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Family Law Unit
The Family Law Unit helps ensure that
families are safe and stable. The demand
for family law representation is
overwhelming. In response, Legal Aid
prioritizes cases where there is domestic
violence and where children are at risk.
Cases the Family Law Unit handles include:
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Protection orders for victims of
domestic violence
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Custody and divorce proceedings for
victims of domestic violence
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Custody and divorce proceedings where
children are at risk
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Child support cases for disabled people
The Family Law Unit also provides assistance to people to
help them proceed on their own (pro se) to
obtain a divorce where there are no children
and no assets.
The Family Law Unit works with courts and bar associations
to develop processes to assist pro se
litigants, helps increase pro bono
attorneys’ involvement in area of family law
and provides community legal education and
advice on family law issues. The Family Law
Unit works with other organizations to
affect systemic change for victims of
domestic violence, children at risk, and low
income people in domestic relations and
juvenile courts.
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