictions
- Thursday, February 16, 2023: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, March 16, 2023: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, April 13, 2023: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Ask a Lawyer: How Property Transfers After Death and How to Plan Ahead
- Thursday, February 23, 2023: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, March 23, 2023: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, April 27, 2023: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, May 25, 2023: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Veterans' Assistance: Remote services including financial, housing, healthcare, benefits and claims available to veterans and their families.
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Tax Filing Assistance: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/are-you-military-and-getting-ready-do-your-taxes-make-sure-you-know-how-file-free/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OFE_libraries
- LA County Military & Veterans Affairs: https://mva.lacounty.gov/
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Veterans Legal Services Project: https://www.lacba.org/give-back/veterans-legal-services-project/leap
- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Veteran Peer Access Network: https://dmh.lacounty.gov/veterans/
- Mindful Veteran Project: https://mindfulveteranproject.org/
- Public Counsel, FREE discharge upgrade assistance: https://form.jotform.com/200965124821047
- Public Counsel, Free Veterans Legal Assistance: https://publiccounsel.org/services/veterans/
Marriage that is legally ended by a judge's order—also known as "dissolution."
Child Custody: Rights and responsibilities between parents and their child or children.
- California Lawyers Association, Navigating COVID-19 Issues: General Information about Custody & Support (English & Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pce_ggQxX8Q&feature=emb_title
- LA Court, Child Custody & Visitation Self-Help Resource: https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/service-catalog/C02
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Child Custody, Support & Visitation: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1583-child-custody-pbw2020
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Custody & Child Support: Where You Begin: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1537-custody-child-support-where-you-begin-online
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA): https://lafla.org/get-help/domestic-violence-family-law/
- Levitt Quinn: https://levittquinn.org/
- Asking for Child and Visitation Order- Forms: https://www.courts.ca.gov/1192.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en
Child Support: Money paid by one parent to help support their child or children.
- California Child Support Services: https://childsupport.ca.gov/
- California Lawyers Association, Navigating COVID-19 Issues: General Information about Custody & Support (English & Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pce_ggQxX8Q&feature=emb_title
- LA Court, Child Support Self-Help Resource: https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/service-catalog/C05
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Child Custody, Support & Visitation: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1583-child-custody-pbw2020
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Custody & Child Support: Where You Begin: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1537-custody-child-support-where-you-begin-online
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Past Due Child Support: What Now?: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1575-childsupport-pbw2020
- Levitt Quinn: https://levittquinn.org/
- Child Visitation California Courts: https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-custody.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en
Child Visitation: Plan for how parents will spend time with their child or children.
- California Courts: https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-custody.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en
- LA Court, Child Custody & Visitation Self-Help Resource: https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/service-catalog/C02
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Child Custody, Support & Visitation: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1583-child-custody-pbw2020
- Levitt Quinn: https://levittquinn.org/
- California Courts child visitation materials also available in Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/emergencyclosures-covid19-selfhelp-ch.pdf
- Asking for Child and Visitation Order- Forms: https://www.courts.ca.gov/1192.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en
Divorce: Marriage that is legally ended by a judge’s order—also known as “dissolution.”
- California Courts: https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-divorce.htm
- LA Court, Divorce-Related Issues Self-Help Resource: https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/service-catalog/C01
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Divorce and Separation: Where You Begin: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1521-divorce-and-separation-where-you-begin-online
- Levitt Quinn: https://levittquinn.org/
- Public Counsel, Women and Girls' Rights Project Application for Services: https://form.jotform.com/210415730618146
Conservatorship: The legal authority to make decisions for an adult who is unable to make their own decisions.
- We look forward to resuming in-person workshop assistance on January 13, 2023 on a bi-weekly basis.
In-Person: Considering Conservatorship? Get Answers (in English & Spanish): https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/2023-in-person-considering-conservatorship-get-answers-jan-mar - Community Legal Aid SoCal: https://www.communitylegalsocal.org/faqs-limited-conservatorship-general-covid-19-specific/
- LA Court, Conservatorship Self-Help Resource: https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/service-catalog/C04
