Los Angeles Times

April 7, 2019

"According to court surveys, three-quarters of all civil cases have at least one side unrepresented, and only 10% of family law and eviction disputes have lawyers on both sides. Unlike criminal defendants, the law does not entitle civil litigants to an attorney.

In response, the courts have expanded self-help services. After years of lobbying by judicial leaders, the state last year nearly tripled funding for self-help programs to $30 million."

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-unrepresented-litigants-20190407-story.html