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• I have had a "change in circumstances"

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• Yes I have a copy of my most recent child support order

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• I have had a "change in circumstances"

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• Yes I have a copy of my most recent child support order

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• Docket number begins with FV

• NJ Supreme Court Issues Ruling About the Right to a Lawyer in Child Support Enforcement Hearings

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• About Custody

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• How to Change or Enforce a Custody/Visitation Order

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• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

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• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

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• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

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• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

• I need more information about emergencies

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• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

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• Docket number begins with FM

• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

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• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

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• View additional information about how to appear in court and argue your motion

• I need more information about emergencies

• I need more information about removing or relocating outside of the state of New Jersey

• Docket number begins with FC, FN, FG or FL

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• Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS)

• Adoption

• The DYFS Adoption Registry

• Child Abuse and Neglect

• A. Preface

• B. Introduction

• C. How This Guide Can Help You

• D. Section 1: Basic Information About Abuse and Neglect Cases

• E. Section 2: Working With DYFS to Get Your Child Back

• F. Section 3: The Court Process

• G. Section 4: Related Legal Matters

• H. Section 5: Suggestions to Help You Get Your Child Back

• I. Conclusion

• J. Appendix

• Help for Young Adults Aging Out of Foster Care

• Kinship Legal Guardianship

• Reporting Abuse or Neglect of a Child

• Termination of Parental Rights: A Handbook for Parents

• A. Introduction

• B. What Do Parents Need to Know About Termination of Parental Rights?

• C. What Does Termination of Parental Rights Mean?

• D. How Did You Become Involved With DYFS?

• E. Who Are the Parties and the Lawyers in Your Case?

• F. What Are the Grounds for Terminating Parental Rights?

• G. What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities?

• H. What Options Do You Have?

• I. What Will Happen When You Go to Court?

• J. What Happens at the Trial?

• K. Will You Have Contact With Your Children After Termination of Parental Rights?

• L. How Can You Make the Best Use of Your Lawyer?

• M. Conclusion

• N. Glossary

• The New Jersey Child Abuse Registry

• Divorce

• Divorce in New Jersey: A Self-Help Guide

• Equitable Distribution

• Irreconcilable Differences—New Jersey’s No-Fault Divorce

• Military Divorce

• Domestic Violence

• Checklist for Victims of Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence Representation Project

• Domestic Violence: A Guide to the Legal Rights of Domestic Violence Victims in New Jersey

• A. Preface

• B. Introduction

• C. Safety Measures

• D. Overview of the Legal System

• E. Immigration Relief for Victims of Domestic Violence

• F. Unemployment

• G. Public Assistance

• H. Counseling

• I. Conclusion

• J. Appendix

• Help for Domestic Violence Victims Who are Receiving Welfare

• How to Prepare for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order Risk Assessment

• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

• Protection for Domestic Violence Victims: How to Obtain a Final Restraining Order

• Rape Care Program Grantees (from the Division on Women)

• Finding Childcare for Your Special Needs Child

• Guardianship

• Kinship Legal Guardianship

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• Child Support After TANF

• Know Your Welfare Rights!

• Appealing a Welfare Decision

• Applying - Are you applying for welfare?

• Domestic Violence

• Sanctions

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• Smart Steps Program—Income Assistance to Full-Time Students Eligible for Welfare

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• Welfare and the One-Stops

Health Care

• Charity Care

• Can Charity Care Help Me With My Hospital Bills?

• New Jersey’s Charity Care Program: Finding the Answers on Charity Care

• General Assistance Health Care Benefits

• HMOs and Managed Care

• HMO Appeals and Complaints

• What are Managed Care Plans and What Are My Rights?

• Hospitals

• Hospital Complaints in New Jersey

• Hospital Discharges

• Your Right to Emergency Room Care

• Your Right to Hospital Care

• Injury

• Insurance

• Can I Be Denied Health Insurance Coverage in New Jersey for a Pre-Existing Condition?

• Important Health Insurance Terms

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• Has Your Child Been Tested for Lead Poisoning?

