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This section tells you about:
- Emergency Protective Restraining Orders
If you need immediate protection -- at any time of the day or night,
including weekends and holidays, call your police department, or call
911.
Ask the law enforcement agency that responds to your call for an
Emergency Protective Restraining Order.
Emergency Protective Restraining Orders are short term. To get a
restraining order that lasts longer, come to court or ask one of the
agencies below for help.
See our section on restraining orders.
- 24-hour victim counseling and referrals, battered women's shelters,
restraining orders
| Asian Women's Home
(AACI) |
San Jose: English, Cambodian, Cantonese, Korean, Lao-Mien, Laotian, Mandarin, Tagalog,
Thai, Vietnamese. 24-hour crisis line. |
Office: 408/975-2730
Crisis: 408/975-2739 |
|
Asian Pacific Family Resource Center (APFRC)(DFCS) |
Located at 625 F. Wool Creek Rd, San Jose. |
408/299-1501 or
408/946-0339 |
|
Community Solutions |
Located in Gilroy. English, Spanish, La Isla Pacifica.
24-hour crisis line. |
Court-referred services: 408/846-4715
Office: 408/779-2113
Crisis: 408/683-4118 |
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Gilroy Family Resource Center (DFCS) |
Support groups for victims of domestic violence. Located at 8833
Monterey Rd., Gilroy, CA |
408/846-5000 or
408/441-5286 |
| MAITRI |
Crisis line, counseling, transitional housing. Located
in Sunnyvale (English, South Asian Languages) |
408/436-8393 (office)
408/436-8398 or 888/862-4874 (crisis line staffed 9-1) |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline |
Call any time |
800/799-SAFE |
| Next Door |
Central County: English, Spanish, Persian. 24-hour
crisis line. Transitional housing for women and children who are
victims of domestic violence. |
Office: 408/501-7550
Crisis: 408/279-2962 (toll-free hotline:
800/799-SAFE)
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S.A.V.E. |
Located in Fremont. English, Spanish. 24-hour crisis
line. Shelter services, counseling, children's program. |
Office: 510/574-2250
Crisis: 510/794-6055 |
| Support Network for Battered Women |
Located at 1257 Tasman Drive, Suite C, Sunnyvale, CA 94089; English, Spanish 24 hours;
Cantonese/Mandarin weekdays. |
Crisis: 800/572-2782
Office: 408/541-6100
Fax: 408/541-1333 |
| Woman, Inc. |
For updated information on shelter vacancies. Spanish |
415/864-4722 |
| Women's Crisis Support |
Located in Santa Cruz. English, Spanish. 24-hour
crisis line. Legal and shelter services. |
Office: 831/425-4030
Crisis: 831/685-3737 |
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- Legal advice and attorney referrals
|
Asian Law Alliance |
184 E. Jackson Street, San Jose, CA 95112 |
408/287-9710 |
| Bay Area Legal Aid (Community Legal Services) |
Low -income - free. Divorce intake - referral to Pro Bono. 2 W.
Santa Clara St., San Jose |
283-3700 |
| Department of Human Relations |
|
408/299-2206 |
|
Dependency and Legal Services |
Appointed through courts. |
408/995-0442 |
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East Palo Alto Community Law Project |
1395 Bay Rd., E. Palo Alto |
650/853-1600 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center |
Assistance to victims of abuse from U.S. citizens |
415/288-9499
ext. 546 |
| LawHelp.org |
Helps low & moderate income people find free legal aid programs
in their communities, and answers to questions about their legal
rights |
Click on California at the website to locate
resources in this state |
Lawyer Referral
Santa Clara County Bar Association
|
Modest Means Panel & Lawyer Referral |
408/971-6822
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|
Legal Advocates for Children and Youth (LACY) |
Located in San Jose. Offers free legal and related
social services to children and youth (under age 18) in Santa Clara
County. |
408/293-4790 |
|
Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County |
480 N. First St. San Jose CA 95103 |
408/998-5200 |
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Northern Calif. Senior Legal Hotline |
Legal advice, assistance and education for seniors (located in
Sacramento) |
800/222-1753 |
| Palo Alto Bar Association |
405 Sherman Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306 |
650/326-8322 |
|
Pro Bono Project |
Using volunteers, offers access to legal
representation in civil disputes to low income people with cases in
Santa Clara County Courts |
408/998-5298 |
|
Sacred Heart Community Services |
Free legal assistance (typically one afternoon a week) for such
matters as domestic violence and immigration. Located at 1381 South
First St., SJ. |
408/278-2160 |
| Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA) - 60 years and older |
English, Spanish |
408/295-5991 |
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- Supervised visitation providers in Santa Clara
County
The Supervised Visitation
Provider list is a list of agencies known to the court that provide
supervised visitation.
The list includes the agency or provider location, charges, contact
information, special rules, languages spoken, and other related
information.
