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Legal Advocacy Service | JBWS

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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Crime Victim Support
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Domestic Violence Advocacy and Counseling | Healthy Families & Communities

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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Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence

Community Assistance Services | Community Affairs and Resource Center (CARC)

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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Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Children's Protective Services
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Divorce Assistance
Language Translation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
General Legal Aid
Case/Care Management
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Parent Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Notary Public Services

Domestic Violence Services | Women Rising, Inc.

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

Legal Assistance and Education | Project Self-Sufficiency

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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Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Legal Representation
General Legal Aid
Bankruptcy Assistance
Elder Law
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Divorce Assistance

Community Assistance Services | Community Affairs and Resource Center (CARC)

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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Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Children's Protective Services
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Divorce Assistance
Language Translation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
General Legal Aid
Case/Care Management
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Parent Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Notary Public Services

SERV - Domestic Violence | Center For Family Services

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 Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Shelters
Crime Victim Support
Domestic Violence Hotlines

Providence House in Ocean County | Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton - Providence House Domestic Violence Services

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 Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Shelters
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Specialized Information and Referral
Parent Counseling

Legal Advocacy | Camden County Domestic Violence Center

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.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Temporary Restraining Orders

Domestic Violence Legal Services | Wafa House

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

Court Advocacy | YWCA Union County

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

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Civil Justice Clinic | Rutgers University School of Law

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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Legal Representation
Consumer Law
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Divorce Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance

Family Violence Program | Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits

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

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management

Community Assistance Services | Community Affairs and Resource Center (CARC)

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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Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Children's Protective Services
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Divorce Assistance
Language Translation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
General Legal Aid
Case/Care Management
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Parent Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Notary Public Services

Legal Assistance | Northeast New Jersey 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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Welfare Rights Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Elder Law
Individual Advocacy
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Labor and Employment Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Legal Representation
Housing Complaints
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance

Support Services | Manavi

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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Women's Support Groups
Domestic Violence Shelters
Clothing Donation Programs
Crime Victim Support
Household Goods Donation Programs
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Language Translation
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs

Legal Advocacy | Women Aware

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.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Domestic Violence Clinic | Rutgers University School of Law

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.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Victim, Survivor Services, and Human Trafficking Services | AVANZAR

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

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Domestic Violence Shelters
Temporary Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Crime Victim Support
Anger Management
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Human Trafficking Shelters
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Individual Advocacy
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault Shelters

Legal Services | Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson - Family and Community Services

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

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Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Law Project | Coalition Against Rape and Abuse (CARA)

Provides legal services to victims of domestic & sexual violence.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Temporary Restraining Orders

Crime Victims Law Center - Newark Campus | Rutgers University School of Law

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.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Legal Consultation | Women's Rights Information Center

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

Crime Victims Law Center - Camden Campus | Rutgers University School of Law

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.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Family Court Liaison Program | 180 Turning Lives Around

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.

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Temporary Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Representation