| Name
of court in which program operates: |
Alaska
Court System |
| Name
of program itself: |
Family Law Self-Help
Services |
| Address
of program - Main location: |
825 W. 4th Ave. |
| City: |
Anchorage |
| State: |
AK |
| Zip: |
99524 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(907) 264-0851 |
| Fax
for the public: |
(907) 264-0865 |
| Website
for the public: |
www.state.ak.us/courts/selfhelp.htm
|
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
State |
| Geographic area
served by this program : |
State
of Alaska |
| Substantive areas
served by this center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Child
Support |
| Program started: |
February,
2000 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
Yes |
| The
program has: |
A
program director/manager/coordinator |
|
A
self-help center staffed with only non attorneys |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual staff |
|
A
volunteer program |
|
Written
guidelines for court staff for provision of assistance |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms - Domestic
Violence |
|
Telephone
assistance - Family, Domestic Violence |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual forms - Family, Domestic Violence |
|
A
system of referrals to attorneys providing unbundled legal services
-
Family, Domestic Violence |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) - Family |
| The
program provides training regarding working with self-represented
litigants for the following: |
Judges,
Court staff, Program staff, Program volunteers |
| Does
this program have a high-level, broadly based commission or task force,
sponsored by or including a justice or designee of the highest court
in the jurisdiction, to address issues regarding self-represented
litigants? |
Statewide |