LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST JERSEY, INC.
A NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM SERVING LOW-INCOME AND SENIOR CITIZENS OF HUNTERDON, MORRIS, SOMERSET, SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
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LSNWJ maintains offices in Flemington, Morristown, Somerville, Newton and Belvidere.
While funding restrictions do not permit LSNWJ to represent all low-income individuals in the five counties comprising our service area, LSNWJ brings representation to many clients in a variety of legal matters.
Specific areas of the law in which representation is offered include
the following:
· family law--including divorce, custody, certain child
support cases, domestic violence and legal assistance to parents facing
DYFS intervention
· housing law--including tenancy matters, eviction, public
housing benefits, home ownership issues such as foreclosure and predatory
lending
· public benefits--such as SSI, TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid
and General Assistance
· consumer law--dealing with wage garnishment, bank account
levies, automobile repossession, lawsuits for collection of debts, debt
collection harassment, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy
· matters dealing with individual rights--such as education,
worker's rights, health care access and autonomy issues (powers of attorney,
wills, advanced health care directives, and mental health matters).
Special Projects
Tenancy Project: LSNWJ attorneys appear in tenancy court each week.
The judge announces from the bench that LSNWJ is available to provide
advice and representation to financially eligible tenants who face eviction.
Although LSNWJ is able to provide representation to tenants who appear
in court without representation, LSNWJ encourages tenants who are served
with a complaint for eviction to contact the office before the court date.
Senior Legal Assistance: In cooperation with the various County Offices on Aging, LSNWJ provides legal advice, representation and preparation of legal documents for people age 60 or older. There are no financial eligibility requirements for the Senior Legal Assistance Projects, however, the projects target the frail and vulnerable, minorities and impoverished.