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Covid-19 Resources

> New Laws and Forms for Eviction Cases (Judicial Council)
> Remote Hearings and Access to Justice During Covid-19 and Beyond
> NDVH: Staying Safe During Covid-19 (English)
> NDVH: Staying Safe During Covid-19 (Spanish)
> Tips For Helping A Friend Experiencing Domestic Abuse During Covid-19
> Tip Sheet on Remote Hearing – for Attorneys (ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence)
> Tip Sheet on Remote Hearings – for Parties (ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence)

Wildfire Resources

> September 2020 California Wildfires Helping Handbook

“This handbook provides an overview of some issues that individuals, families, and small businesses may face as a result of the fires that broke out in California starting on September 4, 2020. While fires have occurred throughout the state in 2020, this handbook focuses particularly on Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Sonoma counties because, as of the time of this publication, these were the counties covered by the federal government’s Major Disaster Declaration, DR-4569 (declared on October 16, 2020 and later amended), which triggered certain assistance to individuals.” September 2020 California Wildfires Helping Handbook is current through October 19, 2020 and was developed by Morrison & Foerster LLP.

>Disaster Relief Legal Hotline for Californians affected by the wildfires in Northern California (north of Monterey County) or COVID-19:
(888) 382-3406

FVAP Legal Resource Library

Our Legal Resource Library has self-help legal tools and on-demand training videos, which are free for: California survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner abuse and the people who support them; California nonprofit and legal aid employees; private attorneys currently representing a survivor of domestic violence pro bono in California; members of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence; members of Legal Aid Association of California.

See Cases You Can Use for a list of published domestic violence-related California appellate decisions that can be used to support your case in any California trial court. (Includes custody, restraining order, spousal support, and juvenile dependency.)