Download Slide 1 - Florida Library Webinars

Free online sources for the general public
 A person who does not have an
attorney to represent them
 American Association of Law
Libraries Self-Representation
 American Bar Association (By
State)
 Consumers’ Guide to Legal
Help
 Resources for Self-Represented
Litigants
Florida State Court
 Supreme, District, Circuit, County and Court Admin
Forms: Florida State Courts
 Free & low-cost legal aid
 Self Help Centers
Information for the public on certain general areas of
law as well online Consumer Pamphlets.
Consumer Pamphlets
 Civil, credit, family, immigration, real property, trusts
& wills
Pro Se Appellate Handbook
 Representing yourself on appeal
 Florida State, Court, and
County Law Libraries
 open to the public
 located within the
courthouse
 integrated into the
Public Library
Access to the House and Senate website
 Florida Statutes
 Florida Constitution
 Laws of Florida
Florida Department of State, Administrative Register &
Code
Floridians have access to the rules and regulations,
proposed rules, public meetings, bid proposals and
other items.
Rules of Procedure & Proposed Amendments
• Appellate, civil, criminal, family, judicial, juvenile,
probate, small claims, traffic
FindLaw –maintained by Thomson Reuters
 District Court of Appeal
 Supreme Court of Florida
Florida Clerk of Courts
• Public records, online forms, court information and e-
filing
Florida County Government Websites
• Links to all 67 counties in Florida
Municode Library
• Land Development Codes
• Ordinances
• Development Procedures
SunBiz
 Florida Corporations
 Trademarks
 Limited Partnerships
 Limited Liability
Companies
 Profits and Non-Profits
Family Law Forms
Florida State Court approved forms
 Petitions & Answers
 Dissolution of Marriage
 Parenting & Custody
Family Law Rules of Procedure
 Florida Bar approved
Florida Bar Consumer Information
Forms Approved by the Supreme
Court of Florida
 Tenant eviction
 Residential lease
 Rental Agreements
Florida Foreclosure Law Summary
Florida Law Help
 Foreclosure and Predatory Lending
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
 HUD – Avoid Foreclosure
United States Code
 Codification by subject matter
of the general and permanent
laws of the United States
Code of Federal Regulations
 Codification of general and
permanent rules published in
the Federal Register
U.S. Supreme Court
 Decisions since 1893
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
 Decisions since 1995
United States Copyright
 Search records
 Access forms
 Laws and regulations
United States Patent and Trademark
Patent
 Intellectual property right granted to an inventor
Trademark
 Word, phrase, symbol or design to represent a
company
Cornell University Law School
 Legal Information Institute
Emory Law
 Free Legal Web Resources
George Mason University
 Free Legal Research Sites
University of Washington
 Free Law Online
Jessie Riggins
[email protected]
813-622-8252 ext 226