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What is an Order of Protection?
An Order of Protection is a court order that tells one person what they cannot do to another person, or what contact is allowed.
Sometimes an Order of Protection is also called a restraining order.
LawNY® contains several different projects throughout its 7 offices that serve 14 counties throughout New York State. These projects and their eligibility requirements often differ by funder, and are subject to change due to changes in funding. Therefore, it is best to contact your local LawNY® office for the most up to date information about current projects and their eligibility requirements.
LawNY’s® Community Development and Economic Justice Project (CDP) can provide free legal assistance and strategic support to eligible community-based organizations and coalitions. CDP is focused on alleviating the root causes of poverty by giving community members legal support to make the changes that they want to see in their communities. We support our clients through litigation, advocacy, transactional legal assistance, and community education, using a community lawyering model.
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What is paternity?
Paternity means legal fatherhood of a child.
Across the seven LawNY® offices, 21 AmeriCorps Paralegals provide valuable support in different ways, such as reaching out to the community or helping clients with legal issues (under the supervision of an attorney, of course!).
Below are some reflections from the AmeriCorps Paralegals in the Ithaca office. Enjoy!
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What is spousal support or maintenance?
One of the skills I’ve learned as an Equal Justice Works Veterans Legal Corp Fellow is the skill of patience—a skill that is particularly in short supply in this instantaneous world. Similar to the glacial pace of litigation in the Court system, an advocate practicing before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must hunker down for excruciatingly long storm of denials, appeals, waiting, waiting, and more waiting. Learning how to be patient—and being honest and frank with your Veteran clients about the length of time it will take to receive a decision from VA—is crucial.
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