Put children
at the center.
Build awareness around children’s safety and the importance of hearing vulnerable voices with care.
Explore family resources ↗ASHÉ Sanctuary & Empowerment FoundationA safer world
Rooted in Oakland. Working toward a fairer future.A safer world
starts with
being heard.
Every child deserves protection. Every family deserves a fair process. We bring public education, reliable information, and community action together to help make that possible.
Children’s safety✦Complete records✦Informed communities✦Accountable systems
01 / The work aheadClosing gaps.
Closing gaps.
Opening paths.
ASHÉ’s mission connects the protection of children with a community’s ability to understand, question, and improve the systems that shape their lives.
Read the story behind the missionPut children
Make the record
matter.
Advocate for complete, reviewable court records and responsible transparency that protects the people involved.
Our transparency priorities ↓Follow the facts.
Show the source.
Make public court data easier to read, with definitions, dates, and sources that people can check for themselves.
Explore the court data ↓Turn community
into action.
Bring artists, neighbors, and organizers together through the Umbrella Project and Oakland mural initiative.
Meet the Umbrella Project ↗02 / Our advocacyWhen decisions
When decisions
shape a life,
the record matters.
ASHÉ advocates for responsible camera access, complete information, and public understanding of how justice is delivered.
Explore the wider mission ↗Clear, reviewable proceedings
Support discussion about records, transcripts, and appropriate recording access so decisions can be understood and reviewed.
Privacy built into transparency
Protect children, survivors, confidential material, and participants whose safety could be affected by disclosure.
Public education before action
Know the current rules. In California, court recording and media coverage are subject to permission and restrictions under Rule 1.150.
Read the current California rule ↗03 / Understand the scaleReal numbers.
Real numbers.
Open sources.
Start with what the public record can tell us. These are court filing counts for fiscal year 2023–24 from the Judicial Council’s 2025 Court Statistics Report.
Family law · FY 2023–24
California family-law filings
318,729family-law filings
Case filings measure court activity. They do not count unique children or families, establish abuse, or measure case outcomes.
The accessible data table below contains all chart values.
View accessible data table & methodology
| Case category | California | Alameda County |
|---|---|---|
| Marital | 108,403 | 3,644 |
| Parentage | 20,275 | 332 |
| Domestic violence | 78,287 | 2,272 |
| Child support | 75,771 | 2,029 |
| Other petitions | 35,993 | 875 |
| Total | 318,729 | 9,152 |
Each bar shows the category’s share of the selected area’s family-law filings. Percentages are calculated from the published counts and rounded to one decimal place. Counts refer to filings during the reporting period, not to individuals or findings of fact.
Source: Judicial Council of California · 2025 Court Statistics Report · Table 11a, printed pp. 144–145 (PDF pp. 156–157).Read the original report ↗
04 / Find your next stepInformation can
Information can
open a path.
A starting point for families and advocates: resources from established legal organizations and the California courts, brought together with clear attribution.
Browse all resources ↗Family Violence Appellate Project
Information about FVAP’s appellate work for domestic violence survivors and their children in California. Start with the organization’s own eligibility and help information.
Visit FVAP’s Get Help page FVAP · Official provider websiteBay Area Legal Aid
Oakland’s City Attorney lists Bay Area Legal Aid for housing, consumer protection, domestic violence prevention, and other civil legal services.
Visit Bay Area Legal Aid Provider contact listed by the Oakland City AttorneyCalifornia Courts Self-Help Guide
Start with the California judiciary’s self-help information when learning about court procedures and available forms.
Open the Self-Help Guide Judicial Branch of California · Official websiteIndependent resources. A listing does not imply a partnership or endorsement. Each provider determines eligibility and availability. ASHÉ’s resource pages provide general information, not legal advice.
06 / The movement starts with usBring what you know.
Bring what you know.
Help move it forward.
A fairer system needs informed neighbors, careful research, and creative ways to bring people into the conversation.