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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.
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PLEASE NOTE: Divorce in New Jersey: A Self-Help Guide is accurate as of the date it was last updated—July 2016. LSNJ is presently working on an update to include minor changes to some forms. The updated edition will be available later in 2017. If you choose to download the current version, you will still be able to proceed with your divorce. You may want to check back before you file, to see whether the updates have been posted.
Divorce in New Jersey: A Self-Help Guide (read the instructions)
Divorce in New Jersey: A Self-Help Guide (order instructions and forms)
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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This manual is being revised. If you have questions about foreclosure, please apply for help online or call our statewide legal hotline
at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW (1-888-576-5529).
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 2018:
- What New Jersey laws apply when one parent wants to move out of New Jersey with their child or children?
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If your family has recently moved due to a family crisis, your child may have the right to remain in their current school.
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2017 Looking Out Index
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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 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.
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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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