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CTJC confronts the isolation inherent in navigating the criminal legal system by organizing supporters to show up in solidarity at survivors' court dates. In doing so, they hold survivors and their family members in the community as their experiences evolve and take shape within the constructs of an oppressive criminal legal system. They strategize with survivors and advocates to guide the ongoing work of our movement for justice.
Life Span's domestic violence legal program is staffed by 15 attorneys, four paralegals, and four criminal court advocates who have expertise and years of experience in contested family law cases and criminal court advocacy. They operate a number of innovative and collaborative programs specifically created to reach underserved populations.Life Span assists with the following: divorce and parentage, child and spousal support, civil no contact orders, Allocation of Parental Responsibilities and Parenting Time (formerly called Custody and Visitation), and more.

Services

Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Mediation
Life Span's domestic violence legal program is staffed by 15 attorneys, four paralegals, and four criminal court advocates who have expertise and years of experience in contested family law cases and criminal court advocacy. They operate a number of innovative and collaborative programs specifically created to reach underserved populations.Life Span assists with the following: divorce and parentage, child and spousal support, civil no contact orders, Allocation of Parental Responsibilities and Parenting Time (formerly called Custody and Visitation), and more.

Services

Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Mediation
Life Span attorneys provide civil legal services to victims of sexual assault and their families in order to provide them with safety and perpetrator accountability. Legal Services covered include divorce, child custody/visitation/child support, orders of protection, civil no contact orders, and more.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Divorce Mediation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Life Span attorneys provide civil legal services to victims of sexual assault and their families in order to provide them with safety and perpetrator accountability. Legal Services covered include divorce, child custody/visitation/child support, orders of protection, civil no contact orders, and more.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Divorce Mediation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Chicago Survivors provides support for family members of victims of homicide through crisis response, case management, counseling, family support, and accompaniment. Family members may be accompanied by a liaison in hospital or medical examiners' office settings. Services are survivor-shaped, trauma-informed, family-centered, and delivered primarily in survivors' homes.

Services

Crime Victim Safety Planning
Wraparound Facilitation/Community Support
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
In Person Crisis Intervention
Crisis Center of South Suburbia court advocates inform victims of domestic or dating violence of their rights under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, serve as a liaison in the judicial system, prepare orders of protection, and provide follow-up services to review safety plans and court cases. Informational materials about other legal remedies and victim resources such as Crime Victims' Compensation, Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act, Safe Homes Act and Automated Victim Notification are also provided.

Services

Domestic Violence Issues
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Provides legal, financial, and emotional help to impaired/distracted driving victims through: - accompanying victims to court. - tracks case disposition to help ensure justice - clarification and explanations about the criminal process, as necessary. - Victims Support Group