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Processes court cases filed in Swift County and offers other legal services, including:
- Civil Court
- Collects case filing fees and fines
- Court records
- Family Court: Cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity
- Jury Management
- Law Library
- Prepares court orders under the direction of the judge, examples include: arrest warrants, subpoenas, writs of execution, writs of restitution, and others
Provides individualized supportive services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Services include:
- 24 hours/7 days a week crisis line
- Assistance with writing protective orders
- Care and Share Corner: Offers free clothing, blankets, school supplies, and toiletries
- Crisis intervention
- Emergency hotel/motel safe homing
- Emergency financial assistance
- Personal advocacy
- Safety planning
- Specialized information and referral
- Support groups
- Transportation and accompaniment to court or the hospital for a forensic exam
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- Advocacy for domestic abuse violence victims
- Advocacy for child victims of domestic violence
- Provides emergency shelter/referrals
- Provides emergency transportation
- Accompanies victims to court hearings
- Provides assistance with OFP's
- Support groups & one on one appointments
- Assistance with safety plans for family violence waiver
- Civil case filings
- Criminal/traffic
- Family/probate
- Juvenile
- Small claims
- All required reports necessary for good case management
- Collection and disbursement of fines and fees
- Court-ordered restitution
- Jury selection
- Processing and calendaring of court cases
- Safeguarding of all court records
- Temporary Restraining Order Filing
Supports victims of domestic or sexual violence immediately after police response. Provides advocacy services throughout criminal court proceedings. Additional services provided:
- Assists victims in writing of Orders of Protection and Harassment Orders
- Transportation may be available
- Provides advocacy for Asian victims of domestic violence - Crime victim accompaniment services - Advocates work in criminal and family courts - Assists with shelter placement and obtaining Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders
Provides victim-centered advocacy services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and related crimes. Advocates offer confidential, nonjudgmental support by listening, providing information and referrals, and helping individuals identify their options while respecting each person's right to guide their own process and make their own decisions.
Services include:
- Advocacy: Assistance obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments
- Confidential services
- Community education and professional training
- Crisis line
- Emergency services, including transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, and safe housing
- Individual and group support
- Prevention and Rapid Rehousing services through the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)
- Safety planning
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The Senior Law Project provides legal advice or representation for people age 60 or older for issues including:
- Citizenship, including medical waivers\
- Consumer law, including debt collection and garnishment
- Family law, including marriage dissolution, orders for protection, and third-party custody where domestic abuse or child endangerment is alleged, or spousal maintenance is needed
- Housing, including: eviction, foreclosure, poor conditions, requests for reasonable accommodation
- Power of attorney and health care directives
- Public benefits programs, including denial or termination of eligibility/lack of payment by: Medicare, Social Security (SSI), Medical Assistance, food support, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, General Assistance, Emergency Assistance, fuel assistance, Veterans benefits
- Medicare - Nursing home problems, including involuntary discharge - Social Security The Senior Law Project DOES NOT handle:
- Estate Planning
- Living trusts
- Real estate transactions
- Wills
Disability law efforts include:
- Decreasing discrimination and increasing integration
- Increasing access to appropriate services
- Individual and system advocacy concerns
- Reducing abuse and neglect
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Services include:
- Assistance with finding safe (shelter) housing
- Assistance with lock changes, food, shelter and phone reconnection/repair, window and door repair due to assault
- Attendance at court appearances resulting from domestic assault in Hennepin County
- Orders for Protection and harassment restraining orders
- Personal safety planning
- Transportation to court, safety, and medical care
Legal representation and/or advice with critical legal needs in family law: - Criminal Temporary Protective Orders, Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, and Temporary Restraining Orders - Custody between parents - Divorce - Grandparent custody - Some other critical legal needs with other civil legal problems
Processes court cases filed in Watonwan County and offers other legal services, including:
- Civil cases
- Court records
- Criminal cases
- Family court matters
- Jury information
- Juvenile cases
- Law library resources
- Orders for protection
- Probate cases
- Teen court
- Traffic cases
Advocacy for victims of sexual violence or harassment, family, friends, community members, and service providers in Goodhue and Wabasha counties. Services include:
- Advocacy within the criminal justice system
- Advocates assist with support and guidance
- Free, confidential 24-hour sexual assault hotline Resource for service providers: Goodhue County SMART (Sexual Assault Multi-Disciplinary Action Response Team) works to ensure that the people and agencies responding to a sexual assault survivor are victim-centered and culturally competent.
- SANE Exams conducted with a certified SANE nurse
Provides victim-centered advocacy services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and related crimes. Advocates offer confidential, nonjudgmental support by listening, providing information and referrals, and helping individuals identify their options while respecting each person's right to guide their own process and make their own decisions.
