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Do you need legal help? Children’s Law Center provides free legal services to low-income parents and caregivers in the following areas:
- Access to healthcare issues for children
- Adult guardianship
- Child disability-related issues such as SSI applications and SSI appeals
- Education and special education
- Housing conditions
- Powers of attorney and assisted decision-making
- Third-party caregiver cases (non-parents, such as a grandparent or other caregiver, seeking custody, guardianship, or adoption of a child(ren)). * Please note that intakes for third-party caregiver cases are currently paused.
Children’s Law Center cannot help with:
- Criminal Cases
- Custody cases between two parents
- Child Support
We only provide attorneys and legal representation for cases in DC. We do not provide attorneys for cases in Maryland or Virginia, but you may still fill out the form or call us as we may be able to provide referrals in those states for certain legal areas.
Estimated response time: We will get back to you within 3 business days. We cannot provide exact timing for how long it will take for us to make a decision on accepting your case as it will depend on your case needs. We will discuss this more with you during our intake process.
Children’s Law Center accepts referrals from our medical and legal organization partners, or you can request help by:
- Filling out the form down below.
- Calling 202-467-4900 x502. We will check this voicemail on Monday or Thursday each week.
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