Organization:
Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP)
We will consider handling the following types of family matters for persons who meet our income guidelines:
Custody
-For individuals experiencing domestic violence
-For the person who has primarily cared for the child and can provide a stable home environment
-When the person on the other side has committed abuse or neglect
Divorce
-For survivors of domestic violence
-Where custody is also an issue
-Where age, disability, language or cultural background may prevent a just result if the person is not represented
-For a parent who does not have custody but who needs assistance to help preserve a strong relationship with a child
Child support
-As part of a custody case
-Where the person who owes support has a legal basis for modification of a child support order. Examples of when a person might have a legal basis for modification of a child support are:
• The person who is paying support has a change in earnings or income
• There is a change in circumstances which affect the income or expenses of one of the parents, such as extraordinary medical or child care expenses
• There is a change in custody
-Where the parent seeking support does not agree with the position taken in his/her case by the Office of the Attorney General
Domestic violence
Paternity
-Assistance in establishing paternity in child support, divorce, custody or visitation cases NLSP is handling
-Where a parent who does not have custody seeks to establish or strengthen a relationship with his or her child(ren) and also seeks visitation or custody
NLSP does NOT help with the following types of family law cases:
Adoptions
Terminations of Parental Rights
Adult Guardianships
Application: Call or walk in during intake hours for an intake. Income eligibility guidelines (http://www.nlsp.org/eligibility) may be flexible on a case by case basis.
Schedules
Monday - Friday
:
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Monday
:
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Wednesday
:
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Friday
:
10:00AM - 3:00PM
