Civil Rights (Restoration of rights, Civil rights organizations, etc.)

King County Law Library Resources

• First Amendment (KCLL Collection Note from July 2003)
• Vacating and Sealing Conviction Records

External Links

• Legal Voice
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Restoration of Gun Rights (Spokane County)
• Restoring Your Right to Possess a Firearm (Douglas County)
• Vacating/Sealing Non-Violent Class B or C Felony Convictions
• Voting Rights Restoration Process
• Washington Law Help (Select Civil Rights for More Information)
  

Consumer (Consumer protection, Identity theft, Credit problems, etc.)

King County Law Library Resources

• Bankruptcy Law Research Guide
• Cooling Off Period
• Web Links for Consumer Protection (October 2003 - Web note)

External Links

• Consumer Information Pamphlets (Washington State Bar Association's site)
• Credit Problems (Washington Attorney General's site)
• Find-It Consumer (Search engine for consumer information from government and non-profit organizations)
• Identity Theft (Washington Attorney General's site)
• Quit Claim Deeds and Life Estates (Washington Law Help site)
• Retail Sales Tax Q&A (Washington State Department of Revenue's site)
• Washington Law Help (Click on Consumer & Debt for more information and documents)

King County Law Library Resources

• Family Law Court Procedures

External Links

• Filing a Complaint in Your Own Behalf (A Guide from the U.S. Western District Court of Washington)
• Getting Documents and Witnesses by Subpoena (Publication From the Northwest Justice Project. Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
• King County Bar Association Pro Se Handbook (A Guide to Representing Yourself in King County Superior Court)
• King County Bar Association Small Claims Court Guide
• King County District Court Small Claims Court
• King County Juror Information
• Spokane Superior Court Criminal Court Forms
• Washington Courts Jury Duty: An Obligation and an Honor
• Washington Law Help (Click on More Legal Information and Then Court Information)
• Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct
• Your Day in Court: How to Make Your Voice Heard in King County (A Video for Pro Se Litigants)

Employment, Business and Finance

King County Law Library Resources

• Bankruptcy Law Research Guide
• Labor Law (August 2003 - Web link)
• Law Firm Marketing (November 2003 - Collection note)

External Links

• Client Assistance Memos (City of Seattle information on doing business with the Department of Planning and Development)
• Doing Business with Washington State (From the Washington State Department of General Administration)
• Employment Law Information Network (Articles on employment law and selected employment law cases)
• Labor and Employment Law Resources on the Internet (Research guide from the Law Library Resource Xchange)
• Legal Voice - Employment Rights (Includes documents on employment discrimination, sexual harassment and termination of employment)
• Property Tax Information (King County Treasury Operations Property Tax Web Site)
• Unemployment Law Project
• Washington Law Help (Click on Employment/Farm Worker's Rights and Consumer & Debt for more information and documents)

King County Law Library Resources

• Child Relocation
• Declaration Concerning Validity (Annulment)
• Dissolution (Divorce)
• Domestic Violence
• Elder Law (May 2003 - Collection note)
• Family Law Court Procedures
• Family Law Research Guide
• Guardian ad Litem
• Love and Marriage Web Resources in Washington (February 2004 - Web note )
• Name Change Guide
• Nonparental Custody
• Parenting Plans and Child Support
  • Child Support Calculator
• Temporary and Emergency Orders

External Links

• Domestic Relations Forms (Washington State Court instructions, forms and additional resources for many family law matters)
• Legal Voice - Family Law (Links to family law documents on divorce and children. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view the documents)
• Washington Law Help (Click on Family Law for more information and documents)

King County Law Library Resources

• Residential Landlord Tenant Law Research Guide

External Links

• Client Assistance Memos (Information on doing business with the City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development)
• Consumer Information Pamphlets ( Washington State Bar Association Web site)
• Property Tax Information (King County Treasury Operations Property Tax Web site)
• Quit Claim Deeds and Life Estates (Washington Law Help site)
• Tenants Union (Information for Washington state tenants)
• Washington Law Help (Click on Housing for more information and documents)

King County Law Library Resources

• 9/11 - From the Commission Report to the Patriot Act - Finding Government Sources
• Digest Searches (KCLL Research Guide - Requires Adobe Acrobat)
• Finding Washington Case Law
• Legal Research on the Internet
• The New National Archives Access to Archival Database (June 2003 - Web Note)
• Primary Sources of the Law (Requires Adobe Acrobat to view document)
• Reference Tools Links
• Researching Washington Legislative History

External Links

• King County Archives and Records Management Frequently Requested County Records

External Links

• 2-1-1 King County (For King County residents)
• Free Legal Assistance (For low-income King County residents)
• King County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
• King County Family Law Facilitator Program (Information and referrals to family law litigants without attorneys)
• King County Prosecuting Attorney Protection Order Advocacy Program
• Martindale (Lawyer Locator)
• Neighborhood Legal Clinics
• Northwest Justice Project
• Northwest Women's Law Center (Information and referrals)
• Unemployment Law Project (Representation at administrative hearings for unemployment benefits)

King County Law Library Resources

• Domestic Violence Research Guide

External Links

• Antiharassment Forms and Instructions (From the Washington State Courts)
• King County Protection Order Advocacy Program
• King County General Information about Domestic Violence
• Seattle-King County Domestic Violence Protection Order Site
• Washington Courts Domestic Violence Protection Order Process
• Washington Law Help (Click on Domestic Violence & Antiharassment for more information and documents)
• Womenslaw.org (Information on protective orders and domestic violence)

Small Claims

External Links

• King County Bar Association Small Claims Court Guide
• King County District Court Small Claims Court
• Washington Law Help (Click on Consumer & Debt for more information on Small Claims and documents)

Traffic (Infractions, Tickets)

King County Law Library Resources

• Traffic Infractions Research Guide

External Links

• Seattle Police Department Policy and Procedure Manual (Requires Adobe Acrobat to view document)
• Washington Department of Licensing Online Services and Information

Wills and Estate Planning (Probate, Elder Law)

King County Law Library Resources

• Elder Law (May 2003 - Collection Note)
• Estate Planning Research Guide
• Probate Law in Washington

External Links

• Consumer Information Pamphlets (From the Washington State Bar Association)
• Questions and Answers on Living Wills (Washington Law Help site)
• Questions and Answers on Power of Attorney (Washington Law Help site)
• Quit Claim Deeds and Life Estates (Washington Law Help site)
• Washington Law Help (Click on Aging/Elder Law for more information on Wills and Estate Planning and documents)
• Probate Forms (Use a search engine to find probate forms by searching on “Washington Probate” and form sites will be located in those results)

Additional Internet Resources (Links to websites that contain a variety of self-help resources)

External Links

• University of Washington Gallagher Law Library Legal Research Guides
• Nolo Press
  • Podcasts from Nolo Press: "Nolo Presents the Law in Plain English"
• Northwest Justice Project
• Northwest Women’s Law Center
• Washington Law Help