Step 2: Choose a Toolkit or Article.
A Toolkit includes Forms, Instructions, Frequently Asked Questions and related Articles. Toolkits have this symbol:
An Article provides basic information about a topic. Some Articles include Forms. Articles have this symbol:
This article provides information on involuntary commitments. This article was provided by the Texas District and County Attorneys Association.
This article contains a link that can give you some background on the civil litigation system in Texas. This video was developed by the Texas Young Lawyers Association.
This article contains information on useful legal aid, bar association, and nonprofit organization websites you can access for information and services to help on your issues. This article was put together by TexasLawHelp staff.
This article tells you about how to do your own legal research. It was written by the Self-Represented Litigants Project at Texas Legal Services Center.
This article tells you about a way to make hiring a private attorney more affordable. It is called limited scope representation. This article was written by the Legal Hotline for Texans at the Texas Legal Services Center.
This article tells you about personal injury claims, also known as personal injury lawsuits. If you have been injured by a doctor not doing their job correctly or in a car accident, this article may be able to help you. This article was written by the Self-Represented Litigants Project at the Texas Legal Services Center.
This article can tell you what a pro bono lawyer is, where to find one, and how to best work with a pro bono lawyer. This article was written by the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program and TexasLawHelp Staff.
The Texas legislature passed a bill to repeal the Driver Responsibility Program this session (H.B. 2048), and it was signed into law by the Governor in June. The bill went into effect on September 1, 2019. This document is intended to answer common questions about how the repeal works.
This article tells you how to replace important documents, including: birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, vehicle titles, manufactured home statements of ownership and location, driver's licenses, passports, green cards, social security cards, Texas benefits (Medicaid) cards...
This article tells you about civil subpoenas, including what they are and what to do if you need to respond to one. This article was written for lawyers, but is reproduced here to provide as much information as possible to help you. If you recieved a subpoena it is a good idea to contact an attorney for help.
This article discusses serving incarcerated persons in Texas with citation and documents in a family law case.
This article tells you about service by posting. To print out both the instructions and forms, click here.
This article tells you how to serve the other parent by publication. For the instructions and forms combined for publication in a divorce with children, click here.
Being careful online is always important. It can be especially important if you are in an immigration proceeding.
This article contains a link to a tool designed to allow you to input the details of your visitation and custody order and generate a customized calendar of the visitation and custody dates to print out. This was created by Texas Legal Services Center.
This article explains the use of standing orders in some Texas counties. A standing order is a court order that automatically takes effect (starts) when a case is filed.
This article tells you about statutes of limitation in Texas. A statute of limitation is a deadline, according to the law, by which lawsuits must be filed. This article was written by Texas Legal Services Center.
This handbook tells you about Harris County family courts and other family law issues.
The purpose of this interactive mapping tool is to provide the geographic location for public WiFi hotspots in Texas. These hotspots can be used for remote learning, telehealth visits, remote work and virtual court appearances during the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ticket Help Texas is a resource for Texans who owe fines and costs in criminal cases that they are unable to pay. This toolkit was published by the Texas Fair Defense Project and Texas Appleseed.