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Family Law Volunteer Opportunites
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Oakland General Family Law:
Substantive area: Broad family law advice assistance including dissolutions, child custody, visitation, child support, and spousal support. Assistance includes completing judicial council forms and educating the client on how to proceed in court.
Spanish Family Law - with Centro Legal de la Raza
Substantive area: Broad family law advice assistance including dissolutions, child custody, visitation, child support, and spousal support. Only for monolingual Spanish Speakers.
Family Law Day of Court - with the Superior Court and the Self-Help Center
Substantive area: Procedural assistance with family law cases after case has been filed. Volunteers focus on drafting Findings and Order After Hearing, DissoMaster Calculations and answering litigant questions.
Family Law Status Conference Clinic - with the Superior Court and the Self-Help Center
Substantive area: Procedural assistance with family law cases after case has been filed. Volunteers assist with all steps of Dissolution, Legal Separation and Parentage cases, from service to final judgments.
Shriver Custody Project
Substantive area: Family law. Volunteer attorneys represent pro se litigants at short cause hearings involving child custody and visitation. Involves day of court limited scope representation.