Farmington Area Public Library District

The Fulton Legal Self-Help Center provides legal information to Fulton County residents about their legal rights and responsibilities, instructions on how to handle common legal problems, assistance with some legal documents and forms, and referrals to free and low-cost legal services.

The Legal Self-Help Center does not provide legal advice to its patrons. Instead, it offers legal information to customers on such topics as instructions for available forms, answers to general legal questions, and information on court procedures.

Address

411 North Lightfoot Road
Farmington, IL 61531
United States

Hours of operation
Currently: closed
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Amenities:

This center offers

Computers & Internet
WiFi
Online court forms
Online legal info
Online referrals to legal help
Printers
Scanners

Notes

  • Printing: $0.10 per page for black & white; $0.50 per page for color
  • Scanning: free
This center does not provide:
  • Paper court forms
  • Printed legal info
  • Referrals to legal aid
  • Website navigator
  • Court navigator
  • "Lawyer in the library" program

    • Common legal issues

    Getting a divorce
    Explains the divorce process, including the difference between contested and uncontested divorce. Also describes how you qualify and what you can expect during the process.
    Order of Protection basics
    Explains what an Order of Protection is, and how a person gets one. This is also called a "restraining order."
    Options for dealing with foreclosure
    Lists options for responding to and dealing with a foreclosure case.
    Understanding eviction as a tenant
    Eviction is when a landlord makes a tenant leave a unit. The landlord must give the tenant notice and go through the court process. The notice must say why the tenant is being evicted.
    Power of attorney for property
    A program to help you complete forms to give someone access to or control over your money and property in Illinois.
    Power of attorney for health care
    A program to help you complete the forms to give another person access to or control of your health care decisions.