Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) Details Description: 32 Court Street, Suite 1208 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: (212) 343-1122 Email / live chat available via website: www.liftonline.org/ Office hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Live chat hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-17:00 Response rate information: Wait times range from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. No voicemail options available. Services available nationwide (NYS). LIFT`s programs and services focus on a holistic approach to helping families resolve legal issues in family court and plan for a positive future for themselves and their children. Services include: Eligibility: Serves anyone who has questions about New York State family law issues or who already has a New York State family law matter. Short-term commitment: Telephone helplines operated by phone, email and live chat allow LIFT employees to answer questions from anyone with a family law case in New York City, including the elderly, disabled, and otherwise housebound; military personnel abroad; and imprisoned parents. Provides free counselling services to litigants seeking advice on paternity, child support, custody, visitation or guardianship issues. Educational resources: The legal resource guides, which cover nearly 40 different family law topics and are available in eight different languages, are written in an easy-to-read question and answer format and available in courthouses. Das Online-Rechtsausbildungsprogramm von LIFT umfasst Webinare zu einer Reihe von familienrechtlichen Themen Kontaktinformationen 32 Court St, Suite 1208, Brooklyn, New York 11201 (212) 343-1122 www.liftonline.org/%20%20%20 Albany Allegany Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Clinton Columbia Cortland Delaware Dutchess Erie Essex Franklin Fulton Genesee Greene Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Montgomery Nassau Niagara Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Orléans Oswego Otsego Putnam Rensselaer Rockland St. Lawrence Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Schuyler Seneca Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Ulster Warren Washington Wayne Westchester Wyoming Yates Legal Services Karte LIFT betreut jährlich fast 30.000 Familien. Erfahren Sie mehr über unsere Programme unter www.LIFTonline.org. LIFT`s programs and services focus on a holistic approach to helping families resolve legal issues in family court and plan for a positive future for themselves and their children.

Education and information pages: Personal legal information about family court proceedings and resources, access to LIFT legal resource guides, and more. Located in family courthouses in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Live calls, emails, and chat messages with people who need urgent family law information This program provides a legal lifeline to family litigants throughout New York State who are housebound or disabled, live in rural areas, or have transportation or child care issues. During the Covid-19 pandemic, this virtual pro bono platform is an important tool to expand pro bono resources to support family court parties across the country. The coordinating judge for statewide domestic violence cases, Justice Deborah Kaplan, who was instrumental in the collaboration, said her office would help communities in New York State develop these important information guides. Court Programs: Visit a LIFT lawyer for personal legal advice, help preparing court documents, and referrals for those who don`t have a lawyer in child support, custody, and access cases. Located in family courthouses in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Appointments can be made via the helpline. In-depth consultations with staff and pro bono lawyers for legal advice and case preparation Visit our legal aid directory to find legal help, or chat with a LiveHelp representative to make the site easier to navigate.

Over our 20-year history, LIFT has grown from a single table in Manhattan Family Court to an essential, multifaceted source of information and support for families involved in the court. Through partnerships with family courts, government officials, and a growing network of community organizations, LIFT expands the breadth and depth of our services and gives New York City families a voice. We offer more than 25,000 families a year who rely on us when they need it most. Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) is a pioneer and trailblazer in promoting access to justice for families involved in the New York City family court system. Fifth District Judge James C. Tormey is very pleased to announce that Legal Information for Families Today (known as LIFT) and the Fifth Judicial District of New York State have joined forces to publish 6 (six) legal resource guides containing information for New York family court clients. The Office of the National Coordinating Judge on Domestic Violence assisted the Fifth Judicial District and LIFT in developing these guides. Hotline, email and live chat: Contact LIFT through the helpline for information on family law and the courts, as well as effective referrals to tailored services. The helpline is available at (212) 343-1122 (Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST). The helpline takes calls from New York State Corrections. All LIFT programs are free and open to anyone with questions about New York family law or family court matters. To ask a question online, please visit www.liftonline.org/hotline LIFT offers innovative and award-winning programs in family court and the community. These programs promote positive outcomes for families and children and support the organization`s mission: to improve access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community building and compassionate counselling, while promoting system-wide reform of courts and public institutions. LIFT empowers litigants by providing them with the tools they need to defend themselves in family court. LIFT runs innovative programs in courthouses and in the community, all with the goal of achieving positive outcomes for families looking to address issues fundamental to their well-being, including custody, visitation and child support.

Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) is an innovative not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering self-represented litigants with compassionate legal information and advice to successfully represent themselves in family court. LIFT has been providing legal resource guides and assistance to New York family court clients since 1996. These legal resource guides have been adapted for practice in the family courts of the fifth judicial district. Now, family court clients in Onondaga, Oneida, Jefferson, Herkimer, Oswego and Lewis counties can access legal resource guides that apply to their courts. These legal guides can be found in family courts and law libraries in Onondaga, Oneida, Jefferson, Herkimer, Oswego and Lewis counties. In addition, you can find these guides on liftonline.org or on the Fifth Judicial District website under nycourts.gov. Response rate information: Wait times range from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. No voicemail options available. They were very helpful and resourceful.

You have taken a weight off my shoulders and I feel much more confident about my daughter`s safety. I look forward to continuing to work with you. Legal Resource Guides: Over 30 step-by-step guides to family court and family law. Available in 8 languages. Available at LIFT courthouses or downloadable online at www.liftonline.org/guide/english LIFT`s online legal education program includes webinars on a range of family law topics How to file an objection or rebuttal for a child support order; and Eligibility: Serves anyone who has questions about New York State family law matters or who already has a family law case in New York State.