Self-Help Center Services
Self Help Center Services are available by:
Walk-In Services
We provide walk-in services at each of our 8 different counties (Anoka, Chisago, Pine, Isanti, Kanabec, Washington, Wright, and Sherburne) on a first-come, first-served basis. You can find a full list of our walk-in hours in the “Locations & Hours” tab.
Telephone: (763) 760-6699
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Email: Click on the "Contact us by email" button above.
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(Please note email response time may be 1-2 business days)
Zoom Appointments
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
What Self-Help Center Staff Can and Cannot Do?
The Self-Help Center has court forms and can review forms for completeness relating to:- Civil pleadings
- Conciliation court
- Landlord/tenant cases
- Name change requests
- Dissolution of marriage actions
- Custody proceedings
- Child support matters
The Self-Help Center can also provide limited assistance with probate matters, criminal matters, and protection orders such as orders for protection (OFP) or harassment restraining orders (HRO).
The Self-Help Center DOES NOT provide assistance with the following case types: appealing decisions to the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court; annulment of marriage; adoptions; termination of parental rights; wills; trusts; juvenile matters; immigration issues, or bankruptcy issues. There may be other areas in which the Self-Help Center is unable to provide assistance, depending on the particular case type.
The Self-Help Center cannot:
The Self-Help Center DOES NOT provide assistance with the following case types: appealing decisions to the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court; annulment of marriage; adoptions; termination of parental rights; wills; trusts; juvenile matters; immigration issues, or bankruptcy issues. There may be other areas in which the Self-Help Center is unable to provide assistance, depending on the particular case type.
The Self-Help Center cannot:
- Do legal research for self-represented litigants
- Recommend one option over another
- Predict or guarantee an outcome
- Offer legal strategy, advice or theory
- Interpret or analyze an aspect of a statute, rule or order
- Advise someone to file a case or of a particular action to take
- Offer an opinion on the merits of a case
- Assist with forms that have not been properly approved