• Lead Poisoning Prevention Information Packets in Multiple Languages

• Lead Poisoning: What It Is and What You Can Do About It

• A. Preface

• B. Introduction

• C. Lead in Your Body

• D. How You Get Lead Poisoning

• E. Precautions to Take

• F. Workers and Lead

• G. Testing for Lead

• H. Treating Lead Poisoning

• I. Removing Lead Paint Hazards

• J. Your Rights When There is Lead in Your Home

• K. Your Rights in HUD-Associated Housing

• L. Taking Action: Doing Something About Lead Poisoning

• M. Resources

• N. Things You Can Do to Prevent Lead Poisoning

• Living Wills

• Advance Directives for Health Care: Planning Ahead for Important Health Care Decisions (text version)

• Long Term Care

• Medicaid

• A Brief History and Overview of the Medicaid Program in New Jersey

• Applying for Medicaid in New Jersey

• Emergency Medical Assistance for Immigrants

• Medicaid Managed Care

• Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare HMO Protections

• Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare Plan A Services – HMOs and Fee-For-Service

• Special Medicaid Program for People with Breast or Cervical Cancer

• TANF Recipients: You Should Not Lose Your Medicaid Because Your Income Increases

• Medical Care Costs and Debts

• Help with Children’s Uncovered Medical Expenses: The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund

• Medical Conditions

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Autism

• Cancer

• Eating Disorders/Nutrition

• HIV and AIDS

• Free Medications: New Jersey’s AIDS Drug Distribution Program (ADDP)

• HIV/AIDS Testing for Pregnant Women

• How to Keep Your Health Insurance: Health Insurance Continuation Program For New Jersey Residents with HIV or AIDS

• New Rule Ends HIV Status as Bar to Applying for Permanent Residence

• Medicare

• 2010 Original Medicare Costs for Parts A and B

• Changes in Medicare May Make Your Prescriptions More Affordable

• Help for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

• How to Appeal a Medicare Decision

• Mental Health

• NJ FamilyCare

• Can NJ FamilyCare Help Me?

• Do Not Lose Your NJ FamilyCare

• Government Aid and Services

• NJ FamilyCare Plan B and C Benefits–HMOs and Fee-For-Service

• NJ FamilyCare: Parents’ Income Eligibility Increased for New Applications

• What Is an NJ FamilyCare Grievance?

• Obtaining Important Records

• How to Get a Copy of Your Medical Records in New Jersey

• Physicians

• Prescription Drugs

• Can You Afford Your Prescription Drugs?

• More Help for Prescription Costs

• Privacy/HIPAA

• Health Information Privacy: The HIPAA Privacy Rule Protects Personal Health Information

• Public Health

• Safety Issues

• Substance Abuse

• Uninsured

• Are You Pregnant, Uninsured and Undocumented? You May be Eligible for Free Prenatal Care

• Dental Services in New Jersey

• Dental Services in New Jersey for the Uninsured and Under-Insured

• New Jersey’s Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

• Two Commercial Programs for Prescription Drugs

• Veterans

• Health Care Benefits for Veterans

• Women's Health Care

Housing

• I Own My Home

• Anti-Predatory Lending Project

• Foreclosure

• Foreclosure—A Self-Help Guide to Saving Your Home

• A. Preface

• B. Introduction

• C. Chapter 1: Getting Started

• D. Chapter 2: Laws that Can Protect You From Foreclosure

• E. Chapter 3: The Foreclosure Process

• F. Chapter 4: Other Ways to Protect Your Home From Foreclosure

• G. Glossary

• H. Appendices

• Getting a Mortgage

• Interest-Only Home Mortgage Loans

• Option ARM Mortgage Loans

• I Rent My Home

• Condominium and Cooperative Conversions

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 14: Condominium and Cooperative Conversions

• Court Rules to Help Tenants

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 12: Court Rules to Help Tenants

• Defenses to Eviction

• Bad Conditions In Your Apartment Can Be a Defense to Not Paying Your Rent

• Foreclosure Alone Is Not Grounds for Eviction

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 10: Defenses to Eviction

• Ending or Breaking Your Lease

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 5: Ending or Breaking Your Lease

