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Her Justice

 
her_justice_logoHER JUSTICE
100 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10005
(212) 695-3800 (not a hotline)
 
Her Justice serves New York City women living in poverty with high-stakes legal needs. 
 
Services

  • Legal information, advice, and referrals
  • Brief services (for example, drafting documents required by courts)
  • Volunteer attorney representation in court free of charge

 
Areas HER JUSTICE cover

  • Family Court issues, including orders of protection, custody, and visitation, and child and spousal support
  • Divorce
    • Contested (litigated) divorces
    • Uncontested (non-litigated) divorces
    • Marital debt project (for divorcing clients only)
  • Immigration self-petitions, battered spouse waivers and U-Non-Immigrant-Status petitions under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

 
More Information
Visit the link “Legal Information Guides” at herjustice.org/legal-information-guides to help you decide when you need to go to Family or Supreme Court without an attorney. These guides can answer common questions about divorce, spousal support, orders of protection, child custody and visitation, and child support. Otherwise call (212) 695-3800.
 

Legal Services NYC

 
lsnyc_logo
Legal Services NYC
917-661-4500 (Monday through Friday from 930am to 4pm)
Find a Legal Services NYC Office
LawHelp NYC (for online information about free legal services)
 
Legal Services NYC advocates are able to assist with matters related to public benefits, health law, eviction defense and illegal lockouts, emergency repairs, employment law, tax, disability, foreclosure prevention and Cares Act mortgage relief assistance, commercial lease assistance, education, special education, immigration, and family law.
 
LSNYC can, in some circumstances, help discharge debt, consolidate loans, or get clients into an income-based repayment plan.
 
Remember, services are free. LSNYC will never charge its clients for legal representation.
 
How to Apply
— The Legal Assistance Hotline is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 4 pm to direct you to free legal help. Call 917-661-4500 to speak to an intake officer in any language.
— Press (#1 English) (#2 Spanish/Español) (#3 Russian/русский) (#4 Mandarin/简化字) (#5 Haitian Creole/Kreyòl Ayisyen) (#6 French/Français) (#7 Arabic/عربى) (#8 Bengali/বাঙালি) (#9 Hindi/Urdu हिन्दी/اردو)

Los defensores de Legal Services NYC tienen la capacidad para ayudarte con asuntos como: beneficios públicos, ley de salud, defensa de desalojo y desalojo ilegales, reparaciones de emergencia, ley de empleo, impuestos, discapacidad, prevención de ejecuciones hipotecarias y asistencia de alivio hipotecario bajo de la ley Cares Act; asistencia de arrendamiento comercial, Capítulo 11 de bancarrota por COVID-19, educación, educación especial, inmigración y derechos de familia.
 
LSNYC puede en algunas circunstancias ayudar con el pago de deudas, consolidar prestamos, o ayudar a queue los cientes accedan un plan de pago en base a bajos ingresos.
 
Recuerde, los serviciios son gratuitos. LSNYC nunca cobrará a sus clientes por representación legal.
 
Cómo Aplicar
— La línea gratuita de Legal Assistance esta abierta de lunes a viernes de 9:30 am a 4 pm para ayuda directa con un consejero legal. Llame al para hablar con un agente de admisión en cualquier idioma.
— Presione (#1 para inglés) (#2 para Español) (#3 para ruso/русский) (#4 para mandarín/简化字) (#5 para haitiano criollo/Kreyòl Ayisyen) (#6 para francés/Français) (#7 para árabe/عربى) (#8 para bengal/বাঙালি) (#9 para hindú/urdu हिन्दी/اردو)
 
Updated on September 22, 2022

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