Provides a range of Spanish/English services to assist individuals affected by violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. Services include case management, support groups, advocacy, counseling, crisis intervention services, safety planning, education, transitional and permanent housing as well as ancillary services. Offers assistance with court advocacy, child custody issues, orders of protection, Department of Social Services waivers, case management, and other related matters. (Licensed and approved by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)).

The Hudson Valley Justice Center offers direct representation and advice to low income residents of the Hudson Valley. The office focuses on the following areas of law: Eviction defense and other landlord-tenant disputes, domestic violence, Benefits hearings for eligible citizens, Immigration, Family Law Matters.

Provides mediation for the following issues: Divorce & Separation, Family Decision Making, Marital Disputes, Parenting Coordination and Prenuptial Agreements.

Family Court can help residents obtain an order of protection, file a violation, obtain custody of children, get child support, visitation, and provided other family related services. If some one needs to obtain or to modify a Family Court Order of Protection. While people are in court there is a free child care room at the YWCA for them to bring children. Children are not allowed into the court room, unless otherwise advised.

Pro bono attorneys and law students provide consultation and advice in child support matters. Representation in court is not provided.

Goals of the Institute for Family Forensic Psychology include: to help parents responsibly manage their conflict; provide evaluative information to help determine strength and needs of the parents and children, and to provide therapeutic programs for children and families going through divorce and/or other family reorganizations. Services provided by IFFP include: Individual psychotherapy to children and families going through reorganization; Family therapy for high conflict court involved families; Psychotherapy for families involved in the child protective system; Children of Divorce Groups; Therapeutic Visitation; Co-parenting counseling; Evaluations; Forensic Custody and Visitation Evaluations; Court ordered Psychological Evaluations; Child Protection Evaluations and PEACE Program. The PEACE (Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness) Program is an educational program designed to provide information to parents about the divorce and separation process. Our main goal is to improve parent/child relationships in the reorganized family and reduce the number of contested custody, visitation, and support disputes that face our courts. In addition Divorce Mediation services are also offered. Call for detailed information for all services offered.

Provides education and awareness to separating or divorcing parents if there are issues regarding child custody. Topics covered include the impact of separation/divorce on children, cooperative and parallel approaches to co-parenting, legal issues related to custody and/or access, alternatives to litigation, methods of communication and problem-solving.

Provides mediation and arbitration services for community, parent/child, divorce, custody and visitation, and juvenile issues. A neutral third person, the mediator, facilitates discussions between the parties. The mediator helps participants develop or refine their communication skills, and teaches school children techniques for resolving disagreements. Mediators are trained conflict resolution volunteers.

Afford the victims of domestic violence the greatest protection available. Call for detailed services offered.

Provides mediation and arbitration services for community, parent/child, divorce, custody and visitation, and juvenile issues. A neutral third person, the mediator, facilitates discussions between the parties. The mediator helps participants develop or refine their communication skills, and teaches school children techniques for resolving disagreements. Mediators are trained conflict resolution volunteers.

Provides services to help children and their families through an investigation of child abuse by offering forensic interviews, victim advocacy, pediatric forensic medical exams, and counseling services.

Provides legal services through the Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction of the New York State Bar Association in appeals in the Appellate Division, Third Department through the pro bono attorneys. Appeals Program representation will be limited to family and matrimonial law issues, including family offenses, custody and visitation, divorce, paternity, and termination of parental rights. Not included are appeals addressing only the amount of child support awarded under the Child Support Standards Act.

An advocate at Family Court provides assistance with filing for Orders of Protection and child support and custody, Family Court accompaniment, and legal information.

Free legal advice about civil (non-criminal) legal problems, including issues such as: consumer, including frozen bank accounts; debt problems; student loans; ID theft; car problems; utility shutoffs and other consumer problems; housing, including evictions, lockouts, security deposits, repair problems, subsidized housing, foreclosures and other housing problems; Special Education and other school ; access to healthcare; public benefits; divorce and other family matters, including child support, custody, child protective matters, and guardianship; domestic violence; elder law; employment; disability discrimination and other disability issues; unemployment benefits; welfare, Medicaid and food stamps.

* Offers Child Support Collection Services that provides: Collecting, enforcing and distributing child support payments in coordination with the State Division of Child Support Enforcement. Establishment of a court order/child support. Location of absent parent. Determination of paternity.

Has original jurisdiction for all cases involving: abuse/neglect of children; child care; paternity actions; child custody; child support, visitation and orders of protection.

Provides assistance to victims of domestic violence with legal issues relating to their abuse by providing legal advice and representation as well as free consultations on non-criminal legal issues resulting from domestic violence.

Provides free civil (non-criminal) legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Services include family matters including orders of protection, divorces, separations, child custody, and child support as well as legal problems that keep victims from becoming independent from their abusers, including problems with finances, housing, public benefits, access to healthcare, and immigration.

* Facilitates child abuse investigations through a team of community partners in a child-friendly environment, as well as support for children and families.

Assists clients with filling out paperwork to file for a divorce. Typically takes on simple, uncontested divorces.

* Provides services that assist parents to obtain support even if the absent parent resides out of state. Services include: Location information services. Establishment of paternity. Support obligations. Collection and enforcement of support orders.

* Provides dispute settlement programs.* Offers family court mediation, supreme court mediation.* Provides custody and visitation information, divorce mediation and divorce arbitration.* Offers parent-child mediation.* Provides PINS mediation, juvenile delinquency mediation.

* Provides dispute settlement programs.* Offers family court mediation, supreme court mediation.* Provides custody and visitation information, divorce mediation and divorce arbitration.* Offers parent-child mediation.* Provides PINS mediation, juvenile delinquency mediation.

* Provides child support services. Collection of child support Establishment of paternity Location of absent parent

Offers legal assistance to college students who have been victimized by interpersonal violence and are in need of legal representation, advice, and other legal assistance.