Self Help Center
Santa Cruz Superior Court Watsonville BranchAbout the Self-Help Center
The Santa Cruz Superior Court offers a free Self Help Center (SHC) located at the courthouse in Watsonville, CA to assist self represented customers with a variety of basic legal issues. The SHC includes the services of the Family Law Facilitator and the Small Claims Advisor. Below you will find a list of legal issues the SHC can assist you with.

- Family Law: Including, but not limited to, divorce, child support, child custody
- Restraining Orders
- Guardianship of the person
- Limited Conservatorship
- Landlord/Tenant – Simple matters only
- Name Change/Gender Change
For hours please visit: Santacruzcourt.org/self-help
- Civil – breach of contract collection cases only
- Collections
- Emancipation
- Small Claims
- Provide community and legal resources

Contact the Self-Help Center
Phone: (831) 786-7200 (option 4)
Leave a message. All calls returned within 72 hours
Email: selfhelp.information@santacruzcourt.org
Address: 1 Second Street, Room 301 Watsonville, CA 95076