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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuánto cuesta I-CAN!™ Legal?

¿Por qué es gratis I-CAN!™ Legal?

¿Tengo que descargar algún programa de software?

¿Es I-CAN!™ Legal seguro?

¿Qué tipo de formularios llenará I-CAN!™ Legal?

¿Cuánto tiempo se tarda en usar I-CAN!™ Legal para llenar los formularios?

¿Tengo que responder a todas las preguntas en una sola sesión?

¿Qué pasa si pierdo mi contraseña?

¿Qué pasa si creo que mis formularios no están bien llenados?

Puede consultar con un profesional legal para que lo asesore o con el Centro de Autoayuda de Derecho Familiar gratuito de su condado, si su caso es de divorcio, manutención del cónyuge o de los hijos, custodia o visitación; si su caso es de violencia en el hogar, puede ponerse en contacto con el Centro de Violencia en el Hogar gratuito de su condado; o si su caso es de reclamos menores, puede ver al Asesor de Reclamos Menores gratuito de su condado.

Si bien le brindamos respaldo para este programa de software, no podemos responder a preguntas de asesoramiento legal.

¿Qué hago si necesito más ayuda?

Si bien le brindamos respaldo para este programa de software no podemos responder a preguntas de asesoramiento legal. Puede aclarar asuntos relacionados con el software haciendo clic en “¿Necesita ayuda?” y enviándonos un mensaje por correo electrónico.

¿I-CAN!™ Legal puede presentar mis formularios electrónicamente ante la corte?

¿Cómo puedo verificar el estado de mi presentación electrónica?

A continuación se dan instrucciones paso a paso:

1. Haga clic en el enlace que se encuentra al tope de esta página: "Ya tiene una contraseña de I-CAN!™? Inicie una sesión aquí”
2. Después de iniciar la sesión de I-CAN!™ Legal, haga clic en "Siguiente" y elija si quiere ver los vídeos o no; después haga clic nuevamente en "Siguiente".
3. Seleccione “Reclamos menores” y después haga clic en “Siguiente”
4. Seleccione “Imprimir los formularios que se presentaron electrónicamente” y haga clic en “Siguiente”
5. Ingrese su contraseña y haga clic en “Siguiente”
6. Podrá ver el estado de su presentación. Si su presentación fue aceptada por la corte, aparecerá una lista de formularios para imprimir y entregar legalmente a la(s) otra(s) partes(s). Si su presentación fue rechazada por la corte, se indicará la razón por la que fue rechazada. Podrá corregir la información y volver a hacer su presentación sin costo adicional.

¿Cómo puedo imprimir mis formularios presentados electrónicamente?

A continuación se dan instrucciones paso a paso:

1. Haga clic en el enlace que se encuentra al tope de esta página: "Ya tiene una contraseña de I-CAN!™? Inicie una sesión aquí”
2. Después de iniciar la sesión de I-CAN!™ Legal, haga clic en "Siguiente" y elija si quiere ver los vídeos o no; después haga clic nuevamente en "Siguiente".
3. Seleccione “Reclamos menores” y después haga clic en “Siguiente”
4. Seleccione “Imprimir los formularios que se presentaron electrónicamente” y haga clic en “Siguiente”
5. Ingrese su contraseña y haga clic en “Siguiente”
6. Podrá ver el estado de su presentación. Si su presentación fue aceptada por la corte, aparecerá una lista de formularios para imprimir y entregar legalmente a la(s) otra(s) partes(s). Si su presentación fue rechazada por la corte, se indicará la razón por la que fue rechazada. Podrá corregir la información y volver a hacer su presentación sin costo adicional.

¿Qué pasa si mi presentación electrónica no fue aceptada?

Después de revisar los formularios para verificar sus cambios, haga clic en "Siguiente" y aparecerá una pantalla que le permitirá volver a hacer su presentación electrónica.

¿Cómo presento mis formularios electrónicamente?

Para presentar sus formularios electrónicamente, revíselos para comprobar que sean correctos y estén completos. Después, en la pantalla que enumera sus formularios, haga clic en “Siguiente” y podrá presentar sus formularios electrónicamente si lo desea.

Cuando presente sus formularios electrónicamente, tendrá que volver a este sitio Web para verificar que la corte los haya aceptado. En ese caso, podrá imprimirlos y entregárselos legalmente a la otra parte, si fuera necesario.

Sus formularios tendrán impresa la hora, fecha y ubicación de la audiencia en la corte.

Si se olvida de volver a este sitio Web para imprimir y entregar legalmente los formularios, su fecha de audiencia pasará y la corte no dará ninguna orden. Tendrá que volver a presentar sus formularios y pagar las cuotas de presentación para solicitar otra audiencia.

Formularios de divorcio

I-CAN!™ can help you fill out the paperwork you need to divorce your spouse or respond to a divorce.

