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Philadelphia Legal Assistance has launched Make Your Case, a legal self-help video series. With a grant from the Legal Services Corporation, PLA attorneys developed three self-help videos for people who represent themselves in custody, support, and protection from abuse cases in family court. The video series is available in English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Indonesian, providing a valuable legal resource to people with limited English proficiency.
Videos from the Make Your Case series are also available on PaLawHelp.org under the Custody and Guardianship of Children, Child Support and Paternity and Domestic Violence & Protection From Abuse topics under the main heading Children and Families.
PAVictimsHelp.org offers legal information resources and referals to victims of crime in Pennsylvania. Site navigators are available on the site to assist you in finding helpful information through an interactive online chat system. Navigators can also guide you to agencies that can provide assistance and service to you as your deal with the issues related to your victimization. Navigators are available Monday through Saturday from 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM.
Information is also provided on Pennsylvania's Victims Compensation Assistance Program. This program helps victims and their families through the emotional and physical aftermath of a crime by easing the financial impact placed upon them by the crime.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released a new online tool to help renters and landlords impacted by the pandemic easily find and apply for payment assistance for rent, utilities and other expenses.
If you have a Philadelphia criminal record AND you are a Philadelphia resident, you may qualify for free legal help to clear up your record through the expungement, sealing or pardon processes.
Legal Aid of Southeastern PA will present information about record-clearing and Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law on July 23, 2021. The event will be held in-person but attendees can also participate virtually via Zoom.
Get Legal Help from the your local legal aid office from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. Click Here to view the Legal Help Finder on the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network website.
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