• Finding a Place to Rent and Moving In

• NJHelps

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 2: Finding a Place to Rent and Moving In

• Foreclosure and the Rights of Tenants

• Foreclosure Alone Is Not Grounds for Eviction

• Housing Discrimination

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 16: Housing Discrimination

• Know Your Rights

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 1: Know Your Rights

• Leases

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 4: Leases

• Removals, Stays, and Vacating Judgments

• How to Put Off the Eviction Process: Asking the Court for Permission to Stay in Your Apartment After Losing at the Summary Eviction Hearing

• I am able to pay the rent that I owe

• I am disabled

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment for Possession

• I am elderly

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment for Possession

• I am terminally ill

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment For Possession

• I did not appear in court because I entered into a settlement with the landlord and he/she told me not to go to court

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment For Possession

• I did not appear in court because I was sick

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment for Possession

• I did not appear in court because my landlord told me not to go to court

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment For Possession

• I did not have the money to pay my rent at the time of the hearing but now I have the money

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment For Possession

• I did not receive a summons and complaint from my landlord and the warrant of removal was the first court paper that I have received that tells me of any legal action against me

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment For Possession

• I did not receive any notice of the problem before the landlord filed the complaint

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment for Possession

• I have new proof showing that I should have won the eviction case

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment for Possession

• I need to stay in the apartment temporarily but for more than seven days

• Forms for Hardhip Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment for Possession

• I offered to pay all the rent that I owed to my landlord on the date of the hearing but he/she refused to accept it

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment for Possession

• I am being evicted for reasons other than non-payment of rent and I need more time to move out

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment For Possession

• I am still unable to pay the rent that I owe

• Forms for Hardship Stay of Warrant of Removal and To Vacate Judgment For Possession

• Illegal Lockout

• I was locked out of a hotel or motel

• I am a temporary guest living in a hotel/motel

• I am a tenant living in a hotel/motel

• The court officer locked me out of my rental unit after going to court

• The landlord has shut off the water, electricity or gas

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture that I left behind after I was evicted, or refuses to give them back

• I am asking for an amount of $5,000 or less

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture without first going to court, or refuses to give them back

• The landlord locked me out of my rental unit without first going to court

• I was locked out of an apartment building, a house, a rooming house or a boarding house

• The court officer locked me out of my rental unit after going to court

• The landlord has shut off the water, electricity or gas

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture that I left behind after I was evicted, or refuses to give them back

• I am asking for an amount of $5,000 or less

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture without first going to court or refuses to give them back

• The landlord locked me out of my rental unit without first going to court

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 11: Removals, Stays, and Vacating Judgments

• Rent Increases

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 7: Rent Increases

• Rooming and Boarding Homes and Mobile Home Parks

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 15: Rooming and Boarding Homes and Mobile Home Parks

• Security Deposits

• Applying Your Security Deposit to Your Rent

• I am being forced to move out of my apartment because of flood or fire or because the property has been condemned

• It has been more than 30 days since I moved out of my apartment, and the landlord has not yet returned my security deposit

• I am asking for an amount of $5,000 or less

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• The landlord has returned only a part of my security deposit

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• I am asking for an amount up to $5,000

• I am moving out of my apartment before my lease is ended

• I am still living in my apartment but I intend to move out soon

• The landlord did not pay me the annual interest on my security deposit and/or did not give me the required notice with the annual interest payment on my security deposit

• The landlord did not put my security deposit in a special bank account after I paid it

• The landlord gave me a notice which contains false information

• The landlord put my security deposit in a special bank account and gave me notice within 30 days after I paid it of the amount of the deposit, where it is kept, the type of account and the current rate of interest for that account

• The landlord put my security deposit in a special bank account but did not give me notice within 30 days after I paid it of the amount of the deposit, where it is kept,the type of account and the current rate of interest for that account

