Informational Links

Informational Links

CONNECT NYC Legal Advocacy Helpline
The Legal Advocacy Helpline has legal information and advocacy that provides basic information and advocacy concerning the police, and criminal and family court, probation and parole, etc. and also provides some shelter, housing, public assistance, and immigration.

PO BOX 20217
Greeley Square Station
New York, NY 10001-0006
Hotline: 212.683.0605
Phone: 212.683.0015
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Day One
Provides free and confidential legal services to young people who have been abused in all 5 boroughs (ages 12-22). Se habla español.

P.O. Box 1507
Canal Street Station
New York, NY 10013
Hotline: 800-214-4150
Phone: 212-566-8120
Fax: 212-566-8121
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inMotion, Inc.
Legal advice and representation on contested & uncontested divorces, orders of protection, custody/visitation, child support and spousal support.

New York City, NY
Phone: (212) 695-3800 (for residents of Manhattan, SI and Brooklyn)
Phone: (718)562-8181 (for Bronx residents only); (718) 575-4500 (for Queens residents only)
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Kayama
Kayama is a not-for-profit organization that helps women obtain gitten. This is primarily for Jewish women.

Brooklyn County
Phone: 800-932-8589
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Help with Anger Management

Dr. David Belgray
211 West 56th Street Suite 21J
New York, NY 10019

Help with co-parenting

Dr. Tatiana Kartseva
135 Ocean Parkway, Suite 1U
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone: (718) 633-6311

Help with co-parenting

Dr. Tatiana Kartseva
135 Ocean Parkway, Suite 1U
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone: (718) 633-6311

Legal Aid Society of Brooklyn

Brooklyn Neighborhood Office
111 Livingston Street, 7th Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 722-3100
Phone: (718) 722-3093
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Legal Aid Society of the Bronx

953 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10459
Phone: (718) 991-4600
Phone: (718) 842-2867
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Legal Aid Society Queens

120-46 Queens Boulevard (in Kew Gardens)
Queens, NY 11415
Phone: (718) 286-2450
Phone: (718) 263-4234
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Legal Aid Society Staten Island

60 Bay Street
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: (718) 273-6677
Phone: (718) 442-2679
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Legal Services for New York City

350 Broadway 6th Floor
Manhattan, NY 10013-9998
Phone: (212) 431-7200
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Main Street Legal Services, Battered Women’s Rights Clinic, CUNY Law School

65-21 Main Street
Phone: (718) 575-4300
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New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
NYLAG is a Domestic Violence Center where law students under the supervision of an attorney represent victims of domestic violence in family offense proceedings in all five boroughs of NYC.

450 West 33rd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 613-5000
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Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project
Safe Horizon’s Domestic Violence Law Project (DVLP) and Immigration Law Project (ILP) provide free legal information and advice to domestic violence victims with family and immigration law-related matters. Also provides direct legal representation to low-income and indigent domestic violence victims in family and supreme court proceedings involving child support and custody and immigration matters throughout New York City.

Hotline: 800-621-HOPE(4673) for Domestic Violence
Phone: 866-689-HELP(4357) for Crime Victims
Phone: 212-227-3000 for Rape, Sexual Assault or Incest
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Sanctuary for Families, Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services
Sanctuary provides shelter referrals, clinical services, and legal services.

PO BOX 3344
New York, NY 10008
Phone: (212) 349-6009
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SHIELD Hotline of the NY City Bar Association
The SHIELD (Self-Help Information, Education and Legal Defense) hotline is a free advice hotline sponsored by the Bar Association for income-qualified callers. A phone call to the hotline connects you with a staff of knowledgeable referral counselors, who are attorneys and paralegals. SHIELD counselors will give free legal advice on a wide range of subjects, such as divorce, family law, immigration, bankruptcy, employment and landlord-tenant issues.

Phone: (212) 626-7383
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Single Stop
Single Stop offers one-on-one confidential benefits, legal and financial counseling to low-income families across New York City. Currently, 40 Single Stop sites are open.

South Brooklyn Legal Services, Corporation B

105 Court Street, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 237-5500
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The New Start Project, Inc.
The New Start Project prepares paperwork for Uncontested Divorces as well as Separation Agreements. They assist in preparation of some contested Divorces, such as verified answerts. They have sliding fees.

33 West 19th Street #324
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (646) 619-1272
Fax: (646) 619-1273
Website

Urban Justice Project – Domestic Violence Project
Legal and social services for victims of domestic violence in Brooklyn.

Hotline: 718-875-5062
Phone: 718-875-9400
Website

Useful Links

Free/Low Cost Legal Aid

State Bar Associations

Child Support Resources

Domestic Violence Resources

Parents’ Rights

University Law Libraries

Courts

Divorce Records

State Legislature

Miscellaneous Resources