| Brooklyn |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
New
York State Supreme Court--Kings County |
| Name
of program itself: |
Office
of the Self-Represented |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
360
Adams St. |
| City: |
Brooklyn |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
11201 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(347)
296-1740 |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Brooklyn
NY |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Child
Support |
|
General
Civil |
| Program
started: |
November,
2005 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
No |
| The
program has: |
A
program director/manager/coordinator |
|
A
self-help center staffed with only non-attorneys |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual staff |
|
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 -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil |
|
Telephone
assistance -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Domestic Violence |
| 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 |
|
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Top |
| Kings
County |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
King
County Supreme Court |
| Name
of program itself: |
Office
for the Self-Represented |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
360
Adam Street Room 145 |
| City: |
Brooklyn |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
11201 |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
General
Civil |
| Program
started: |
January,
2002 |
| 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 attorneys |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms - General
Civil |
|
Telephone
assistance - General Civil |
|
A
system of referrals to attorneys providing unbundled legal services
- General Civil |
|
Web-based
information in English - General Civil |
|
Interactive
Web-based forms - General Civil |
| Please
enter any other description or information that you think would be
useful. |
The
office distributes general procedural information and various forms
for cases litigated in the Supreme Court Civil Term. Forms are
completed nor submitted via this office. |
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Top |
| New
York County |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
New
York Supreme Court, Civil Division |
| Name
of program itself: |
Office
for the self-represented |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
60
Centre Street |
| Address
of program line 2 - Main location: |
Room
116 |
| City: |
New
York |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
10007 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(646)
386 - 3025 |
| E-mail
for the public: |
question@courts.state.ny.us |
| Website
for the public: |
www.nycourts.gov/supctmanh/ |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
New
York county |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
General
Civil |
| Program
started: |
August,
1997 |
| 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 |
|
A
self-help center staffed with 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 - General
Civil |
|
Telephone
assistance - General Civil |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual materials - General Civil |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) - General
Civil |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (for hearings) - General Civil |
|
Web-based
information in English - General Civil |
|
In-person
workshops - General Civil |
| 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 |
|
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Top |
| New
York City |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
Bronx
Civil Supreme Court |
| Name
of program itself: |
Office
for the Self-Represented |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
851
Grand Concourse |
| City: |
Bronx |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
10451 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(718)
590-6381 |
| Website
for the public: |
www.nycourts.gov |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
New
York City |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Probate |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
Landlord
Tenant |
|
General
Civil |
|
Small
Claims |
|
Other |
| Program
started: |
May,
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 |
|
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 -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims, Other |
|
Telephone
assistance -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims, Other |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual materials -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims, Other |
|
A
system of referrals to attorneys providing unbundled legal services
-
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims, Other |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims, Other |
|
Interactive
Web-based forms -
General Civil |
| 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,
local |
|
|
Top |
| Queens
County |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
New
York State Supreme Court, Queens County |
| Name
of program itself: |
The
self-represented Information Office |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
88-11
Sutphin Boulevard, Room 109 |
| City: |
Jamaica |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
11435 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(718)
298-1024 |
| Fax
for the public: |
(718)
520-1910 |
| Website
for the public: |
www.nycourthelp.gov |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Queens
County |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Probate |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
General
Civil |
| Program
started: |
January,
2002 |
| 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 |
|
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 -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Other |
|
Telephone
assistance -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Other |
|
A
system of referrals to attorneys providing unbundled legal services
-
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Other |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Other |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Other |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Other |
|
Web-based
information in other languages -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Other |
| 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,
local |
|
|
Top |
| Richmond
County |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
Richmond
County Supreme Court |
| Name
of program itself: |
Office
for the self-represented |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
120
Stuyvesant Place |
| Address
of program line 2 - Main location: |
Room
302 |
| City: |
Staten
Island |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
10301 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(718)
390-5353 |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Richmond
County, NY |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
General
Civil |
|
Other |
| Program
started: |
June,
2005 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
No |
| The
program has: |
A
self-help center staffed with only non-attorneys |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms -
Family, General Civil, Other |
|
|
Top |
| Suffolk
County |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
New
York State Supreme Court - Suffolk County |
| Name
of agency that operates program if different from above: |
Supreme
Court Law Library/ Suffolk |
| Name
of program itself: |
Library
Resources for the Public Program |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
John
P. Cohalan Court Complex |
| Address
of program line 2 - Main location: |
400
Carleton Avenue |
| City: |
Central
Islip |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
11722 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(631)
853-6064 |
| Fax
for the public: |
(631)
853-7533 |
| E-mail
for the public: |
LBrentso@courts.state.ny.us |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Suffolk
County, NY |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
Landlord
Tenant |
|
General
Civil |
|
Traffic |
|
Other |
| Program
started: |
November,
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 attorneys |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual staff |
|
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 -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Traffic,
Other |
|
Telephone
assistance -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Traffic,
Other |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Traffic,
Other |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Traffic,
Other |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Domestic Violence, General Civil, Traffic |
|
Interactive
Web-based forms -
Family, General Civil, Traffic |
| 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 |
|
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Top |
| White
Plains |
| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
Westchester
Supreme Court |
| Name
of program itself: |
Office
for the Self-Represented |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
111
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
| City: |
White
Plains |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
10601 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(914)
824-5209 |
| Website
for the public: |
www.nycourts.gov |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
9th
Judicial |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Child
Support |
|
General
Civil |
|
Small
Claims |
| Program
started: |
April,
2003 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
Yes |
| The
program has: |
A
self-help center staffed with only non-attorneys |
|
A
volunteer program |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms -
General Civil, Other |
|
Telephone
assistance -
Family, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims, Other |
|
Web-based
information in other languages -
Family, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims, Other |
| 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 |
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Top |