Legal Services
Do you need legal assistance?
DotHouse Health
partners with a local law firm to provide free legal
services to qualifying Dot House patients in certain areas of law.
The clinic, which has helped hundreds Dot House patients and their
families with their legal issues, focuses on the following areas of law:
Immigration,
including (but not necessarily limited to):
·
Advice to
undocumented individuals
·
Permanent
residency applications
·
Naturalization
·
Asylum claims
·
Obtaining
documented status for victims of human trafficking or violence
Housing,
including (but not necessarily limited to):
·
Eviction
·
Housing subsidy
termination
·
Utility bills
Family Law,
including (but not necessarily limited to):
·
Divorce
·
Child custody
·
Child support
·
Guardianships
of children or disabled adults
Income Supports,
including (but not necessarily limited to):
· Appealing
denials or terminations of benefits, such as:
o
Federal income
benefits (SSI, SSDI)
o
State income
benefits (EAEDC, TAFDC)
o
Food
stamps/SNAP
Education,
including (but not necessarily limited to):
· Counseling
regarding children with disabilities (e.g., Individualized
Education Plans (“IEPs”), 504 plans, etc.)
Other:
·
Debt collection
·
Bankruptcy
·
Wills and
estate planning
·
Sealing
criminal records
If you think you might
have legal concerns, please let your DotHouse Health provider know, and they will process a referral on your behalf to determine if the clinic
can be of assistance.
Note: the legal clinic
does NOT have regular office hours – the only way to access the clinic
is, as above, to go through your Dot House provider.