01Official destinations
California court and self-help finder
Routes a visitor to the official superior court and court self-help site for any California county.
Open the 58-county finder →Referral toolkit
California family-court tools with official court links for law libraries, legal-aid intake teams, public libraries, and community organizations. Every tool is free to use without creating an account.
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02Paper orientation
Family-court paper identifier
Explains the usual role of common Judicial Council form numbers and keeps a request separate from an order.
Identify common papers →03Meeting preparation
Family-court case summary builder
Creates a concise working brief for a self-help or limited-scope lawyer meeting without uploading case files.
Build a case summary →04Returned filing
Filing rejection decoder
Turns the reason stated on a return or rejection notice into a correction and verification checklist.
Decode a rejection →05Financial disclosures
Disclosure gap checker
Reviews common disclosure forms, supporting financial records, and proof of exchange in your browser.
Check the packet →Open directory data
58-county court directory
The compilation includes each county’s official superior-court and court self-help destination, the statewide source and the date the links were checked.
DatasetCalifornia Superior Court and Self-Help Center Directory
- Coverage
- 58 counties
- Source
- Judicial Branch of California
- Verified
- August 25, 2026
- License
- CC BY 4.0
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