JALA’s Self Help Pamphlets and Information
What we’ve found is that it’s rarely one problem that drives a client to seek assistance from JALA. Often issues with housing, family law and public benefits often go hand-in-hand. To help people understand what to do next, we’ve created smart software tools to guide you. See the list on the right.
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Helpful Web Links
Duval County Frequently Asked Questions for Consumer Matters
Small Claims Court
Small Claims Questions
Identity Theft
Consumer Fees Spotting Tool
Debtors Rights
Report Fraud
Brochures
Agency Referral Information
Consumer Guide to Credit Reporting
Credit Report Request Form
Garnishment Information
Home Loan Toolkit
How to Answer Discovery Requests
How to Collect a Judgment
How to File an Answer to a Complaint
Motion to Enlarge Time to File Response with Instructions
Lawyer Referral Service Information
Nassau County Consumer Rights Clinic
Options for Homeowners Behind on their Mortgage
Repossession Deficiency Information
Repossession Information
Sample Qualified Written Request Letter
Small Claims Basics
Small Claims Court Information
Stopping Debt Collection Harassment
Student Loan Information
What to Expect after a Judgment is Entered Against You
10 Myths Florida Workplace Rights
10 Myths Florida Workplace Rights-Spanish
Employment Discrimination
Florida At Will Employment Rights When You Lose Your Job
Florida’s Minimum Wage
Handling Criminal Records That Are A Barrier To Employment
Harassment In The Workplace
Hardship Driver Licenses
Human Trafficking
Occupational Licenses and Background Screenings by State Agencies
Unemployment Compensation for Florida Workers
Handling Criminal Convictions in Florida
Your Right to be Paid
Report Housing Discrimination
Denuncie la Discriminación en la Vivienda
Discrimination Against a Person with a Disability
Discriminación de una Persona con Discapacidad
Fair Housing Law – A Guide to Visitability
Ley de Vivienda Justa – Guía de Visitabilidad
Fair Housing Law – Design & Accessibility
Ley de Vivienda Justa – Diseño y Accesibilidad
Fair Housing Law – Familial Status Discrimination
Ley de Vivienda Justa – Discriminación del estatus Familiar
Insuring Your Home
Asegurando su Hogar
If you contacted JALA for assistance with a Family Law issue and were referred to our website because JALA is unable to accept your case, self-help information and instructions for how you can handle common Family law issues on your own are available below.
Helpful Web Links
In addition to the information listed below, useful forms for use in Family Law proceedings may also be found at:
Online Interactive Forms Pleadings (for Florida pro se Family Law and Landlord-Tenant Litigants)
Alachua County Clerk of the Court
Escambia County Clerk of the Court
Brochures
Need more information so you may better understand your Family Law Issue? Brochures for the following subjects are available by clicking on the titles below:
Simplified Divorce
Caregiving for Children of Others
Representing Yourself in Family Law
Your Rights as an Unwed Parent
How to Establish Paternity
Getting Child Support
How to Reduce Child Support
Stop Domestic Violence
Injunction for Protection Fact Sheet
Filing Instruction Sheets
Need more information about how to handle your own Family Law issue with the Courts? Filing Instruction Sheets for a variety of common Family Law Issues are available below:
Dissolution of Marriage – Simplified
Dissolution of Marriage – Filing With Children
Dissolution of Marriage – Filing No Children With Property
Dissolution of Marriage – Filing No Children No Property
Dissolution of Marriage – Answering With Children
Dissolution of Marriage – Answering No Children With Property
Dissolution of Marriage – Answering No Children No Property
Paternity – Affirmatively Filing
Paternity – Answering
Modification – Filing Child Support
Modification – Filing Child Custody
Modification – Answering Child Support
Modification – Answering Child Custody
Disestablishment of Paternity – Filing
Contempt – Filing
Motion for Temporary Support – With Children
Temporary Relative Custody – Filing
Videos
Duval Family Law Clinic-Dissolution of Marriage with Children
Child Support Modification, Paternity, and Timesharing/Custody
Helpful Web Links
Florida Law Help (free legal information and resources)
Duval County Civil Court: Landlord Tenant Questions
Florida Eviction Answer Builder
Brochures
Tips Before you Rent
I Have a Written Lease. What Are my Rights?
I am a Tenant, But I Don’t Have a Written Lease. What are my Rights?
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act
Illegal Evictions
Desalojos Ilegales
Eviction Defense Self-Help Project
Eviction for Unpaid Rent
Desalojo por Alquiler Impago
Credit Reports: Dismissed Eviction Lawsuit
Tenants’ Rights: When Your Landlord Demands You Move Out
Derechos de los Inquilinos Cuando Su Arrendador Exige Que Se Mude
Mobile Home Park Evictions
My Landlord Won’t Renew my Lease. What Are my Rights?
Housing Resource Guide
Before You Rent to Own
Is Your Landlord Refusing to Return Your Security Deposit?
Tips for Moving Out
Self-Help Packet for Conditions Issues
Options When Your Landlord Won’t Make Repairs – Jacksonville
Conditions Packet – Jacksonville
Options When Your Landlord Won’t Make Repairs
Conditions Packet
JALA Sample Conditions Form
Federally Subsidized Housing
Are you a Resident of HUD Multifamily Housing and Concerned with the Condition of your Home?
Section 8 Voucher Inspections
Income-Based Rents: Reporting Income Changes
Jacksonville Public Housing: The Grievance Procedure
Pamphlet: Florida Medicaid Prescription Drug Access Helpline
Pamphlet: Florida Medicaid Prescription Drug Access Helpline -Spanish
Pamphlet: Medicaid Prescription
Pamphlet: Immigrants Receiving Medicaid
Pamphlet: Legal Assistant for Immigration Unit & AIRE Program
Pamphlet: A Guide for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence & Trafficking
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