Court Service Center locations
Court Service Centers are open at 8 courthouses:
Virtual Court Service Center
Before visiting your local Court Service Center in-person, prepare ahead of time by connecting to the Virtual Court Service Center first. You will be able to:
- Determine ahead of time whether one of the local Court Service Centers can help you with your situation;
- Get answers to basic questions;
- Complete an intake and review the materials you need before the Court Service Center can assist you.
- Receive information about legal and community resources;
What services do the local Court Service Centers provide?
Court Service Centers can provide:
- One-on-one help filling out forms in certain case types
- Information about court rules, procedures, and practices
- Court documents and written instructions (some offered in multiple languages)
- Help in your preferred language
- Contact information for community resources, legal assistance programs, and social service agencies
- Computers with access to online resources that are available on a first-come, first served basis
Court Service Centers cannot:
- Give legal advice or represent you in court
- Help you if you have a lawyer
- Help you with trial preparation or discovery
- Tell you the status or predict the outcome of your case
Court Service Centers cannot assist with all case types
Examples of case types we may be able to help with include:
- Family matters (divorce, custody, child support, parenting time) guardianship of minors or adults
- Name changes or corrections of vital records
- Voluntary administrations
- Landlord/tenant matters
- Abuse prevention/restraining orders or harassment orders
- Civil commitments/Section 35
- Small claims
Some examples of case types we cannot help with include:
- Formal/informal probates of estates
- Adoptions
- Appeals
- Immigration
- Most matters in Juvenile Court
- Federal court matters and cases in other states/countries