Douglas County Self-Help Center
The Douglas County combined courts in the 18th Judicial District announced that a self-help center is now available for all court visitors. The self-help center officially opened on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008.
The center is intended to assist individuals with understanding Colorado court rules and laws, case filing requirements, services available in Colorado and other general information individuals will need to know when representing themselves in court matters. Informational brochures with instructions on how to file various cases are available, along with a public computer terminal that can be used to access the Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us) for further research.
Some of the resource materials available include:
· Family court matters – dissolution of marriage (with or without children), allocation of parental responsibilities (parenting time and decision-making responsibilities), modification to child support and parenting time
· County civil matters – name changes for minors and adults, Protection Orders, Money Judgments and FED/Evictions
· Small claims matters
· Miscellaneous matters – petition to seal criminal records, petition to expunge juvenile records, probate guardianship and conservatorship.
The Self-Help center is located on the first floor of the Douglas County Justice Center in suite 2546, and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon and on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. At this time, appointments are not accepted and customers will be assisted on a first come, first served basis.
Court employees working in the self-help center are not attorneys and are not permitted to provide legal advice or fill out forms for individuals. However, local attorneys have agreed to volunteer their services to the self-help center and will be available to the public on the second and forth Friday of each month.
