Community Resources
Attorneys
If you would like to hire an attorney you can contact the Ventura County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service at (805) 650-7599.
The Ventura County Department of Child Support Services has also created a Legal Services List which contains information on various places where you can receive legal assistance. To see the list, please click on the link below to open the document.
Child Abduction Recovery Unit – District Attorney’s Office
If you need assistance with the enforcement of an existing child custody order or child abduction you may call the Ventura County District Attorney’s office at 805-654-2500.
If you need assistance with obtaining a child custody order please refer to the Family Law Facilitator below.
For more information please click here.
Family Law Facilitator
If you need assistance with custody and visitation or legal self-help, please visit the Family Law Facilitator website or call (805) 289-8733. To find a self-help information for another county, please visit the California Courts website.
The Family Law Facilitator now has webinars and online workshops:
How to Register for a Webinar Family Law Self-Help Workshops
Family Law Self-Help Webinars Civil Self-Help Workshops
To register for the webinars click here.
Public Assistance
For CalWORKs and Medi-Cal, please visit the Human Services Agency website or call (866) 904-9362
Restraining Order
If you need a restraining order, please call the District Attorney’s Victims’ Assistance Program at (805) 654-3622 or visit their website.
Ventura County Resource Guide
Click here to access the Resource Directory
VISTA Bus Schedule
NOTE: As a convenience to our visitors, this page may contain links to external websites that are not managed or controlled by the County of Ventura.