Start with Step 1 to begin your divorce or to respond to a divorce. If you have your financial information with you, you may continue to Step 2 and file the paperwork at the same time.

Do Step 2 to create your initial financial paperwork. To create your final financial paperwork, return to Step 2 and revise your answers.

Do Step 3 to complete your divorce. You can file Step 3 six months after Step 1 was filed.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Step 1 - Forms FL-100, FL-105, Fl-110, FL-115, FL-120, L-1120
• Step 2 - Forms FL-140, FL-141, FL-142, FL-150
• Step 3 - Forms FL-130, FL-144, FL-160, FL-161, FL-165, FL-170, FL-180, FL-190, FL-192, FL-341, FL-342, FL-343, FL-345

Formularios de petición de paternidad

If you would like the court to recognize who is the parent of your child legally so you can ask for Child Support, Custody, or Visitation, and this has not been done through marriage, adoption, or other legal process, you must file a Petition to Establish Parental Relationship with the Court.

You must also fill out the Income and Expense Declaration forms if you ask for child support, spousal support or attorney fees and costs in your Paternity Petition.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Petition/Response: FL-200, FL-210, FL-220, FL-105, FL-310
• After Hearing: FL-250, Fl-341, FL-341(A), FL-341(B), FL-341(C), FL-341(D), FL-341(E), FL-342, FL-190, FL-191, FL-192, FL-230, FL-235, L-31, L-124, MC-040
• Income and Expense: FL-150

Formularios de orden de presentar motivos justificativos

Order to Show Cause (OSC for short) is used to ask for or ask to change child support, child custody, visitation, child medical expenses, spousal support, property orders and/or attorney fees and costs. You must file an OSC with either a Divorce, Paternity, or Custody and Visitation case. You can file and OSC either at the same time, while your case is pending, or after you have a judgment.

You must also fill out the Income and Expense Declaration forms if you ask for child support, spousal support or attorney fees and costs in your OSC.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• FL-300 Petition, FL-310 Supporting Declaration, FL-311 Child Custody and Visitation Application, FL-312 Child Abduction Prevention, FL-341(C) Children's Holiday Schedule, FL-330 Proof of Personal Service, FL-335 Proof of Service by Mail, FL-305 Ex Parte Orders, L-1124 Declaration Re: Notice (Ex Parte)
• FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration

Formularios de tutela de menores

I-CAN!™ can help you file for Guardianship if you are a parent or if you are nominating yourself to be a guardian of a child (or children). As a parent or proposed guardian, you can nominate up to two guardians for a child (or children) using I-CAN!™.

I-CAN!™ is not for those who are applying for guardianship of a child who has Native American ancestry or who may have Native American ancestry or guardianship of a child who owns a lot of property (for example a house or $25,000 cash). Please be aware that the court cannot appoint a guardian for a minor who is married or whose marriage ended in divorce.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• GC-210(P) Petition, GC-210(CA) Child Information Attachment, GC-120 UCCJEA, GC-212 Guardian Screening Form, GC-020 Notice of Hearing

Formularios de cambio de nombre

If you are an adult, I-CAN! can help you change your own name and/or the name of a minor child or children. If you want to change the name of a minor child or children, you must be the the parent(s) or legal guardian of the child or children. In order to change two or more children’s names with the same password, they all must have the same parents.

If you do not know the location of the parent(s) or other parent, I-CAN! can help you apply for Service by Publication.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• NC-100 Petition, NC-110 Attachment, NC-110G Attachment for Guardian, NC-120 Order to Show Cause, NC-121 Proof of Service, NC-130 Decree, NC-130G Decree for Guardian, L-317 Service by Publication, L-318 Service by Publication, L-937 Service by Publication

Formularios de violencia en el hogar

If you are the victim of Domestic Violence you can use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms to request a hearing and receive a Restraining Order.

To file a restraining order for domestic violence, you must have a domestic relationship with the person you want protection from (for example: a spouse or ex-spouse, someone you live or lived with, a relative, someone you dated or were engaged to, or the parent of your child or children).

If you do not have a domestic relationship with the person select "Civil Harassment Restraining Order".

If you want to respond to a domestic violence restraining order, you can also use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Petition: DV-100, DV-101, DV-105, DV-108, L-1120, DV-110, DV-140, L-1124, DV-200, DV-125, DV-260, DV-505
• Response: DV-120, DV-540, DV-250

Formularios de acoso civil

If you want to ask for a restraining order to stop harassment, you can use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms to request a hearing and receive a restraining order.

If you have a domestic relationship (for example: a spouse or ex-spouse, someone you live or lived with, a relative, someone you dated or were engaged to, or the parent of your child or children) with the person from whom you need protection, select "Domestic Violence Restraining Order".

