Legal Assistance
DO YOU NEED HELP FILLING OUT LEGAL FORMS? ARE YOU BEING SUED, BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? Community Action of Ventura County, Inc. can help.
The CAVC Legal Department provides no cost and low cost legal services for residents of Ventura County in the areas of Family Law, Housing and Landlord-Tenant Disputes, Restraining Orders, Guardianships, Conservatorships, Civil Matters, Wills, and general legal information.
The CAVC Legal Department is funded by grants from the State of California, the Justice Department and the various cities in Ventura County. The California Department of Community Services & Development, the cities of San Buenaventura, Santa Paula, and Simi Valley provide these grants to the CAVC to enable CAVC to provide “no cost” legal assistance to the low income, homeless, and other disadvantaged residents of their respective cities/ counties. The State of California has income guidelines that must be met in order to receive these no cost services.
CAVC's Legal Department also provides legal assistance at reasonable rates for clients that do not qualify for “no cost” services under the CSBG or CDBG grants. There are many residents of Ventura County that do not meet the income guidelines required by the State of California but also do not have the income to afford a document preparation service or paralegal service, much less the services of an Attorney. For this reason, the Legal Department of the CAVC has developed a program to meet the legal needs of this community. The fees charged are much more affordable in comparison to other discount legal providers serving the same demographics.
Description of Services
All legal services are provided by appointment. Please contact us at (805) 436-4000 or at 621 Richmond Avenue, Oxnard, California 93030, to schedule an appointment or to obtain further information about our services.
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Family Law – Divorce, Paternity, Legal Separation, Judgment, Order to Show Cause, Responses, and Financial Documents
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Probate - Conservatorship, Guardianship, Wills, Advanced Health Care Directive
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Landlord – Tenant - Response to Unlawful Detainer
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Miscellaneous - Stepparent Adoption, Civil Harassment Restraining Order, and Domestic Violence Restraining Order.