The Self-Help Legal Center is located on the first floor of the Dekalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.
It is open:
Monday and Wednesday 9am to 11:30am
Friday 1pm to 4pm
The Center is staffed by a designated Deputy Circuit Clerk who is available to provide a number of services needed by people who are going to represent themselves in the courtroom but does not offer legal advice. People representing themselves in the courtroom are called Self-Represented Litigants (SRLs).
The Center was established to provide the following:
Procedural Information: Local and state court rules and laws on civil and criminal court procedures.
Legal Information: Staff can answer basic questions about court forms, information on court procedures, help with selecting the correct court forms, information on community agencies that provide legal advice.
Forms and Instructions: There are forms that were specifically written for those who choose to represent themselves in their own court matters.
E-Filing Assistance: Staff can guide litigants through the process of e-filing.
Community Resources: Information on agencies that provide legal advice as well as social services agencies
DeKalb County Circuit Clerk’s Office Lori Grubbs, DeKalb County Circuit Clerk
Monday and Wednesday 9am to 11:30am
Friday 1pm to 4pm
DeKalb County Circuit Clerk’s Office Lori Grubbs, DeKalb County Circuit Clerk
Monday and Wednesday 9am to 11:30am
Friday 1pm to 4pm
The Self-Help Legal Center is located on the first floor of the Dekalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.
It is open:
Monday and Wednesday 9am to 11:30am
Friday 1pm to 4pm
The Center is staffed by a designated Deputy Circuit Clerk who is available to provide a number of services needed by people who are going to represent themselves in the courtroom but does not offer legal advice. People representing themselves in the courtroom are called Self-Represented Litigants (SRLs).
The Center was established to provide the following:
Procedural Information: Local and state court rules and laws on civil and criminal court procedures.
Legal Information: Staff can answer basic questions about court forms, information on court procedures, help with selecting the correct court forms, information on community agencies that provide legal advice.
Forms and Instructions: There are forms that were specifically written for those who choose to represent themselves in their own court matters.
E-Filing Assistance: Staff can guide litigants through the process of e-filing.
Community Resources: Information on agencies that provide legal advice as well as social services agencies
