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Provides free legal services to low-income Philadelphians in areas of family violence and/or child abuse, child custody, child and spousal support, and divorce. Offers special programs for Latina, Asian, and deaf survivors of family violence and teen mothers.

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Child Abuse Protective/Restraining Orders
General Legal Aid
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

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Elder Law
Legal Information Services
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Court Filing Offices
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Predatory Lending Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
To provide custody services in Berks County.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Offers civil legal services to low-income individuals and families without the means to hire a private attorney. Services include a legal advice helpline, direct representation, assistance in self-representation, brief service, limited legal assistance, and referrals to private attorneys. Also provides representation to survivors of domestic violence in Protection from Abuse (PFA) proceedings, legal assistance for veterans, several grants, a debt clinic, and community education.

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Consumer Law
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Real Estate Law
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Tax Foreclosure Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Counseling
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
General Legal Aid
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Legal Representation
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, and divorce issues.

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Alimony Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Family Court is responsible for adjudicating child custody concerns, dependency (CYS) issues, adoption and termination of parental rights matters, child support enforcement, and select divorce disputes. These issues can be filed with the court for resolution. Family Court hearings occur in the Brominski Building, as well as Penn Place and the Main Courthouse.

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Child Custody Orders
Court Filing Offices
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, and divorce issues.

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Alimony Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Secures financial and medical support for minor children and custodial parents by locating non-custodial parents, establishing paternity, and enforcing child support orders. Responds to complaints for custody of children, partial custody, visitation, divorce, alimony, and equitable distribution.

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Child Custody Orders
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Genetic Testing and Screening
Offers a safe and supportive environment for families facing challenging circumstances. Provides supervised visitations that aims to protect the well-being and emotional development of children while fostering opportunities for positive parental interaction.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Parental Visitation Facilitation
Parental Visitation Monitoring
Offers several specialized programs to support families and children in the community.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Supervised Living for Older Youth
Adoption Services
Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

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Elder Law
Legal Information Services
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Court Filing Offices
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Predatory Lending Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

Related Services

Elder Law
Legal Information Services
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Court Filing Offices
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Predatory Lending Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
In addition to handling the processing of all Protection From Abuse applications and cases, the Family Courts are responsible for all Juvenile Delinquency cases, Children and Youth cases and Orphans Court cases. The types of cases heard by the Family Court Judges involve custody, dependency, juvenile delinquency, foster care, adoptions, visitation, appointment of guardians, truancy, and estate and accounting matters.

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Guardianship Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Foster Home Placement
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Juvenile Justice Courts
Adoption Courts
Offers a solution that fosters a positive and nurturing environment for families in transition. Trained and experienced supervisors ensure a safe and secure transition between parents, reducing the risk of conflicts or misunderstandings arising during custody exchanges. Trained staff is also equipped to provide emotional support to children and parents during these exchanges, creating an environment of care and empathy.

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Parental Visitation Monitoring
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, and divorce issues.

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Alimony Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Assist parents in working out the terms of their shared custody arrangement in a non-threatening, non-adversarial manner through MEDIATION. Mediation is negotiation and communication with the help of a neutral third party.
Promotes the physical and emotional security of children and their families; also provides a safe and supportive environment for monitored custody exchanges and supervised visitations.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Provides filing for civil actions such as Custody/Visitation Matters, Divorce Complaints, Equity Actions, Judgements.UCC Financing Statements,Lien Stipulations, Mechanic/Municipal Liens, Mortgage Foreclosures, Quiet Title Actions. Clerk of Orphans Court process Marriage License applications. Passport and Birth Certificate Information.

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Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Passports
Marriage Licenses
Court Filing Offices
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, and divorce issues.

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Alimony Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, and divorce issues.

Related Services

Alimony Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

Related Services

Elder Law
Legal Information Services
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Court Filing Offices
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Predatory Lending Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Provides legal services for all areas of family law, including child custody, child support, and divorce issues.

Related Services

Alimony Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

Related Services

Elder Law
Legal Information Services
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Court Filing Offices
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Predatory Lending Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Offers civil legal services to low-income individuals and families without the means to hire a private attorney. Services include a legal advice helpline, direct representation, assistance in self-representation, brief service, limited legal assistance, and referrals to private attorneys. Also provides representation to survivors of domestic violence in Protection from Abuse (PFA) proceedings, legal assistance for veterans, several grants, a debt clinic, and community education.

Related Services

Consumer Law
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Real Estate Law
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Tax Foreclosure Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Counseling
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
General Legal Aid
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Legal Representation
Offers civil legal services to low-income individuals and families without the means to hire a private attorney. Services include a legal advice helpline, direct representation, assistance in self-representation, brief service, limited legal assistance, and referrals to private attorneys. Also provides representation to survivors of domestic violence in Protection from Abuse (PFA) proceedings, legal assistance for veterans, several grants, a debt clinic, and community education.

Related Services

Consumer Law
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Real Estate Law
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Tax Foreclosure Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Counseling
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
General Legal Aid
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Legal Representation