California Indian Legal Services

Family Law

1. Birth Records Self-Help Kit (pdf)
(How Native American Adoptees Can Get Their Birth Records in California)

2. What is a California Caregivers Affidavit? (pdf)
(How a relative can enroll a child in school & obtain medical care for a child)

3. What is an Indian Custodian? (pdf) (Defines Indian Custodian under the Indian Child Welfare Act)

Read the latest in our Alert. Download the model letter!

Meeting Notice

A regular meeting of California Indian Legal Services Board of Trustees has been scheduled for September 11, 2010. Click here for details.

2010 Census Updates

Tribal leaders/US Census Stress Importance of Being Counted! See Press Release.

Economic Stimulus Help for Tribes

CILS providing free legal assistance to tribes applying for government funds. Click here for more info.

Prevent foreclosure: know your rights!

Click here for more info.