• My lease has ended and I have moved out of my apartment

• It has been more than 30 days since I moved out of my apartment and the landlord has not yet returned my security deposit

• I am asking for an amount of $5,000 or less

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• The landlord returned only a part of my security deposit

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• I am asking for an amount up to $5,000

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 3: Security Deposits

• Special Programs for Tenants

• NJHelps

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 13: Special Programs for Tenants

• Tenants' Rights in New Jersey Chapter Index

• A: Introduction

• B: Chapter 1: Know Your Rights

• C: Chapter 2: Finding a Place to Rent and Moving In

• D: Chapter 3: Security Deposits

• E: Chapter 4: Leases

• F: Chapter 5: Ending or Breaking Your Lease

• G: Chapter 6: Your Right to Safe and Decent Housing

• H: Chapter 7: Rent Increases

• I: Chapter 8: The Nuts and Bolts of Fighting Evictions

• J: Chapter 9: The Causes for Eviction

• K: Chapter 10: Defenses to Eviction

• L: Chapter 11: Removals, Stays, and Vacating Judgments

• M: Chapter 12: Court Rules to Help Tenants

• N: Chapter 13: Special Programs for Tenants

• O: Chapter 14: Condominium and Cooperative Conversions

• P: Chapter 15: Rooming and Boarding Homes and Mobile Home Parks

• Q: Chapter 16: Housing Discrimination

• The Causes for Eviction

• Foreclosure Alone Is Not Grounds for Eviction

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 9: The Causes for Eviction

• The Nuts and Bolts of Fighting Evictions

• Foreclosure Alone Is Not Grounds for Eviction

• Illegal Lockout

• I was locked out of a hotel or motel

• I am a temporary guest living in a hotel/motel

• I am a tenant living in a hotel/motel

• The court officer locked me out of my rental unit after going to court

• The landlord has shut off the water, electricity or gas

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture that I left behind after I was evicted, or refuses to give them back

• I am asking for an amount of $5,000 or less

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture without first going to court, or refuses to give them back

• The landlord locked me out of my rental unit without first going to court

• I was locked out of an apartment building, a house, a rooming house or a boarding house

• The court officer locked me out of my rental unit after going to court

• The landlord has shut off the water, electricity or gas

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture that I left behind after I was evicted, or refuses to give them back

• I am asking for an amount of $5,000 or less

• I am asking for an amount over $5,000 and up to $15,000

• The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture without first going to court or refuses to give them back

• The landlord locked me out of my rental unit without first going to court

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 8: The Nuts and Bolts of Fighting Evictions

• Your Right to Safe and Decent Housing

• Return of the Bed Bugs: Know Your Rights as a Tenant

• Tenants' Rights Chapter 6: Your Right to Safe and Decent Housing

Immigration

• A Way to Legalize Your Immigration Status: Cancellation of Removal for Non-Legal Permanent Residents

• Asylum

• Citizenship and Naturalization

• You May Be Eligible To Become a Naturalized Citizen of the United States

• Driver's License

• Motor Vehicle Services Changes Procedures for Issuing Licenses to Immigrants

• Health Care

• Are You Pregnant Uninsured and Undocumented? You May be Eligible for Free Prenatal Care

• Emergency Medical Assistance for Immigrants

• Immigration Consequences of N.J. Criminal Convictions

• Possible Relief from Deportation for Certain Permanent Residents

• Immigration Remedies for Human Trafficking

• Important Information on Temporary Protected Status For Haitians

• Rights to Government Aid and Services

• Food Stamp Law Changes Make it Easier for Some Immigrants to Get Food Stamps

• Sponsor Deeming

• U Visas: Help for Immigrant Victims of Violent Crime

• U Visas: Help for Immigrant Victims of Violent Crime

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• InfoPass - Immigration Information by Appointment

• New Green Card Design for Permanent Residents

• Warning to Immigrants: Beware of the Unauthorized Practice of Law by Notaries Public in New Jersey

