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LSNJ publishes a legal education newsletter, Looking Out for Your Legal Rights®, and a series of legal information manuals in English and in Spanish to help people understand the law and their legal rights and responsibilities. We update our information as necessary. Click here for publications from LSNJ’s Poverty Research Institute.

PUBLIC NEWSLETTERS

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Looking Out For Your Legal Rights®

Poverty to Justice

LEGAL HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS

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Child Abuse and Neglect: A guide for parents involved in child abuse or neglect cases in New Jersey

Civil Legal Protections in New Jersey for Survivors of Sexual Violence

Clearing Your Record: A Six-Step Guide to Expunging Criminal Records in New Jersey

Divorce in New Jersey: A Self-Help Guide

Domestic Violence: A Guide to the Legal Rights of Domestic Violence Victims in New Jersey

Electronic Filing for Expungement Pro Se

Foreclosure—A Self-Help Guide to Saving Your Home

Tenants' Rights in New Jersey

Termination of Parental Rights: A Handbook for Parents

Your Legal Rights to Be Free from Dating Violence and Harassment ‎

INFORMATIONAL FLYERS (in multiple languages)

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Applying For FEMA Assistance (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Are you at risk of being evicted?

Are you struggling with your water or wastewater bills? LIHWAP can help!

Clearing Your Record Online

Creating a Domestic Violence Safety Plan

Do You Owe Rent From the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Earned Income Tax Credit: Claim It and Get It!

Five Common Child Welfare Myths—False Messages Given to Kinship Caregivers Seeking Licensure and Placement of Children

Legal Services of New Jersey Interpreter Services

How to Prepare for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order Risk Assessment

Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers

Know Your Educational Rights!

Know Your Rights! Wage Garnishment

Know Your Legal Rights!—Fines and Fees in Municipal Court

Know Your Rights!—Automated Expungement for Marijuana and Hashish-Related Cases

Know Your Rights!—WFNJ and EA Time Limits

Know Your Rights Against Illegal Evictions!

Know Your Welfare Rights!

Legal Services of New Jersey Housing Stability Initiative

LSNJ PROTECT (1-844-576-5776)—For Victims of Trafficking

Maximizing SNAP Benefits: Medical Deductions

NJ SNAP Benefits Changes—What You Need to Know

SBA Disaster Assistance Loans for Homeowners and Renters

SNAP Food Assistance: Immigrants and SNAP Benefits

Supporting and Preserving Families—Housing Instability Is Not Child Abuse or Neglect!

Supporting and Preserving Families—Poverty Is Not Child Abuse or Neglect!

Survivors of Sexual Violence Community Legal Education Materials

Your Right to an Interpreter

SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT

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LSNJLAW^SM Free Hotline

LSNJ Legal Rights Publications

LSNJLAW^SM Legal Education Website

Looking Out newsletter order form

Stay in Touch Flyer

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Legal Services of New Jersey makes these publications available for use by low-income people and their advocates who provide not-for-profit legal help for low-income people. All of our publications are copyrighted. Permission is granted for personal use only. They may not be sold or used commercially by others.

Disclaimer
These publications provide general information about the law. They do not provide specific advice about a particular legal problem that you may have, and they are not a substitute for seeing a lawyer at times when you may need one. If in doubt as to whether you need a lawyer, talk to one.