Services include:
- Advocacy: Assistance obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments
- Confidential services
- Community education and professional training
- Crisis line
- Emergency services, including transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, and safe housing
- Individual and group support
- Prevention and Rapid Rehousing services through the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)
- Safety planning
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Provide support to those who have been affected by domestic violence or sexual assault. Services may include: - 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: Provides a hotline for advocacy, resources, and shelter for all victims of violence. The hotline provides information and safety planning to support victims. - Advocacy: Legal advocates can help victims navigate and explain the legal system in criminal and civil protective order cases. Helps victims work with local police, city, and county attorneys to advocate on the victim's behalf. Assist in filing Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders. Attend court hearings with victims to provide information and support and more. - Emergency Shelter: A 24-hour domestic violence and sexual violence emergency shelter within Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, and Pine counties. The Black Dog Hill Shelter provides secure emergency shelter and access to basic needs to survivors and children. Basic needs include meals, toiletries, clothing, linens, diapers, laundry facilities, and access to a food shelf. - Intervention: Offers a Batterers Intervention Program to those interested and/or court-ordered to participate in a psycho-educational group led by trained professional facilitators. Participants learn to identify abusive behaviors and are taught to react to situations non-abusively and communicate with their partner. - Support Groups: Provides support groups to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through empowerment, conversations, and activities. Meetings are held in-person and virtual and times will vary by county office.
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Provides victim-centered advocacy services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and related crimes. Advocates offer confidential, nonjudgmental support by listening, providing information and referrals, and helping individuals identify their options while respecting each person's right to guide their own process and make their own decisions.
Services include:
- Advocacy: Assistance obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments
- Confidential services
- Community education and professional training
- Crisis line
- Emergency services, including transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, and safe housing
- Individual and group support
- Prevention and Rapid Rehousing services through the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)
- Safety planning
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Provides the following services for women who have experienced abuse emotionally, psychologically, sexually, and/or physically by their significant partner:
- 24 hour crisis line for those experiencing abuse
- Assistance at the hospital following a 911 or crisis call
- Court assistance
- Emergency safe housing
- Exploring housing & financial aid options
- Individual or group support
- Information on filing an Order For Protection (OFP) or Harassment Restraining Order (HRO)
- Obtaining emergency food, clothing, or household items
- Prevention/early intervention education, or other help as may be needed
- Safety planning
- Support and advocacy
Provide resources and support for Latinos who are victims of a crime, domestic violence, or sexual assault. All services are provided in English and Spanish. Services provided:
- 24 hours/7 days a week crisis line for victims of a crime, domestic violence, and sexual assault
- Assistance and Court Accompaniment for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Assistance in applying for orders for protection and accompaniment through the civil court process. Helps in reporting sexual assault or domestic violence to local police and accompanies the criminal court process.
- Domestic violence and sexual assault support groups
- Helps victims apply for reparations
- Referrals to relevant community resources such as shelter, mental health counseling, legal assistance, and support with residency or status-related needs
NOTE: CLUES does not provide legal advice and will refer clients to community resources for legal assistance.
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May assist with custody matters, divorce matters, protection orders, and Indian Child Welfare Act cases. Family legal services work on preserving stability for children and protecting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Handles cases related to divorce, legal separation, paternity, child custody, and child support. The court maintains records of divorce decrees and other family court orders for cases heard in Hennepin County. The Domestic Abuse Service Center serves individuals who are victims of violence caused by a family or household member. This includes anyone who has been the victim of actual or threatened violence by a person with whom they have had a romantic or sexual relationship, or people who have lived together. Services include:
- Access to legal consultation and representation from pro bono attorneys
- Advocacy
- Assistance with filing protection orders
- Connection with a prosecution team
Domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy and therapeutic services program offered through a multi-year grant from the State Office of Justice Programs. Services include:
- Case management and resource referrals
- Emotional support and coping skills
- Group therapy
- Individual therapy including art therapy, Narrative Exposure Therapy, play therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Information about victim rights and resources
- Learning about abuse, its effects, and opportunities for healing
- Legal Advocacy: Court and law enforcement interview accompaniment; applying for an Order for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order
- Safety planning
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Advocates provide support, information and referrals including:
- Assisting in financial assistance to help with expenses resulting from crime (reparations, restitution)
- Court advocacy
- Crisis line
- Explaining the steps of the criminal justice process
- Filing restraining orders (Order for Protection, Harassment Restraining Order)
- Providing referrals to community resources to help meet needs including counseling (and financial assistance for certain crime victims), etc.
- Providing support and advocacy during sexual assault medical exams
- Support through an interview with law enforcement
- Support through the healing process
- Understanding rights as a victim
Provides victim-centered advocacy services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and related crimes. Advocates offer confidential, nonjudgmental support by listening, providing information and referrals, and helping individuals identify their options while respecting each person's right to guide their own process and make their own decisions.
Services include:
- Advocacy: Assistance obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments
- Confidential services
- Community education and professional training
- Crisis line
- Emergency services, including transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, and safe housing
- Individual and group support
- Prevention and Rapid Rehousing services through the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)
- Safety planning
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Provides eligible clients with advocacy and representation around criminal law and family law cases, and protection orders. Helps with legal matters in Hennepin, suburban Ramsey, and Washington counties.
Provides legal services for the county including:
- Child support and paternity matters
- Conservatorships
- Guardianships
- Legal representation of county departments, land acquisitions, employment issues, liability claims, ordinances, contract negotiations, appeals, expungements, and other civil matters
- Prosecutes criminal cases and juvenile matters
- Restraining and harassment orders
- Assistance for victims
- Advocacy
- Orders For Protection
- Crime Reparations
- Individual and Group support
- Medical and Legal Information or Support
- Community Education