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Court staff can provide:

General information about court procedures, rules and practices

Instructions and forms that the court developed for some proceedings (forms are not available for all legal proceedings)

Court schedules and information on how to get matters scheduled

Public information in court records

A list of low-cost or no-cost legal services available in the community

Information about the Oregon State Bar's Lawyer Referral Service and TEL-LAW program

The location of local law libraries that are open to the public.

Oregon law prevents court staff from:       

Advising or recommending one procedure, form, or pleading over another

Advising what words to put in a form or what to say in court

Suggesting what you "should do"

Speculating about the possible outcome of a pending court matter

Recommending the services of a specific attorney or group of attorneys