Legal Services

 

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Other Statewide/Nationwide Legal Agencies:

www.publiclawlibrary.org  
CCCLL’s listing of county public law libraries in California, self-help resources, and legal links.

www.lawhelpca.org
This website helps Californians find legal aid referrals & self-help resources.

www.calegaladvocates.org 
Legal Aid Association of California’s website.

www.americanbar.org  
American Bar Association’s website; includes national lawyer referral and information services.

www.lib.lsu.edu/collections/govdocs/directory/index.html
Louisiana State University Libraries’ federal agency directory.

www.lawguru.com  
“LawGuru” allows users to submit a legal question to an attorney for a response.

 

Legal Research

 

Child Support:

www.childsup.ca.gov/resources/calculatechildsupport.aspx 
Developed by the CDSS, this free child support calculator functions similarly to TurboTax.

 

Legal Forms:

www.courts.ca.gov  
Developed by the Judicial Council, users can print or complete California court forms and find self-help information, court rules, and bilingual legal materials.

www.saclaw.org
Sacramento County Public Law Library’s website; this site offers self-help guides, printable forms (i.e., pleading paper), and a topical listing of print and online legal resources.

www.solanocourts.com/LocalForms.html
Legal forms designed by Solano County Superior Court for laypersons. Content includes civil law, family law, and other categories. 

 

Attorney Search:

www.calbar.ca.gov  
State Bar of California’s website; learn about an attorney’s background, complaint procedures (attorney/non-attorney), referral services and other info.

www.martindale.com  / www.lawyers.com
Websites affiliated with the Martindale-Hubbell network; find attorneys by practice area or location (includes U.S. and other countries)

www.hg.org/lawfirms.html
Created by Lex Mundi; find attorneys by practice area or location (includes U.S. and other countries)

 

Guardianship:

www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-guardianship.htm  
California Courts’ Self-Help Center provides self-help information about probate court guardianships, as well as forms and instructions.

www.gu.org  
This policy-oriented website offers much information about kinship care, state and federal law, and support groups.

www.lsc-sf.org/  
This site provides free legal and social work services and representation for children and youth less than18 years of age in the Bay Area.

www.prisonerswithchildren.org/  
This site has information for grandparents and other relative caregivers and their advocates; includes a statewide resource list, as well as resources for Northern, Central and Southern California.

www.slh.lsnc.net 
Developed by Legal Services of Northern California, Senior Legal Hotline’s site provides free legal advice via telephone to California residents 60 years of age and older on custody or visitation of grandchildren.

 

General Information:

Legal Information Reference Center (must have a Solano County Library card for access)
A resource of over 250 Nolo press legal reference titles in full-text, detailed how-to instructions, and thousands of forms on a wide range of legal issues. Basic User Guide

www.findlaw.com  
This site includes state law, news articles and more.

www.nolo.com  
Developed by Nolo Press, this site features articles and information about their publications.

www.freeadvice.com  
“FreeAdvice” offers content written by attorneys, which help users find answers to their legal problems.

www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/locating.htm  
Webpage for the legal research guide “Locating the Law.”

www.justia.com/  
This site offers legal articles, guides, teaching materials, and online research strategies; ideal for the experienced legal researcher.

 

Municipal Law:

www.ci.benicia.ca.us  
This site contains Benicia’s council meeting agendas, minutes, and the city code.

www.ci.dixon.ca.us  
This site contains Dixon’s council meeting minutes, ordinance summaries, resolutions, and contact information.

www.fairfield.ca.gov/  
This site contains Fairfield’s council meeting minutes, ordinances, resolutions, city code, and contact information.

www.riovistacity.com/  
This site contains Rio Vista’s council meeting minutes, ordinances, resolutions, city code, and contact information.

www.suisun.com/  
This site contains Suisun’s agendas, council meeting minutes, city code, and contact information.

www.ci.vacaville.ca.us/
This site contains Vacaville’s city code, administrative and municipal services.

www.ci.vallejo.ca.us/  
This site contains Vallejo’s agendas for city council and city commission meetings.

www.municode.com/ 
Municipal codes for the cities throughout the United States.

 

California Cases and Codes:

www.courts.ca.gov/opinions.htm
Opinions of the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal (published and unpublished)

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov   
An official site that has California’s constitution, codes, Senate and Assembly bills, and historical data.

www.ca.gov  
State of California’s website; Offers links to California Code of Regulations, state agencies, tax information, birth & marriage, and other topics.

http://library.uchastings.edu/library/index.html  
UC Hastings Law Library’s official site, which includes California propositions from 1911 to the present.

 

Federal Cases and Codes:

www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts.aspx
Opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Court of Appeals.

www.law.cornell.edu  
Developed by the LII; this site has administrative and statutory codes from California and other states.

http://www.loc.gov
Library of Congress site that provides bill information, resolutions, laws, Congressional Record, and other historical documents.

www.gpo.gov  
U.S. Government Publishing Office, which has the U.S. codes, Code of Federal Regulations, bills, Federal Register, and other legislative publications.

 

Updated July 2016