| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
Lancaster
County (PA) Court of Common Pleas |
| Name
of program itself: |
Lancaster
County Court Self Help Center |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
Lancaster
County Courthouse |
| City: |
50
N. Duke St. |
| State: |
Lancaster |
| Zip: |
PA |
| Phone
for the public: |
17602 |
| Website
for the public: |
www.co.lancaster.pa.us/courts |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Lancaster
County |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Probate |
|
Child
Support |
|
Landlord
Tenant |
|
Small
Claims |
|
Other |
| Program
started: |
July,
2004 |
| 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 |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) -
Family, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims, Traffic, Other |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Landlord Tenant, 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? |
Local |
| Other
relevant description or information: |
This
center provides location for self-represented litigants to obtain
information and forms to represent themselves in certain types of
actions, such as filing for custody or a no-fault divorce.
It does not provide assistance in filling out or filing the
forms. |