Jobs

• A Guide to Farmworker Rights in New Jersey

• Discrimination

• Your Rights When Your Employer Retaliates Against You

• Family and Medical Leave

• Help Finding a Job

• Unemployment and Temporary Disability Benefits

• Applying for Unemployment Benefits

• COBRA and ARRA: Help Paying For Your Health Insurance If You Are Laid Off From Work

• Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Extends Unemployment Benefits for Long-Term Unemployed

• Extended Benefits for Unemployed Workers

• Federal Unemployment Benefits Extended Through November

• Unemployment Benefits Calculator

• Wage and Hour

• Minimum wage increases effective July 24, 2009

• Payroll Cards

• Your Rights Under New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Law

• Workers' Compensation

• Worker Rights to Compensation for Injuries, Wages, and Fair Treatment

School and Learning

• Adults

• Student Loans

• Education Links

• Education of Children

• Early Intervention

• Early Intervention: Your Rights as a Parent

• What Is Early Intervention? Is My Child Eligible?

• How You Can Appeal Your Child’s School’s Decision Under IDEIA

• Rights of Homeless Students

• School Residency Requirements

• Special Education and IEP Meetings

• Special Education and School Discipline: What You Need to Know

• Your Child's Right to Special Education

Seniors

• Global Options (GO) Program Helps Nursing Home Residents Return Home

• Representative Payees: Important Information for SSI and Social Security Beneficiaries

• The Department of the Public Advocate — What It Is and How It Can Help You

• Wills and Trusts

• Web Sites for Surrogate Courts

Taxes

• 2008 Federal Stimulus Rebates

• 2009 Income Tax: Filing Your Own Return

• Alternative Rapid Anticipation Loan Law

• Beware of E-Mail and Telephone Scams!

• Charitable Contributions for Haiti

• Claiming the Charitable Contribution Deduction

• Dependents, Deductions, and Credits

• Earlier Years - Tax Questions and Answers

• 2006 Income Tax Questions and Answers

• 2007 Income Tax - Important Information You Should Know

• 2007 Income Tax Questions and Answers

• 2008 Income Tax

• Economic Stimulus Payments: The Recovery Rebate Credit

• Free Tax Preparation for Low-Income Taxpayers

• Garage Sales, Online Sales, and Tax

• Homestead Rebate/Senior Freeze Filing Deadline Extended

• Individual Tax Identification Numbers

• IRS Audit Red Flags

• Job Loss and Tax Issues

• Joint Tax Returns and Innocent Spouse Relief

• Tax Consequences of Alimony

• Tax Levys

• The Federal Payment Levy Program

• Your Rights if You Receive an IRS Levy Notice

• Tax Penalty for Early Withdrawal of Retirement Funds

• Tax Preparation Help and Refund Anticipation Loans

• Tax Treatment of Children After a Divorce

• The Disability Tax Credit

• W-2 Information

• What Can I Do if I Cannot Pay My Federal Taxes?

• What to Do if You Are Missing a W-2

• You and Your Taxes: How Will the 2009 Stimulus Bill Affect You?

Veterans

• Death Benefits for New Jersey Veterans

• Disability Compensation for New Jersey Veterans

• Discharge Upgrades

• Education Benefits for Veterans in New Jersey

• Filing State Income Taxes When You're in the Military

• Military Funeral Honors for New Jersey Veterans

• No-Fee Automobile Registration for Certain New Jersey Veterans

• Professional Licenses for Veterans in New Jersey

• Property Tax Exemptions for Veterans in New Jersey

• The Service Members Civil Relief Act: Legal Protections for Armed Forces Members on Active Duty

Youth

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Other Addictions

• Consumer Issues

• Health

• Homeless and Runaway Youth

• Immigration

• Jobs and Careers

• Library Links for Teens

• Resources for Gay and Lesbian Youth

• School Issues

• Transitioning or Aging-out Youth

• Violence and Safety

Low-income New Jerseyans can get free legal help by phone: call our toll-free hotline at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW (1-888-576-5529), Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Outside of New Jersey, please call 732-572-9100 and ask to be transferred to the hotline.