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What to Do if Your Landlord Shuts Off Your Utilities
Who this article is for: Tenants whose heat, electricity, gas, or water are included in their rent. Any tenant whose landlord shuts off their utilities on purpose. This article...
The Importance of Paying Your Rent
In New Jersey, it’s not easy for a landlord to make a paying tenant leave their home. Tenants have rights even if a lease (rental agreement) ends or the building is sold. That’s...
Family Matters:
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Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Although parents don’t always live together, they both still have the obligation to financially contribute to the well-being of their children. Child Support includes not only...
Are You “Judgment Proof?”
While anyone can have a judgment entered against them, when we say that someone is “judgment proof” what we really mean is that the person does not have any income or property...
Consumer:
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Your Right to Ask for Proof of a Debt (called “Debt Validation”)
Sometimes, people get calls or letters from debt collectors asking them to pay money. This can happen by mistake—especially if you have a common name. You might not recognize the...
Bankruptcy – What It Means
Bankruptcy is a legal process that helps people who can’t pay their debts. The rules are the same across the country. It doesn’t matter if you file in New Jersey or Utah—it works...
Public Benefit:
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Are you Eligible to have your Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D Covered?
Once an individual is eligible for Medicare, they may find themselves having to pay a premium every month for Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D coverage. However, under certain...
Understanding Medicaid & New Jersey FamilyCare: A Simple Guide
There are several types of Medicaid (also called New Jersey FamilyCare) programs in New Jersey, and each has its own eligibility rules. The rules can be complicated. If you live...
Senior Citizens:
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Bank Accounts and How They Can Affect Eligibility for SSI Benefits
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program run by Social Security and it provides monthly benefits and medical coverage to disabled or elderly individuals who have little or...
Power of Attorney: all you need to know
What is a Power of Attorney (POA)? A power of attorney is a document that allows you, the principal, to give another person, referred to as an “agent”, the ability to make...
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Por qué tener un testamento es esencial
Muchas personas entienden, en términos generales, que un Último Testamento determina qué sucede con sus bienes al fallecer. Sin embargo, una cantidad sorprendentemente grande de...
Cuando la ley le permite cancelar un contrato firmado
Existe una idea equivocada común de que un consumidor tiene tres días para cambiar de opinión y cancelar un contrato después de firmarlo. Esto no es universalmente cierto. Hay...
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Requesting a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) 申請臨時限制令 TRO
本文探討家庭暴力限制令，並對臨時限制令 (Temporary restraining order, 簡稱TRO)和最終限制令 (Final restraining order, 簡稱FRO) 進行了說明。 您可以隨時（一天 24 小時、一星期 7 天）申請TRO。 如果您想在週一至週五上午 9:00 至下午 3:30...
我應該申請子女扶養費嗎 (Child Support)？
是的！雖然有些父母會私下達成口頭協議 (verbal agreements )，協助支付不在自己身邊照顧的孩子的尿布或食物費用，但這些口頭協議在法庭上是無法強制執行的 (enforceable)。主要照顧者（Parent of Primary...
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Reunir pruebas para una orden final de restricción en Nueva Jersey: Una guía para sobrevivientes
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Por qué tener un testamento es esencial
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Central Jersey Legal Services congratulates Leslie Chappo, Esq., on receiving the Mercer County Bar Association's Harry P. O'Malley Award. Leslie’s dedication to equal access to justice and advocacy for people who might otherwise go without legal representation has touched countless lives. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!
Pictured: Leslie Chappo, Esq., with CJLS Deputy Director Dan Rubin, Esq.
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Leslie, congratulations! You deserve to be honored for all of your hard work throughout your career and the difference you have made in the lives of your clients
Well deserved Leslie.
Congrats to Leslie on this well-deserved honor!
Central Jersey Legal Services was proud to participate in the 2026 Senior Health & Fitness Walk on Wednesday, September 23, hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Aging & Disabled Services. