Wednesday, February 21, 2018: 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

LA Law Library legal research specialists teach free, monthly 45-minute overviews of legal information search tools and techniques as part of regular “office hour” visits.*

This class introduces tools and resources available on the California Courts official website www.courts.ca.gov.

Class covers:

• How to find forms, jury instructions, and Appellate Court case information
• Free resources for going to court without an attorney
• “Hidden Gems” and other hard to find resources

*A more extensive class, which may include hands-on practice and sample exercises, is taught at the Main branch of LA Law Library in downtown Los Angeles.

Location: 
West Covina Public Library
1601 W. West Covina Parkway
West Covina, CA 91790
(626) 962-3541

No legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research. LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Registration fee: FREE

Friday, December 8, 2017: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

This class is intended for people who are representing themselves in court in a divorce and/or paternity case, have served the petition on the other party, and the other party has not filed an answer to the petition within 30 days of being served.

This class will give step-by-step instructions on how to fill out two specific forms used in family law cases:

• Request to Enter Default: Paternity (FL-165)
• Request to Enter Default: Declaration of Disclosure and Income and Expense Declaration (FL-141)

Participants will leave the class with the Request(s) to Default filled out and copied.

Bring the following to class:

• Filed petition
• Filed proof of service
• Two envelopes
• Two U.S. stamps with sufficient first-class postage

Class taught in English and Spanish.

Attendees must sign up for the workshop no later than the morning of the day of the workshop.

Location: Sign Up takes place at the Torrance Self Help Center, Room 160, 1st floor, Torrance Courthouse, 825 Maple Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503.

Presented by Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Registration fees: Free

Friday, June 17, 2016 - 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Divorce Options provides information about the divorce process and the options available to anyone considering divorce or separation: individuals and couples, whether married, domestic partners, or cohabiting, with or without children, and same or opposite gender.

Divorce Options is presented by a team of attorneys, financial advisors and mental health professionals who are members of Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (LACFLA).

Class covers:

• Litigation, mediation and collaboration - the risks and the benefits of each process
• Legal, financial, psychological and social issues of divorce
• How to talk about divorce with your children
• Community resources available to help you

Location:
Torrance Branch, LA Law Library
Torrance Courthouse, 1st Floor
825 Maple Street Room 110
Torrance, CA 90503
(424) 201-0748

Presented by: A Better Divorce in partnership with the LA Law Library. For a full listing of workshops offered statewide, please visit: www.DivorceOptionsInfo.org

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Registration fees: $10 for the class (nonrefundable payment reserves seat)
Free parking in the Torrance Civic Center parking lot. Walk-ins welcome! Forms of payment accepted: Visa, MC, AMEX (no checks or cash please!)

Tuesday, April 10, 2018: 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday, August 14, 2018: 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018: 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

This class introduces free and low cost websites for researching California and federal law.

Class covers:

• How to search for bills, codes, regulations, and case law
• Sources for Los Angeles County law and government
• General legal research sites, including Google Scholar and FindLaw for Legal Professionals
• Legal research tips

Location:
Compton Public Library
240 West Compton Boulevard
Compton, CA 90220

Phone: 310-637-0202

No legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research. LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Fees: FREE