Family Law Facilitator
The Family Law Facilitator is an attorney who can help you to represent yourself in child support and family law matters. You can get help with an existing case or in starting a case. If you work with the Family Law Facilitator, you are responsible for processing your own case. The Facilitator can help you select the proper legal forms and provide instructions for completing, serving and filing with the clerk's office. If you need to go to court to present your case to a judge or commissioner, you will present your case alone. If you require an interpreter in court you must bring one with you. The Family Law Facilitator is not your attorney. There is no attorney-client relationship between you and the Family Law Facilitator. The facilitator can equally help you and the other party (for example, your former spouse, the parent of your child, etc.). Anyone is welcome to ask for help from the facilitator. If you want help with your case strategy, you should consult with your own attorney for legal advice. When you speak with the Family Law Facilitator, your conversation is not private or confidential. If you require an interpreter, you must bring one with you.
With what type of cases can the Family Law Facilitator provide assistance?
The Family Law Facilitator can give you procedural direction in the following types of cases:
- Department of Child Support Services child support cases.
- Dissolution (divorce), legal separation, nullity (annulment) and paternity cases:
- Child support issues or Spousal support issues
- Child custody and visitation issues
- Initiating or finalizing a case
Facilitator Workshops
The Facilitator offers the following workshops:
- Order to Show Cause (OSC)
- Establish Paternity
- Beginning a Dissolution/Legal Separation
- Default Judgment
Location and Assistance Hours
The Family Law Facilitator is located at the Richard A Schoenig Annex. The workshop and assistance times vary. For the latest schedule, please click here.