Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. -  2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

**Registration Opens October 4, 2021**

Legal volunteers will help you complete the court forms necessary for you to petition the court for a legal name and gender marker change, and a filing fee waiver.

Assistance Includes:

• Supplying the new court forms needed to file for a legal name & gender marker change
• Providing the forms needed to ask the court to waive filing fees, based on income
• Assistance completing the forms
• Providing the address for where to file your completed court forms
• Sharing information about recent changes in the law
• Providing information for updating federal and state identity documents

 What to bring:

• Social Security Number (SSN), if applicable
• Driver’s license or California identification number, if applicable
• Household income information to determine eligibility for fee waiver. This can include: pay stubs, disability or unemployment statements, or any other proof of income

Not covered: 
This workshop does not cover name changes for adults, minor children or those seeking a confidential name change. Individuals seeking an adult name change will be referred to the monthly adult name change workshopheld virtually. For more information or to see a schedule of available Wednesdays, please click here.

Presented by:

Steven A. Friday, Transgender Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library.  However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED!

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 | 4:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Call (800) 399-4529 to be pre-screened.

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) will provide free legal assistance to eligible low income individuals who are seeking to clean up their criminal records. Clearing a criminal record allows individuals to move on with their lives and seek jobs and other opportunities that would otherwise not be available.

Presented by:

Rene Peña, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) (http://www.lafla.org/)

 LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library.  However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Class recorded October 25, 2021

As technology develops, we are more vulnerable to intimate partners and former partners’ misuse of technology. Online domestic abuse can include stalking on social media, hacking of email accounts, sharing intimate photos or videos without consent, using GPS locators or spyware, and more. There could be an increased risk for being stalked, threatened, or harassed online. Learn about some ways an abuser can use technology and what you can do to keep yourself and your loved ones safe online.

Class covers:
• What is cyberstalking (online stalking)?
• The difference between online abuse and cyberstalking (online stalking)
• What to do if you are being stalked, threatened, or harassed online
• What the law can and cannot do to protect you
• When a restraining order can help
• Resources to help

Presented by:

Ayano Wolff, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (https://lafla.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Class recorded October 25, 2021

As the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals and families are burdened with medical debt, whether as a direct result of COVID-19 infection or because of loss of income and inability to pay medical bills. In this class, learn your legal rights regarding medical debt, and receive tips and best practices for paying, settling, or otherwise addressing debt owed to medical providers.

Class covers:

• How to prioritize medical bills vs. other types of bills you owe
• What collectors of medical debt can and cannot do, including limits on credit reporting
• When and how to try to settle your medical debt
• Correcting medical billing errors, and protections against “surprise” medical bills
• Is bankruptcy a good option?

Presented by:

Shelly Tsai, Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services, (https://nlsla.org/)

Michael Massmann, Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services, (https://nlsla.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.