The Second Pro Bono Committee of the Judicial District Court and the Volunteer Lawyers Program host a free family law clinic every third Wednesday of the month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Albuquerque Second Judicial District Courthouse (400 Lomas Blvd. NW) in the boardroom on the third floor. Lawyers are available to provide free legal advice on family law matters including divorce, custody, visitation, child support, paternity, kinship/guardianship, mediation and more! Whatever your family law needs and income level, SALC is here to serve its clients with compassion and professionalism. Learn more about our work or contact us here. Due to FLASC`s funding sources, it cannot accept recommendations from the broader community. Referrals can only come from a district social worker. If you need help with a family law matter, please contact the Family Court Clinic. If you need help with a matter other than family law, please visit the Economic Justice Institute`s information page, which offers clinics for a variety of civil law needs (link to law.wisc.edu/eji/). The Family Law Clinic typically offers students the opportunity to work with several different clients on a variety of family law case types during their semester at the clinic.

The clinic works with many organizations to support this work, including MidPenn Legal Services, Safe Center, and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Public policy projects are also an aspect of the clinic`s work, involving the same partners, as well as the American Bar Association and the Penn State Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness. Students at the Family Law Clinic have the opportunity to fully participate in representing clients in accordance with the Pennsylvania Student Rules of Practice in the Central County Court of Common Pleas. They are expected to work closely with their clients to develop case goals, but also to develop their own goals for their clinical experience and coach them throughout the semester. The clinic emphasizes reflective learning and critical thinking on process tactics and client advice. Students are held to high standards as they improve their written and oral advocacy skills and analyze each client`s options with clients` empowerment and fairness in mind. The clinic includes a two-hour weekly teaching component in addition to time spent on case processing and other projects. The FCC`s educational mission is to familiarize students with the multiple challenges faced by unrepresented family law litigants, to train students in legal skills, including legal research and analysis, drafting, negotiation, litigation, and mediation, and to engage students in critical examination of the role of law and lawyers in eliminating economic injustice and inequality. Include. Our outreach and legal clinics will also be temporarily suspended until further notice.

The Family Legal Advocacy and Supports Clinic (“FLASC”) uses a multidisciplinary approach to support families at risk of participating in the child welfare system. FLASC is a partnership between the Department of Children and Families, the School of Law and the UW School of Social Work. District social workers refer people who would benefit from preventive legal advocacy. Law students then work with social work students to provide a variety of support services, including providing legal information, forms and advice to self-represented litigants on family law matters; direct representation in family law matters; and referrals for matters other than family law. The Economic Justice Institute also has an additional clinic that provides direct legal services to victims/survivors of intimate partners and/or domestic violence. You can visit the Restraining and Survivor Advocacy Clinic (ROSA) and contact them directly at 608-263-9574. Students at the Family Law Clinic represent victims of domestic violence and others in family law litigation such as divorce and custody cases. Students work under the supervision of family lawyer Susan Bardo to provide legal assistance at all stages of representation. The work typically includes intensive counseling, case strategy, and negotiation, for which students learn a client-centered approach to legal practice. The St. Andrew Legal Clinic (SALC) has been serving families in crisis in Oregon for over 40 years.

Whether it`s wives trying to escape years of violence or grandparents caring for neglected children; Families and individuals seek SALC`s legal expertise because we are the trusted name in low-cost family law. FCC students provide legal information, forms and advice to self-represented litigants under the supervision of experienced clinical schools. FCC students deepen their legal education by providing comprehensive representation in certain measures of family law. Through direct service to the community, students gain effective legal skills while developing an understanding of the social and economic contexts in which litigants` problems arise, as well as the opportunities and limitations of the legal system. The Family Court Clinic (FCC) is a program of the University of Wisconsin School of Law. Law students (supervised by a clinical law professor) work with you free of charge. FCC provides full representation in some cases and provides assistance to unrepresented individuals with simple family law issues in Wisconsin. People who contact us directly for help will not be fully represented. On the contrary, full representation is only given in a few cases that are referred to us by other bodies. The following information describes the limited support we provide to those who meet us.

The Family Court Clinic (FCC) assists low-income family law litigants on a variety of issues, including: The SCAF is part of the Family Court Clinic. Law students focus on family law issues such as divorce, paternity, child support, alimony, custody and placement, and juvenile guardianship. Students will also have the opportunity to develop legal advocacy skills while gaining knowledge about Wisconsin family law. The St. Andrew Legal Clinic serves low-income families with family rights needs. If you`re looking for legal advice, but can`t afford to hire a private lawyer, you`ve come to the right place. The Family Court Clinic (FCC) was created to address one of the most pressing needs and challenges in our justice system: self-represented family law claimants. FCC students work under the strict supervision of a clinical law professor while gaining experience in client interviews, consulting, creating legal documents, and advocating before the courts. Students develop a working understanding of family court procedures in Wisconsin and critically evaluate the different responses of the justice system to the needs of self-represented litigants. If your child needs to travel abroad, you should make sure they have a valid passport if possible. If the child is under 16 years of age, both parents must usually accompany the child to apply for the passport.

Three FCC course options are available for the 2022-2023 academic year.