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| Pace Women's Justice Center |
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| WHO WE ARE |
The Pace Women's Justice Center (the "Center"), is a Legal Center housed at Pace University Law School. The Center serves victims/survivors of domestic violence and elder abuse, primarily, but the Center also has programs that serve the elderly and a general Helpline that provides legal information to over 2000 callers a year. The Center provides direct legal services to approximately 2,800 victims/survivors of domestic violence each year through our Family Court Legal Program, Project "Bridge the Gap" and our Elder Abuse Civil Legal Services Program. Staff attorneys specialize in family law including; custody, visitation, and child support, orders of protection, matrimonial and advanced directives. The center sponsors a Moderate Means Panel, Elder Law Clinics, writes and distributes Legal Question and Answer publications on a variety of subjects and conducts training on domestic violence issues throughout New York State.
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| HOW TO GET HELP |
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 To contact this group, CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT. 914-422-4069, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm.
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| Location: |
The Center is located in a confidential location. |
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* This is our mailing address. The Center is located in a confidential location and clients are seen by appointment only. |
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To contact this group, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS below: |
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The Center also has other programs where attorneys who are available via cell phone during the hours of 9 -5 for client referrals. |
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To contact this group, VISIT ITS OFFICE at
White Plains Family Court
111 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. 2nd Floor, White Plains, NY
(914) 995-7400
Yonkers Family Court
53 South Broadway, 2nd Floor, Yonkers, NY
(914) 231-2886 |
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| | Monday: | | 9:00 - 5:00 |
| | Tuesday: | | 9:00 - 5:00 |
| | Wednesday: | | 9:00 - 5:00 |
| | Thursday: | | 9:00 - 5:00 |
| | Friday: | | 9:00 - 5:00 |
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Directions:
* This is our mailing address. The Center is located in a confidential location and clients are seen by appointment only.
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| WHO WE SERVE |
| See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve. |
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| Area(s) Served:
Putnam, Westchester
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Languages Spoken: Spanish
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Languages for which interpreters can be provided: When necessary, other language translation services are provided through a contracted service.
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Wheelchair Accessible: Y
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The Center does not have financial eligibility guidelines, however, consideration and priority will be given to persons with greatest economic need from low and moderate incomes who lack access to or are without adequate means to hire private counsel. These guidelines are provided to assist in the evaluation of a client's eligibility for our services and are subject to the contractual obligations of individual programs. Meeting the requirements for eligibility does not guarantee representation.
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Other Requirements: For help, you must be:
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an adult victim/survivor of domestic violence
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| TYPE OF HELP |
| This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources: |
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Full Legal Representation- The Center provides legal representation for victims/survivors of domestic violence.
Brief Advice- Brief Advice through our Helpline and other programs.
Pro Se Legal Clinic- Pro Se clinics on subjects such as health care proxies and living wills.
Other- The Center also provides Legal Question & Answer publications on a variety of subjects in both English and Spanish.
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(Get more information about
types of services.)
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| Emergency Contact Information: Clients should call the Helpline at is 914-287-0739. This is a Helpline not a Hotline. Calls are returned within 24 business hours. |
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