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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

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Mediation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
GCLC's Parentage and Child Support Advice Desk helps self-represented litigants with paternity and child support issues in judicial (court) and administrative cases. The Desk can assist with establishing or contesting paternity. The Desk can also help with child support issues, including modifying support, arrears contests, and vacating orders due to service issues, as well as motions to reconsider and appeals of administrative cases.
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
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

Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
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

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Mediation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Enforcement and processing of child support payments.
Assistance with establishing paternity, enforcing orders for child support (including health insurance), modifying or changing the child support order amount, collecting current and past due payments, and locating the parent who does not live with the child.
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services offers a team of volunteer legal assistants that provide legal services free of cost to low-income individuals.

Services

Land Deeds/Titles
Adoption Legal Services
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Living Wills
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Divorce Mediation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
The Domestic Violence Law Practice at NSLAC provides free domestic violence legal services to at-risk survivors. Domestic violence is any systematic behavior - whether physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual - used to gain power and control over another person. Their team uses a careful trauma-informed approach to mitigate the effects of domestic violence on survivors and their families.

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Visas for Victims of Human Trafficking
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Criminal Victim/Informant Visas
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Hamilton County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Hamilton County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

State's Attorney
Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
This office works closely with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and other agencies and advocacy organizations to ensure that families throughout the state receive the support they need to raise their children.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed within the County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of the County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Crime Victim Support
State's Attorney
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Marion County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Marion County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
State's Attorney
Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
The Office of the State's Attorney commences and prosecutes all criminal and traffic cases in the Circuit Court and initiates all dependency, neglect, abuse, and delinquency juvenile petitions and proceedings. The Office also commences and prosecutes all actions and proceedings brought by any County officer and defends actions and proceedings brought against the County or against County officers. In addition, the Office gives opinions to any County officer upon request and provides interpretation of the law relating to concerns of the County. The Office also provides child support enforcement services through a joint venture with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

Services

Crime Victim Support
State's Attorney
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Williamson County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Williamson County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
State's Attorney
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Provides legislative and victim advocacy services in addition to child support suits, facilitating criminal prosecution, and a number of additional court programs.

Services

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
State's Attorney
Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Gallatin County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Gallatin County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

State's Attorney
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Edgar County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Edgar County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Advocacy
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
State's Attorney
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Franklin County. - Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Franklin County. - Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection. - Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Services

Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
State's Attorney
Child support hotline available to any parent who needs assistance in establishing legal parentage, or establishing or enforcing child support or medical support.
Provides assistance in establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support orders under the provisions of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code through the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.