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Hears matters involving children and families, including adoption, guardianship, foster care approval and review, juvenile delinquency, family violence, child abuse and neglect, as well as child support, custody, and visitation.

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.

Services at County Office Building: Adoption Attorney Office Foster Care Child Protection Child Support Fiscal Juvenile Justice Prevention Resource Recovery

Offers general legal aid to people 200 percent below the poverty income guidelines.

The Family Law Division is responsible for representing the Department in Family Court on matters of paternity, support, child abuse and neglect, foster care, severance of parental rights and juvenile delinquency (JD) cases.

Family Court can help residents obtain an Order of Protection, file a violation, obtain custody of children, get child support, get child visitation rights, settle paternity issues, adoption, family violence issues, juvenile delinquency, foster care placements, Child neglect, abuse, or abandonment, guardianship, and Persons in Need of Supervision.

Family Protection: A core focus involves protecting LGBTQ+ families, including securing adoption rights, custody rights, and recognition of parent-child relationships, often preventing the separation of children from parents.

Provides assistance with LGBTQ legal issues including name change, birth certificate amendments, housing discrimination, healthcare and insurance denials, harassment, and employment discrimination.

LAS provides free legal counseling and representation for low-income individuals who need assistance in civil cases, which includes, government benefits, unemployment insurance, disability, health care, housing, family law matters, consumer problems, children's legal issues and immigration matters.

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.

Legal aid attorneys are assigned to family court and criminal court matters when the person needing representation is income eligible. Eligibility requirements for low income status are confidential, callers need to call for an eligibility screening. Does not handle divorce, separation or initial support cases, paternity for petitioner, parole, or juvenile cases.