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Legal Services of New Jersey wrote this handbook to help parents when the Division of Youth and Family Services files a court case to place their children in foster care based on claims that the parents have abused or neglected their children. This handbook will help you understand the things you must do to try to reunite with your child as soon as possible.
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Clearing Your Record: A Six-Step Guide to Expunging Criminal Records in New Jersey provides basic information about how to clear—"expunge"—a record of arrest or conviction in New Jersey. Forms are included in the printed and CD editions only. In the limited circumstances where expungement is possible, the process is relatively simple and usually can be managed without the help of a lawyer.
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Getting a divorce in New Jersey can be a complicated process. The third edition of this guide explains how to file for divorce or dissolve a civil union in New Jersey based on irreconcilable differences, separation, desertion, or extreme cruelty. The instructions are available now on LSNJ LAW.
The forms and letters for filing referred to in these instructions are available in the printed edition, which is at our printer now. Ordering information will be available here in a few days. If you would like to be notified when the new edition is available, e-mail us at to add your name to our notification list.
This handbook reviews the major provisions of New Jersey law regarding domestic violence and suggests some of the measures you can take to protect yourself from abuse, including using the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act to get a restraining order to keep the abuser away.
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Foreclosure is the legal process where a court orders the sale of a home when the homeowner doesn’t pay the mortgage. Right now, many homeowners are having trouble making their mortgage payments. You need to know that the lender cannot take your house automatically, even if you have missed mortgage payments. The lender must take you to court, where you can defend yourself against foreclosure. You also need to know that, in certain circumstances, mortgage foreclosure can be prevented. The information in this manual is designed to help you understand the court process for foreclosure and the defenses you might have that may help you prevent foreclosure.
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This handbook contains information on preventing and recognizing the signs of lead poisoning, as well as the legal rights of those who may be at risk.
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Looking Out For Your Legal Rights is LSNJ's community legal education newsletter. In language that is easy to understand, Looking Out gives you general information about current legal issues and how they may affect you. Part of each issue is available in a Spanish-language section, Cuáles son sus derechos legales.
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April 2012:
- Learn the differences between the SSD and SSI programs for people with disabilities. (English and Spanish)
- Read about low-cost spay/neuter services to help you care for your pet.
- Find an index to 2011 Looking Out articles.
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If you are not eligible for Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare, and you do not have other health insurance that will pay all of your hospital costs, you may still be entitled to free or reduced-cost hospital care if you cannot afford it on your own. This handbook will help you understand what to do.
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Tenants' Rights in New Jersey is LSNJ's guide to landlord-tenant law for New Jersey residents. The manual includes chapters on finding a place to live, security deposits, leases, rent increases, the responsibilities of landlords and tenants, legal and illegal evictions, condo and co-op conversions, and the right to safe and decent housing.
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LSNJ wrote this handbook to help parents when the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) takes legal action to terminate (end) their parental rights to their children. This handbook contains information about the law and legal process that apply to you as a defendant parent being sued by DYFS in a termination of parental rights case.
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Appealing a Welfare Decision
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Applying –Are you Applying for Welfare?
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Domestic Violence
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Sanctions
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Welfare to Work Program
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