We provide low-income North Carolina residents with free legal aid in civil cases involving basic human needs such as security, housing, income and more. «LawHelp helps low- and middle-income people find free legal aid programs in their communities and answers to questions about their legal rights.» Links to state and local legal aid programs for all 50 states. Since 2020, demand for our services has exploded, demonstrating the critical need for civilian representation in every city and community in North Carolina. Forms and information for parents who represent themselves in court can be found at Law Help NC. They provide legal resources, but not legal representation. Employee Rights Clinics The free North Carolina Legal Aid Employee Rights Clinic will inform you of your rights as an employee under North Carolina law and federal law. Topics include unlimited employment, the right to work, discrimination, retaliation and unemployment benefits. You will receive an information package and you will be able to ask general questions to a pro bono lawyer via webinar. No specific legal advice is offered at this clinic. Clinics are FREE and anyone can participate, but you must register in advance. Click here to register for a clinic near you.

Visit our free simple divorce clinic to learn how to file a simple divorce lawsuit in court without hiring a lawyer. You will receive a package with legal documents and. This law firm`s website in Raleigh, North Carolina offers a wide range of legal forms, articles, and other documents related to divorce, custody, child support, alimony, property division, domestic violence, and separation. A number of custody and support forms can be found on the North Carolina courts website. The website also provides specific information about your family court or district court. www.legalaidnc.org/get-help/self-help-clinics/child-custody-and-visitation Use the following to guide you and your family through the divorce or separation process. With a holistic approach, Legal Aid of North Carolina provides free legal aid when people need it most, because everyone deserves a lawyer when their home, health, or livelihood is at stake. You don`t have to hire a lawyer, but custody cases are often factually complicated and require the presentation of witnesses and documents. If you represent yourself in court, you are subject to the same rules of evidence and procedure as a licensed lawyer. Judicial officials, such as judges and clerks, cannot give you legal advice about your rights and obligations or the likely outcome of your case based on your family`s situation.

For more information on finding a lawyer to represent you, see the «Find a lawyer» help topic. What is the difference between legal custody and physical custody? About The Child`s Advocate is a North Carolina legal aid project that provides lawyers for children in highly contentious family court cases. We are assisted by judges in Wake. Parenting classes help you understand children`s development and how family dynamics affect children. Check with your court for information on approved courses. For child care clinics and free legal aid for low-income parents, check out Legal Aid of North Carolina, a nonprofit law firm. Visit our free on-call and visitation clinic to learn how to file a lawsuit without a lawyer. You will also learn more about the tours. We will provide you with a set of legal forms and instructions, and you will watch an instructional video. A pro bono lawyer is available to answer general questions. NC Legal Aid`s team of lawyers, paralegals, social workers, staff and volunteers are dedicated, hard-working and resourceful. But they can`t do it alone.

They need your support to increase their service and support capacity. Judges may make interim or permanent custody orders. A custody order will be in effect until the judge holds a new case to make a decision to change the injunction or issue a permanent injunction. Pre-trial detention orders are legally binding, but easier to amend than permanent detention orders. If you are not satisfied with a custody order, you can register your file for a review of the injunction or for ongoing custody proceedings. Remand orders can become permanent if neither party requests a new hearing for an extended period of time. To change a permanent custody decision, you must prove that the circumstances affecting the child have changed significantly since the final order. Custody is the right to make important decisions about the child.

Physical custody means the right to have the child in your physical care all or part of it. Legal and physical custody can be shared by parents or held by only one parent. We help our clients maintain the benefits to which they are legally entitled Your clerk can help you file documents, plan procedures and deal with other administrative matters. They cannot offer legal advice. We do not handle criminal or civil cases on behalf of prisoners. We do not deal with personal or traffic cases. We do not handle divorce, alimony, spousal support and fair distribution cases except in exceptional circumstances (check out our free do-it-yourself divorce clinics). We do not process new claims for government benefits. We only handle immigration cases for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as survivors of human trafficking and their family members. If you and the other parent can`t agree on a custody decision in mediation, a judge will decide your case after a procedure in which you both have the opportunity to testify and call witnesses.

If your judicial district has a family court program, you may have appointed a family court judge to decide all matters related to your case. If not, any district judge can hear your case. The Power of Attorney for Health Care and the Living Will Clinic Legal Aid of North Carolina Free Health Care and Living Wills Clinics will show participants how to complete a Power of Attorney for Health and/or Living Will without the assistance of a lawyer. Participants are provided with all necessary legal forms and can ask general questions to legal aid lawyers. (No specific legal advice for individual cases is offered at these clinics.) Clinics are FREE and anyone can participate, but you must register in advance. Click here to register for a clinic near you. of low-income families will have at least one civil law problem per year. Batch, Poore & Williams, PCJ. Patrick Williams, attorneyAmy Miller, ParalegalRaleigh, North Carolina Here`s some information about the types of cases we handle.

We regularly reassess our case priorities to ensure we are providing the best service to our clients, so this list may not include all types of cases we handle. If you have any questions or think you need legal help, please do not hesitate to contact us. Ask for free help with civil (non-criminal) legal matters. People aged 60 and over should call the Senior Helpline. At the age of 18, your child is of legal age and the courts no longer have the power to order custody or access. Criminal Record Redaction Clinics North Carolina Legal Aid`s free expungement clinic explains the North Carolina Suppression Act to help you determine if you qualify to have one or more charges removed from your criminal record. You can also ask general questions to a pro bono lawyer through a webinar. If you find that you are entitled to a cancellation during the clinic, you can ask Legal Aid for additional help. No specific legal advice is offered at this clinic. Clinics are FREE and anyone can participate, but you must register in advance. Click here to register for a clinic near you. Both parents have the same rights as the child in the absence of a custody order.