The Queens County Supreme Court has opened a help center to assist people with online forms available through the state court system’s DIY Uncontested Divorce program. The center contains several court-provided computers and will eventually be staffed five days per week by volunteer non-attorney “navigators” trained to help members of the public to complete the forms.
The navigators program was introduced earlier this year as part of the court system’s Access to Justice initiative. Navigators, typically college or law students, currently assist unrepresented litigants in Brooklyn’s housing and consumer debt courts. They do not provide legal advice; rather, they are trained in state court DIY computer programs and can help people find a lawyer if needed.
