Provides a service, in collaboration with 2 other agencies (My Sisters' Place and Westchester Hispanic Coalition) to offer free legal services for poverty level residents or those who are victims of domestic violence for consumer disputes, housing, education, benefits, domestic violence, orders of protection, custody, child support, family law, including citizenship applications, work authorizations or other immigration issues.

Provides a service, in collaboration with 2 other agencies (My Sisters' Place and Westchester Hispanic Coalition) to offer free legal services for poverty level residents or those who are victims of domestic violence for consumer disputes, housing, education, benefits, domestic violence, orders of protection, custody, child support, family law, including citizenship applications, work authorizations or other immigration issues.

Provides free civil legal services for individuals who are HIV positive or who have an HIV positive family member, including but not limited to: end of life planning, care and custody planning, unemployment, social security, public benefits, child support, custody, visitation, family offenses, divorce, discrimination, bankruptcy, housing problems, and name change.

A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Provides civil legal services in the following areas: - Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns) - Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity) - Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments) - Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services) - Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare) - Student Loan/Debt Counseling - Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health) ##RENTRY##

Provides day-of advice on matters such as custody, visitation, child support, and paternity for individuals with cases in Family Court.

A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Offers services in the following areas: - Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns) - Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity) - Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments) - Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services) - Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare) - Student Loan/Debt Counseling - Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health) ##RENTRY##

Provides mediation programs to help people solve their problems, no matter the situation or setting. Mediation can: - Help couples looking to get divorced and or separated - Help landlords and tenants work out issues - Help parents and schools agree on special education matters - Help employees and employers resolve conflict - Help neighbors restore harmony in the community - Help families handle issues with teens, siblings, and aging adults - Help parents work out custody and visitation arrangements - Help parties with legal issues who are looking for an alternative to court Services are offered virtually, over the phone, and in person. In addition to mediation programs, the Center collaborates with local civil legal services providers to offer holistic legal services for victims of crime in Erie, Niagara, and Genesee counties. Center staff will work with victims to identify legal issues and to discuss pathways to achieving justice. The Center also offers Education and Training workshops that provide skills-based trainings, consultation, and coaching services.

Provides civil legal services for mental health consumers, including assistance related to: - SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY/SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI): Appeal of benefit denial, Initial SSD/SSI applications, Continuing Disability Review (CDR/Cessations), and Overpayments - PUBLIC BENEFITS: Appeal of benefit denial, termination or suspension of: Temporary Assistance, Food Stamps (SNAP), and Medicaid (MA) - HOUSING LAW: Landlord/Tenant Disputes and Tenant’s Rights, Evictions (Advice & Counsel), and Section 8 Informal Hearings - FAMILY LAW: Uncontested Divorces, Contested Divorces (disputes other than custody or child support) on a case by case basis, Child Support, and Custody/Visitation - CONSUMER LAW: Bankruptcy advisement (Chapter 7), Formal complaints to Attorney General, Creditor Harassment, and Student Loan Discharge advisement (TPD-based on disability) - ADVANCE DIRECTIVES: Power of Attorney, Other/related advanced directives (limited basis)

Presides over all county court cases

* Offers jurisdiction and hearing of family-related cases that involve: Child abuse, neglect, support, paternity, custody and visitation Juvenile delinquency/Persons in Need of Supervision (PINS) Domestic Violence Intervention Court Willow Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Program (formerly ABW) Temporary restraining orders Guardianship/Adoption Custody/Visitation Mediation Program Adoption, foster care approval and review Permanent termination of parental rights

Offers free legal services for individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in cases regarding access to health care services, HIV/AIDS-based discrimination, housing matters, assistance with denials or termination of benefits, health care proxies, powers of attorney, simple wills, family court matters, and divorce.

Provides assistance with completing custody, visitation, paternity, and child support petitions. Offers advice and information to drop-in clients regarding family court matters. Does not provide lawyers to go to court with clients, only assistance with filing and information regarding the court process. Offers lawyer referral service for individuals who can afford an attorney.

* Hears various types of cases, including: Family offense petitions and domestic violence Child custody, guardianship, and visitation petitions Child support and spousal support petitions Paternity petitions Adoptions and child neglect/abuse petitions

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.

Designated jurisdiction over both civil and criminal cases within Broome County

* 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.

Collaborative Practice is a process that helps couples settle their divorce, separation, and/or parenting matters with the help of lawyers, but without going to court. Collaborative Practice can also be used to resolve other legal matters, such as estate disputes, small business formation and dissolution, and employment issues.The No Cost Collaborative Program matches eligible clients with collaborative attorneys who will work with them in the collaborative process at no cost to the client.To determine whether you are eligible to work with a free collaborative attorney through the No Cost Collaborative Program, contact LAWNY at 607-273-3667 for help with collaborative divorce, separation, support and/or parenting issues. Clients with parenting issues only may be eligible to work with a collaborative attorney at no cost through the Tompkins County Assigned Counsel Program - call 607-272-7487 to determine eligibility. For clients interested in Collaborative Practice outside of the No Cost Collaborative Program, please contact a collaborative professional directlyIn Collaborative Practice, negotiations take place in four-way conferences between parties and their collaborative attorneys. Additional professionals, such as financial planners and family specialists, are added as needed. Each party has legal advice and advocacy during negotiations; each attorney is committed to guiding clients toward a reasonable settlement. If the collaborative process is terminated, neither of the collaborative attorneys is permitted to represent his/her client in any subsequent court proceeding against the other client.For a list of participating Collaborative Professionals, go to http://collab-law.com/participating-professionals/

Provides assistance in custody, visitation, support, divorce, and kinship. Services for individuals who are self-representing include assistance with petition completion and uncontested divorce clinics.

Provides a broad range of civil legal assistance to Onondaga County residents who are victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Services include but are not limited to representation for orders of protection, support, divorce and separation, custody and visitation, power of attorney, and housing-related litigation.

Cases range from felonies, divorces, liability and name changes.

* 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 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. Mediators are trained volunteers.

The County Department(s) of Probation and Corrections work to preserve the safety of the citizens and reintegration of offenders back into the community.