Click on a link below to view a publication in text format or as an Adobe Acrobat file (PDF).
Legal Services of New Jersey wrote this handbook to help parents when the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (formerly DYFS) 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.
View PDF file in English | Español
View PDF file in English | Español
Divorce in New Jersey: A Self-Help Guide explains how to file for divorce or dissolve a civil union in New Jersey. You may read the instructions for filing for divorce or dissolution here. The forms and letters for filing are available in the digital edition of the manual, available for purchase. If you qualify based on income, you may be eligible for a copy at no charge.
Please go to LSNJ's on-line store for all ordering options, including qualifying for a free copy.
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.
View PDF file in English | Portuguese | Haitian Creole | Korean
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.
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English | Español
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.
View PDF file of current issue
July-August 2017:
- School enrollment and your child's right to attend school.
- Homeless students
- Early intervention for your child and your rights as a parent
- High school equivalency tests
View list of past issues
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.
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English | Español
LSNJ wrote this handbook to help parents when the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, DCP&P (formerly 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 DCP&P in a termination of parental rights case.
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English
Click on a link below to view an informational flyer in text format or as an Adobe Acrobat file (PDF).
View as a web page in English | Español
View PDF file in English | Español
Appealing a Welfare Decision
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English | Español
Applying –Are you Applying for Welfare?
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English | Español
Domestic Violence
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English | Español
Sanctions
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English | Español
Welfare to Work Program
View as a web page in Español
View PDF file in English | Español