Legal Clinics

To provide services to a greater number of clients, we offer legal clinics to assist clients in a group setting. We currently have two clinics: one to help clients obtain a divorce from their abusive partner and the second to help immigrant survivors obtain legal permanent residence or citizenship status through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petition process. At each clinic, a legal volunteer explains a portion of the process, and then clients are helped individually in filling out the appropriate legal paperwork. For schedule of upcoming clinics, click here.

Divorce Clinic

• Session 1: Understanding the Divorce Process
• Session 2: Filling Out the Divorce Petition
• Session 3: Disclosure and the Default/Trial Process
• Session 4: Preparation for the Hearing

Violence Against Women Act Self-Petition Clinics

• Session 1: Understanding the VAWA Self-Petition Process
• Session 2: Filling Out the VAWA Self-Petition