- Treatment programs for domestic violence
batterers and victims
|
Asian Pacific Family Resource Center (APFRC)(DFCS) |
15-week support group for victims of domestic violence (free).
Located at 625 F. Wool Creek Rd, San Jose. |
408/299-1501 or
408/946-0339 |
| Bata/Starr Counseling Associates |
English only |
408/450-8370 |
| Center for Healthy Development |
English, Cantonese. Gay men. Women's groups. |
408/985-8115 |
| CHAC (Community
Health Awareness Council) |
Individual, group (Latino women's) and family counseling. Eng.,
Span., Mandarin and Cantonese (sliding fee). Located at 711 Church
St. Mt. View CA |
650/965-2020 |
| Community Solutions |
English, Spanish. Women's groups. |
408/846-4715(court referred services)
408/842-7138 (general)408/683-4118 (crisis) |
| Domestic Violence Counseling & Intervention Services |
English. Women's groups. |
408/261-5890 |
| Family Service Mid-peninsula |
English, Spanish. Women's groups. |
650/326-6576 |
| Harbor Light Counseling |
English. Heterosexual, Gay, Lesbian. Women's groups |
408/297-3143 |
| Lighthouse Counseling Center |
English, Spanish. Learning disabled. |
408/264-5877 |
| MAITRI |
Referral Service for South Asia women. Located
in Sunnyvale |
408/436-8393 (office)
408/436-8398 or 888/862-4874 (crisis line staffed 9-1) |
| New Beginnings |
English only |
408/615-7865 |
| Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence |
English, Spanish. |
408/501-7550 |
| Proyecto Primavera |
English, Spanish, Vietnamese. Women's groups. |
408/278-9031 |
| Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services |
English, Spanish, Tagalog. D.F.C.S., Juvenile Court clients. |
408/441-5682 |
| Tino Esparza Community Counseling |
Spanish. Women's groups. |
408/296-3998 |
| Turning Point Counseling & Educational Services |
English, Spanish, Cantonese. Women's groups. |
408/739-2171 |
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- Legal forms and information
- What Is the Modest Means Panel?
If you are eligible (based on your income) the Modest Means Panel can
connect you with a lawyer who charges moderate fees.
You can call the Modest Means Panel to find a lawyer who can help you with
your case at:
(408) 971-6822.
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Or, visit their website at:
www.sccba.com.
- Can I get free legal services?
The National Legal Services Corporation (like, Legal Aid Society and
Legal Services Foundation) help low-income people who qualify for free.
They do not help people with criminal cases.
If you have been accused
of a crime
and need free help, talk to the Public
Defender's Office.
Or, when you first go to court, ask the judge to appoint the Public
Defender to your case.
For more information, contact the Public Defender's Office in Santa Clara
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- Limited Scope Representation
Limited Scope Representation (LSR)
is a way that you can use a lawyer to help you, so that the lawyer is
helping with
only certain parts of your case, as you choose. For more information on how
this works, with examples and form links, see the Family Court's
Limited Scope Representation page.
- Local legal aid links
These agencies may be able to help you with your case
- Other links
- Other Resources
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- Other counseling services
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DCARA |
Counseling for the Deaf, TTY 408/298-5443 |
408/298-6770
408/298-5443 |
|
EMQ Children & Family
Services |
Children’s mental health counseling services, addiction
education and prevention. English, Spanish, Vietnamese.
Located in Campbell. |
408/379-3796
24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 877/41-CRISIS |
| Family Services |
English, Spanish, Vietnamese |
408/288-6205 |
| Family Services Mid-Peninsula |
English, Spanish |
415/326-6576 |
| Gay and Lesbian Information and Referral |
|
408/293-4525 |
|
Gilroy Family Resource Center (DFCS) |
Support groups, parenting classes. Located at 8833
Monterey Rd., Gilroy, CA |
408/846-5000 or
408/441-5286 |
| Nuestra Casa (DFCS) |
Group counseling for children exposed to domestic violence.
Services free to residents of Mayfair neighborhood. 1900 Alum Rock
Ave., San Jose CA |
408/729-2300 |
| Parental Stress Hotline |
|
408/279-8228 |
| Santa Clara County Mental Health |
Click for the County's online
Mental
Health Professional Services Directory to look up local Family
Court related counseling and evaluation services. |
|
Teen and Family Counseling Center (TFCC)
Click
for website |
Provides affordable counseling services
and classes for teens and families, individuals and groups. Sliding
scale fees based on income.
Located at
307 Orchard City Drive
Suite #206,
Campbell, CA 95008 | 408/370-9990 |
| Teen Stress Hotline |
|
888/247-7717 |
| Vanished Children's Alliance |
|
408/296-1113 |
- Resources for Children
- The state (Judicial Council) website has an online booklet for children,
"What's Happening at Court" (English
version;
Spanish version) - an activity
book for children who are going to court in California. (See
the website for print/PDF versions.)
Disclaimer: These organizations are not part of the Family Court. We
cannot endorse their products or services.
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