Connecticut Judicial Branch
Need help with a legal problem? This page has
links to pages on our website that can help you to find the answers you need
if you have a legal problem.
Self-Help
- Self-Help - This page has multiple links, including links
to: representing yourself; about attorneys; child support; civil procedures; court service centers; FAQs; forms; landlord/tenants; LEP info; victims;
small claims; short calendar and where to file. This page also has links to videos (getting ready for court, and a law libraries slidecast on
responding to a civil suit) and slidecasts/fillable forms.
Frequently Asked Questions
- FAQs - This page has links to FAQs in specific areas ranging from CSSD’s Bail page, to Landlord/Tenant/Housing, to
Juvenile Detention.
Educational Resources
Support Enforcement Services
Court Service Centers / Public Information Desks / Miscellaneous
- Locations, services offered, FAQs and contact information: English | Español
- Directions to Courts & Branch Facilities
- Forms: (many are grouped by case type and some are in Spanish)
- Fees
- Victim Services
Law Libraries Resources
Limited English Proficiency
Information in Spanish:
- Questions and Answers about getting an interpreter and other language help
- Support Enforcement Services
- Court Service Centers and Public Information Desks
- Court Forms
- Judicial Branch web pages in Spanish: Brings the user to a page with
links to all Branch webpages available in Spanish, and includes the Office of Victim Services, Foreclosure Mediation, Probationer Handbook
Landlord/Tenant FAQs, , Support Enforcement Services, etc.
- VIDEO: Putting Children First (custody cases) Pensemos en los hijos primero
- VIDEO: Preparing for Court; Preparandose Para La Corte
Information in Polish:
Information in Portuguese:
Information for the Bar
Including non-Judicial sites, on providing pro bono services:
ADA and Social Services
- ADA Overview - including ADA local contacts; auxiliary aids and services;
directions and wheelchair access information; accommodation request procedure and form; complaint procedure and form (Superior Court); complaint
procedure and form (Appellate and Supreme Courts); federally mandated ADA notices; and online Jury Accommodation Form.
- A Guide to Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers for the Public (JD-ES-284)
- ADA Committee and Focus Group Results
- ADA Advisory Board
- Municipal Codes and Ordinances (ex. Guide dogs)
- Advocacy Groups - (ex. Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities)
- Connecticut Law about Dogs - (includes guide dogs)
- U.S. Code – “Rights and Protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act”
- Find a Lawyer - (the most common accommodation requested is legal representation)
External Sources for Limited English Proficient Individuals
Selected articles:
Videos:
Information in Polish
Information in Portuguese
Information in Arabic, Chinese and Russian: