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HOW-TO GUIDES
•  How to expunge (or clean) your record (Supresión de su Registro Criminal)
•  How to vacate (or set aside) a Default Judgment (Mocion y Orden Para Anular un Default Judgment) for Traffic Court
•  How to seal your juvenile record
•  How to file a Small Claim

•  How to file a Civil Harrassment Restraining Order
•  How to file a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (Orden de Restricción por Violencia Doméstica)
•  How to change or end your Domestic Violence Restraining Order

•  How to file for divorce (Divorcio / Disolución del matrimonio y separación legal)
•  How to respond (answer) to a lawsuit (civil complaint) against you (Responder denuncia civil por incumplimiento de contrato)
•  How to reschedule a Civil court hearing or trial (Motion to Continue)
•  How to replace your attorney in a criminal case (Marsden or Faretta Motion)

•  How to have the court review a decision made by an administrative agency of the government (Writ of Administrative Mandate)
•  How to file a Petition for Letters of Special Administration
•  How to subpoena business records
•  How to serve your civil court papers to the other party(ies) (Proof of Service)
•  How to respond to an eviction and unlawful detainer

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Redwood City, California 94063
(650) 363-4913
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