Resources

Custody, Visitation, Child Support, Paternity, Spousal Support, Divorce, Restraining Order

Domestic Violence, Restraining Order

YWCA of Sonoma County
Hotline (707) 546-1234

• Assistance for victims of domestic violence.
• Restraining order assistance.

Guardianship

Grandparents Parenting Again
(707) 566-8676

• Call for appointment to the Office of the Court Investigator.
• Guardianship clinics twice a month. Assistance with filling our forms.

Domestic Violence, Restraining Orders, Guardianship

Legal Aid of Sonoma County
144 South E Street
Suite 100
Santa Rosa
CA 95404
(707) 542-1290

• Workshops open to all: General Family Law, Drivers License Retrieval, Civil Law.
• Clinics by appointment: The Family Law Clinic, Eviction Defense Clinic
• Guardianships applications and forms
• Eviction and housing matters
• Restraining orders and assistance for domestic violence victims

Custody, Visitation, Child Support, Paternity, Spousal Support, Guardianship, Divorce, Response to Restraining Order

Sonoma County Legal Services Foundation
1212 Fourth Street
Suite I
Santa Rosa
CA 95404
(707) 546-2924

• Certified lawyer referral program to attorneys accepting reduced rate cases.
• Occasional Family Law workshops

Self-Help for Family Law, Guardianship and Limited Conservatorships

• Drop-in help (first come, first served) to ask for or oppose a:

  • Domestic Violence Restraining Order
  • Temporary emergency custody order
  • Temporary emergency property control order
  • Temporary emergency guardianship
  • Continuance (delay) of a hearing or trial
• Appointments required for all other family law, guardianship and limited conservatorship issues (see list on flyer):

  • Get information, forms and instructions.
  • Have forms reviewed.
  • Help with child and spousal support calculations.
• Must be unrepresented.
• No income limitations.

Mediation Services

MARS (Mediation and Arbitration Referral Services)
Sonoma County Bar Association
37 Old Courthouse Square
Suite 100
Santa Rosa
CA 95404
(707) 542-1190

• Assistance finding a mediator for family law.

Recourse (Redwood Empire Conflict Resolution Services)
2455 Bennett Valley Road
Suite B107
Santa Rosa
CA 95404
(707) 525-8545

• Volunteer trained mediators for limited family law matters.

Supervised Visitation Programs

California Parenting Institute
3650 Standish Avenue
Santa Rosa
CA 95407
(707) 585-6108

• Supervised visitation services.
• Parenting classes.

Sonoma County Legal Services Foundation
1212 Fourth Street
Suite I
Santa Rosa
CA 95404
(707) 546-2924

• Supervised visitation services