Do You Need Help Finishing Your Divorce (or Legal Separation or Nullity) Case?

For your convenience the Self-Help Center (SHC) can review your court file and email (preferred), mail or call you with your next steps to finish your divorce, legal separation, or nullity case. Fill out the Divorce Case Review Online Request Form below to ask the SHC to review your case.

Do I need to do anything before asking for a case review?

In addition to filing the forms to start your divorce case, you also need to have filled out and served the Mandatory Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure forms. You may obtain the forms and instructions online by clicking here

If you need help with these forms, you may:
• Use the sample form packet
• Watch this helpful video
• Email your forms to us for review at shcdisclosure@scscourt.org

Where do I turn this case review request in?

  • Fill out the form below and it will be automatically sent to us.

What happens next?

After receiving your online request Self-Help Center staff will review your court file as quickly as we can. We will then email about your next steps.

What if I want to talk to someone at the Self-Help Center today about my divorce?

Please submit the online request and we will contact you.

What if I have a lawyer but want to finish the case myself?

Before the Self-Help Center can help you must officially remove your attorney from your case. To do this, you and the attorney must sign and file a form called a Substitution of Attorney (form MC-050) or otherwise have them removed from your case. If you have not done this yet, please contact your attorney.

Our goal is to review your case within one week. However, it may sometimes take longer.

    Divorce Case Review Online Request Form

    Thank you for helping us help you better by:

    • Answering all of the questions below so we can find your case and contact you.
    • Putting the names you used on your divorce forms.
    • Completing your Declaration of Disclosure form packet .

    Personal/Case Information

    Your FULL First and Last Name:

    Your spouse's FULL First and Last Name:

     (example: 408-999-9999)

    Have you ever had an attorney represent you in this case?
    Have you visited this Self-Help Center before?
    Did you look online for legal information before coming to our office?
    What language do you feel most comfortable speaking?

    By submitting this request, I acknowledge the following:

    This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
    I am the Petitioner
    Petitioner's Confirmation Agreement
    • Preliminary Declarations of Disclosure forms: FL-150, FL-160 as to Community Property, FL-160 as to Separate Property and FL-141 (If not, click  here  for workshop to complete these forms.)
    • Proof of Service of my Summons and Petition
    I am the Respondent
    Respondent's Confirmation Agreement

    Preliminary Declarations of Disclosure forms: FL-150, FL-160 as to Community Property, FL-160 as to Separate Property and FL-141 (If not, click  here  for workshop to complete these forms.)