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The Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits provides case management and referral services to victims of family violence.

Eases the physical, psychological, and emotional trauma while preventing the recurrence of domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, and human trafficking for victims and their families.Includes services such as operating a 24-hour hotline for crisis intervention, emotional support, information on emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, and other community and social service resources

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 a variety of legal services that include: immigration, legal education, landlord/tenant matters, domestic relations, and entitlement advocacy.

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.

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.

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.

Provides legal information about restraining orders and other protective legal options. The agency also assists with court preparation, accompaniment, legal advocacy, and attorney referrals.

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.

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).

Provides consultation in obtaining or dropping a restraining order. Also includes information on court procedures, and accompaniment for a client through the court process in the Freehold Family Court.

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 legal services to victims of domestic & sexual violence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Helps domestic violence victims understand their legal rights under the New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. Assistance includes obtaining Temporary and Final Restraining Orders (TRO/FRO), advocacy, resources, referrals, safety planning, court preparation, accompaniment, and free legal clinics. Additionally, provides support and advocacy to Middlesex County Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) offices for clients.

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.

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.

Provides assistance in navigating the legal system and courtroom preparation. Also provides accompaniment and referrals to additional services.

Provides legal services to clients in need. The school confers three law degrees: Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Master of General Legal Studies.

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.

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.