| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
DC
Superior Court |
| Name
of program itself: |
Family
Court Self Help Center |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
500
Indiana Ave., N.W. |
| Address
of program line 2 - Main location: |
JM-570 |
| City: |
Washington |
| State: |
DC |
| Zip: |
20001 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(202)
879-1471 |
| Website
for the public: |
http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/family/selfhelp.jsp |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
State |
| Geographic area
served by this program: |
Washington,
DC |
| Substantive areas
served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Child
Support |
| Program started: |
2003,
maintained by DC Bar pro bono, taken over by DC Courts, March, 2005 |
| 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 |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms - Family |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) - Family |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (for hearings) - Family |
|
Web-based
information in English - Family |
|
Interactive
Web-based forms - Family |
|
In-person
workshops - Family |
| This
program provides training regarding working with self-represented
litigants for: |
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 |
| Other
relevant description or information: |
Some of the services indicated above are provided by the DC
Bar pro bono Program. For
instance, it is their website that has the pro se form pleadings and
it is their office that runs a 'Pro Se Plus' clinic (in Divorce and
Custody issues). This
serves as a supplement to the work of the DC Family Court Self Help
Center. |