What We Do How We Got There Self Represented Litigants in Maricopa County Superior Court

Some examples We get all kinds of requests all different ways

She has a lower court appeal case She has a lower court appeal case. She did not like what happened at the lower court and wants to take it up on appeal. She has no idea how to do that or what resources she might need. She does not have an attorney and she thinks something is due today. Once she walks through our door – what does the LLRC do to assist her? What services and help do we offer? Karen Johnson

She is a single mother with a child. The child is with her She is a single mother with a child. The child is with her. She and the child left their house this morning with as many clothes as she could carry because her husband hit her several times last night and the night before. They have not eaten, they have nowhere to stay, and they took the bus to get here. She does not speak English and she wants to make sure that she is protected from her husband. Once she walks through our door – what does the LLRC do to assist her? What services and help do we offer? Manuela Gutierrez

He is a young man with a child. The child is with her mother He is a young man with a child. The child is with her mother. He would like to spend time with the child and for her to have his last name. His name is on the birth certificate, but nothing else legal has happened. He does not have a job, he does not have an attorney, and he cut his hand yesterday working on his car and can’t write. Once he walks through our door – what does the LLRC do to assist him? What services and help do we offer? Michael Brown

He is out of state and calling in about probating property in Arizona He is out of state and calling in about probating property in Arizona. His brother died and he is the only surviving relative. His brother had a car and a bank account in Arizona. He cannot make it to Arizona and he is not very computer literate. He does not have any money for an attorney. Once he calls – what does the LLRC do to assist him? What services and help do we offer? Dan Bosley

She lives in Ohio and got a traffic ticket driving through Arizona She lives in Ohio and got a traffic ticket driving through Arizona. She is not sure where it is from and she can’t find it. She found our email on the internet and wants to know what we can do to help her. She also wants to know what happens if she does nothing regarding the ticket. Once she emails us – what does the LLRC do to assist her? What services and help do we offer? Mary Edmunson

We continue to change! What we were What we are Library Self-Service Center Family Violence Prevention Center No phones Limited email Forms available in print Law Library Resource Center All one level All services available You get a live person on the phone Email answered daily Online forms Some interactive We continue to change!

Court funding/technology Some of our resources AmeriCorps Filing fees Co-location Clerk Domestic Violence Advocate Attorney Program Court funding/technology Phone system