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Offers a wide range of services to individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse. Including but not limited to, confidential 24-hour hotline services, counseling, education, specialized children's programs, legal advocacy and a Safe House at no cost to survivors and their children.

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Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Specialized Information and Referral
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Parent Counseling
Provides in house legal services to those who have cases with a domestic violence component. Also assists with other matters including child support/child custody, divorce, protection orders, and sexual assault cases.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides services for victims of intimate partner violence, family violence, and domestic violence. Services may include advocacy, legal services, access to police protection, and counseling services for both children and adults.

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Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Advocates for low-income clients, the Civil Justice Clinic addresses various civil cases, focusing on housing, family, consumer law, probate, bankruptcy, unemployment compensation, social security, SSI disability benefits, and other public benefits. Under faculty supervision, students actively engage in cases such as defending eviction actions, assisting tenants with repairs, litigating to recover security deposits, opposing illegal rent increases, and handling cases related to real estate, home repair, car repair, or purchase scams, divorce, custody, alimony, domestic violence, child support, and social security disability. Students undertake the entire legal process, including client interviews, negotiations, drafting legal documents, and conducting depositions and trials. Additionally, the clinic periodically undertakes broader law reform and impact advocacy initiatives on systemic issues within civil poverty law.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Representation
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Divorce Assistance
Consumer Law
Provides free legal services and legal counseling to low-income individuals. Assists with consumer rights and debt cancellation, domestic violence and sexual assault, education, elder justice, expungements (Clearing Your Record), family and relationships, federal taxes, HIV/AIDS (rya white project), housing, immigration, public benefits, seniors, and veterans.

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Legal Representation
Individual Advocacy
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
General Legal Aid
Bankruptcy Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Complaints
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Elder Law
Discrimination Assistance
Offers a bilingual domestic violence advocacy and counseling services are available for victims of domestic violence. Along with counseling and advocacy, services may include workshops, support groups, court accompaniment, and linkage to resources.

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Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides a variety of legal services that include: immigration, legal education, landlord/tenant matters, domestic relations, and entitlement advocacy.

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General Legal Aid
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Provides representation to victims of domestic violence in a variety of matters including final restraining order hearings where both parties have filed for relief, final restraining order hearings involving novel issues of law, motions for reconsideration, contempt hearings, and appeals.
Provides pro bono legal representation to low-income women in final restraining order hearings and other related domestic violence and family law matters. All services are provided on a case-by-case basis.

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Legal Representation
Temporary Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Offers a broad range of legal services at no cost to domestic violence victims and victims of violent crime and their survivors across the State of New Jersey. Practitioners, which may include graduate students, are under the direct supervision of a managing attorney. Applicants can be assisted with final restraining orders, and regarding child custody and visitation concerns, among other topics.
Provides diverse assistance, case management, and referral programs to the community, offering aid with legal documents like divorce, housing, child support, and immigration paperwork. Additional services include help with NJ SNAP/Food Stamp and NJ Family Care applications, domestic violence advocacy, notary public services, parent education and support groups, post-partum depression support, protective services for parents involved with DCP&P, and translation and interpreting services for court appearances.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
General Legal Aid
Parent Support Groups
Case/Care Management
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Language Translation
Notary Public Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Children's Protective Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Divorce Assistance
Parenting Skills Classes
Serves as the New Jersey State Designated Domestic Violence hotline, providing services such as accompaniments, advocacy, counseling, support groups, crisis intervention, and emergency safe housing for victims and their children. The organization also promotes prevention, conducts outreach education, dispels myths, raises public awareness, and offers support for those close to survivors through education, guidance, and counseling.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Crime Victim Support
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Provides affordable, quality legal representation for immigrants so they do not have to use high priced private attorneys or unqualified notaries. Legal staff accept the following types of cases: citizenship, family petitions, work permits (NACARA, VAWA) and domestic violence cases. The program also organizes between six and eight community information meetings a year to inform immigrants of U.S. immigration laws and report on potential changes proposed or approved by Congress.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Rights Counseling for Undocumented People
Provides legal services to victims of domestic & sexual violence.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Temporary Restraining Orders
Provides legal services to clients in need. The school confers three law degrees: Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Master of General Legal Studies.

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Legal Representation
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Predatory Lending Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Offers individual legal consultations and pro bono services to Sussex County residents within specified income limits. Covered legal issues include family law, bankruptcy, elder law, and expungement, with exclusion of criminal matters. Free legal education workshops and assistance in accessing community resources are available. Additionally, court accompaniment, pro se divorce workshops, and do-it-yourself legal clinics are offered.

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General Legal Aid
Elder Law
Divorce Assistance
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Bankruptcy Assistance
Legal Representation
Provides a 24/7 hotline, shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, legal education, courts advocacy, parenting workshops, support groups, and trainings for domestic violence victims. Services are confidential.

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Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides free legal services and legal counseling to low-income individuals. Assists with consumer rights and debt cancellation, domestic violence and sexual assault, education, elder justice, expungements (Clearing Your Record), family and relationships, federal taxes, HIV/AIDS (rya white project), housing, immigration, public benefits, seniors, and veterans.

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Legal Representation
Individual Advocacy
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
General Legal Aid
Bankruptcy Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Complaints
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Elder Law
Discrimination Assistance
Provides services for South Asian women who are victims of any form of violence. Services include: culture specific supportive counseling, Ashiana (transitional home for women and children), legal clinics, crisis intervention, interpreter services, some transportation, outreach through education, support groups, court/medical accompaniment and advocacy.

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Crime Victim Support
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Shelters
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Clothing Donation Programs
Household Goods Donation Programs
Language Translation
Women's Support Groups
Provides diverse assistance, case management, and referral programs to the community, offering aid with legal documents like divorce, housing, child support, and immigration paperwork. Additional services include help with NJ SNAP/Food Stamp and NJ Family Care applications, domestic violence advocacy, notary public services, parent education and support groups, post-partum depression support, protective services for parents involved with DCP&P, and translation and interpreting services for court appearances.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
General Legal Aid
Parent Support Groups
Case/Care Management
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Language Translation
Notary Public Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Children's Protective Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Divorce Assistance
Parenting Skills Classes
The Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits provides case management and referral services to victims of family violence.

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Case/Care Management
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides legal information about restraining orders and other protective legal options. The agency also assists with court preparation, accompaniment, legal advocacy, and attorney referrals.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Crime Victim Support
Offers legal advocates for victims of domestic violence, acting as liaisons between victims and law enforcement, court staff, and attorneys (with permission). Assists in applying for temporary restraining orders, answering questions about restraining orders, informing individuals of their rights as survivors, offering court preparation and accompaniment for hearings, and providing follow-up support through the legal system.
Offers victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with counseling services, assistance with court advocacy, and a legal clinic. The program offers clients individual, group and family counseling in both English and Spanish, Assistance at Family Court by a counselor/advocate, a one-time consultation with volunteer attorneys, twice a month (through the legal clinic).

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Domestic Violence Support Groups
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides family law consultations for matrimonial, child support or custody issues, and immigration law. Consultations last about thirty minutes each.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services