If you want to respond to a restraining order, you can also use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Request: CH-100, CH-102, CH-120, CH-130
• Response: CH-110, CH-131, CH-145

Formularios de reclamos menores

Demandar o contrademandar en la corte de reclamos menores
En la corte de reclamos menores puede hacer una demanda por un monto de hasta $7,500 (o hasta $5,000 si presenta un reclamo como empresa). Si han presentado una demanda de reclamos menores en su contra, puede hacer una contrademanda en la corte de reclamos menores por hasta $7,500 (o hasta $5,000 si está haciendo una contrademanda como empresa). Si no puede pagar sus cuotas, I-CAN! lo ayudará a llenar y presentar ante la corte una solicitud de exención de cuotas.

Si I-CAN!™ permitiera presentar electrónicamente los formularios para su tipo de caso, podría presentar su demanda de reclamos menores electrónicamente. En la actualidad, I-CAN!™ permite hacer presentaciones electrónicas de reclamos menores en las cortes del condado de Orange.

Solicitar una postergación de la audiencia de reclamos menores
Si tiene una fecha de audiencia para su caso de reclamos menores, puede pedirle a la corte que postergue su audiencia para otra fecha. Tiene que tener una buena razón para postergar la fecha de audiencia. En general, tiene solicitar la postergación por lo menos 10 días antes de la audiencia. Pero si tiene una buena razón para solicitar la postergación a menos de 10 días de la fecha de audiencia, puede solicitar la postergación con menos tiempo.

Preparar los formularios necesarios después de una audiencia de reclamos menores
Después de haber tenido su audiencia de reclamos menores, I-CAN! lo ayudará a presentar los formularios necesarios. Si ganó el caso, puede solicitar a la corte que le dé permiso para cobrar su dinero. También le puede pedir al juez que corrija su fallo si hubo un error tipográfico, cancelar su fallo si la corte aplicó la ley equivocada a su caso, o apelar su fallo si quiere que el caso se vuelva a iniciar como si fuera un caso nuevo.

I-CAN! imprimirá todos los formularios necesarios para su caso individual de la siguiente lista de formularios:

• Reclamos menores: SC-100, SC-100A, SC-120, SC-120A, SC-101, SC-103, SC-104, FW-001, FW-003, CIV-010
• Postergación de la audiencia de reclamos menores: SC-110, SC-111
• Los formularios necesarios después de una audiencia de reclamos menores: EJ-001, EJ-100, EJ-130, EJ-150, SC-105, SC-105A, SC-107, SC-108, SC-108A, SC-133, SC-134, SC-135, SC-140, MC-012, WG-001

Formularios de exención de cuotas

The court will charge you a fee to file your forms. If you cannot afford the filing fee you can apply for a Fee Waiver.

If you apply for a Fee Waiver your forms will be filed as if you have paid the fees. The court will then make a decision to determine which fees, if any, you need to pay.

If you apply for a Fee Waiver and another party is filing with you, they will need to fill out a Fee Waiver as well.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• FW-001 Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs
• FW-003 Order for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs

Formularios de desalojo

If you have been served with some papers from your Landlord called Complaint- Unlawful Detainer UD-100 for your home a lawsuit has been filed against you in Court. You will need to respond to the Court and have your case heard so a decision can be made. If you do not respond you will be evicted.

If you want to evict a tenant in a residential property, I-CAN!™ will help you fill out a notice to your tenant and a complaint to file at the court.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Complaint: CM-010, SUM-130, UD-100, POS-010, 60 day notice, 30 day notice, 3 day notice to quit, 3 day notice to perform or quit, 3 day notice for non-payment of rent
• Answer: UD-105

Formularios de salarios e ingresos

If you have been served with some papers from the Department of Child Support Services asking you to pay past due child support, and you disagree with the amount that will be taken from your paycheck you will need to respond to the Court and have your case heard so a decision can be made.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Request For Hearing Regarding Earnings Assignment(Govenrmental) FL-450

Formularios de aviso de petición

If you have been served with some papers from the Department of Child Support Services called Notice of Motion (Governmental) FL-680 a lawsuit has been filed against you in Court, and you have been named as a person that is responsible for care of a child or children. You will need to respond to the Court and have your case heard so a decision can be made, and issues such as child support can be determined.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• FL-680, FL-684, FL-421

Formularios de declaración de ingresos y gastos

If you are involved in a Family Law Case and Child Support, Spousal Support, or Court and Attorney Fees, or Medical Expenses are an issue you and the other person will both need to fill out forms that the Judge reviews to be able to make an order.

I-CAN!™ will help you fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Income and Expense Declaration, FL-150

Formularios de respuesta a paternidad (gubernamental)

If you have been served with some papers from the Department of Child Support Services called Summons and Complaint Regarding Parental (Governmental) FL-600 a lawsuit has been filed against you in Court, and you have been named as a person that is responsible for care of a child or children. You will need to respond to the Court and have your case heard so a decision can be made, and issues such as child support can be determined.

I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.

I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:

• Answer To Summons and Complaint Regarding Parental Obligation (Governmental) FL-610