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Family Law Brochures

Informational Brochures

The following brochures were developed by the Philadelphia Bar Association Family Law Section Consumer Education Committee in collaboration with the Domestic Relations Division of the Philadelphia Family Court. They are available online and at the Philadelphia Family Court at 34 South 11th Street in Philadelphia.

Protection from Abuse in Philadelphia County

Child Custody in Philadelphia County

Child Support in Philadelphia County

Divorce in Philadelphia County

Domestic Violence and Welfare Support Requirements (Philadelphia County)

Emergency Domestic Violence Site (Philadelphia County)

Paternity of Children in Philadelphia County

Philadelphia Self-Help No-Fault Divorce Manual

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Telephone Counseling Service

If you need assistance and you live in the Philadelphia region, you may call the Women's Law Project Telephone Counseling Service at 215-928-9801, Monday through Friday, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and ask to speak with an Intake person. The Intake person will take your information and a telephone counselor will call you back to discuss your situation. Counselors call people back in the order that they have called us; depending on the volume of calls, it may take several business days for a caller’s name to reach the top of the call-back list.

This service is FREE.

Counselors CAN provide basic information to Pennsylvania callers about problems such as:

  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Separation and Divorce
  • Spousal Support
  • Special legal concerns of lesbian and gay parents
  • Employment Problems, including
    • Family and Medical Leave
    • Pregnancy discrimination
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Other forms of discrimination

The Telephone Counseling Service is NOT a crisis hotline. It operates 9:30 – 4:30 each weekday.

Telephone counselors CANNOT provide legal advice or represent callers in court. Counselors CANNOT tell callers what they should do.

We call people back in the order that they have called us. It may take several days after intake for us to try to reach a caller.

This is a TELEPHONE-BASED service. We CANNOT respond to inquiries sent by email, fax, or U.S. Mail. Please DO NOT come to our office to request assistance. We CANNOT respond to individuals who come to our door seeking assistance.

 

 
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