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LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK, INC, (LAW NY) - CHEMUNG/SCHUYLER | LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK, INC

215 E Church St, Ste 301, Elmira, NY 14901

Low income individuals.
Mon 8:30am - 4:30pm Tue 8:30am - 4:30pm Wed 8:30am - 4:30pm Thu 8:30am - 4:30pm Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
https://www.lawny.org/
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Occasional court fees.

Schuyler County, New York
Chemung County, New York

Description

Legal assistance to low-income individuals in civil cases only. Legal services can be provided in areas of: housing evictions condition problems utility issues public/subsidized housing issues foreclosures public benefits Medicaid Social Security SSI unemployment benefits community groups other non-criminal casesMay also provide legal services for bankruptcy in select cases. For instance, where client owns home and is threatened with foreclosure, and frozen bank accounts.Pro bono divorce program for individuals with uncontested divorces where parties have been apart for more than oneyear. Plaintiff must live in Chemung County; support and custody orders must be in place.

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LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK, INC

Legal assistance to low-income individuals in civil legal cases only, including: housing (eviction and foreclosure defense) public benefits Social Security and SSI unemployment benefits community groupsUncontested divorces may be handled by pro bono (volunteer) attorneys or through pro se (do it yourself) clinics. Call for availability.This work includes the state-mandated legal advocacy services for developmentally disabled adults.