CVTC is temporarily not accepting new legal clients and is no longer operating our Legal Helpline. Please check this page for updates in the future. In the meantime, here are some free services that can help:
For help from an attorney with domestic violence, family law, divorce, housing, debt, or benefits issues, call the City Bar Justice Center Legal Hotline at 212-626-7383. They speak English and Spanish, and interpreters are available. Hours are limited, so you can also apply online at citybarjusticecenter.org.
If you are a parent or caregiver without a lawyer and have a Family Court case, call Family Legal Care at 212-343-1122.
For immigration questions, call the New York City Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365. You can also call 3-1-1 and ask for immigration legal help. This hotline will connect you with trusted legal providers.
If you are in immediate danger, please call 9-1-1.
For current clients, we offer advocacy and support in the following areas:
Immigration relief (e.g., U-Visa/T-Visa/VAWA applications and support)
Family Court
Obtaining Orders of Protection
Assisting with making a police report
Accompaniment to precincts and to Special Victims to report crimes
Advocacy with the District Attorney’s Office
Housing rights/advocacy
Disability rights/advocacy
General Legal Advice
Support for Self-Represented Clients (e.g., Motions, and Petitions)
Separation Agreements, Post Nuptial Agreements, Divorce Settlement Contracts
Uncontested Divorce
