The Family Center represents eligible clients in the following substantive areas:

Housing, including:

• Nonpayment and Holdover Housing Matters
• NYCHA Administrative Hearings
• Housing Succession Rights
• Income Maintenance, including:

Food Stamps

• Medicaid/ Medicare
• HASA Benefits, Welfare and Fair Hearings
• SSI/SSDI Hearings and Appeals

Family Law, including:

• Child Custody, Visitation and Adoption
• Guardianship for Children and Disabled Adults
• Standby Guardianship and Guardianship
• Child and Spousal Support

Divorce

• Lifetime planning, including:
• Powers of Attorney
• Health Care Proxies
• Living Wills
• Last Will and Testament

Our attorneys also conduct clinics and workshops –for both clients and providers– on the topics listed above, throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

You can learn more about volunteering at the Family Center here

Malpractice insurance is provided for law students.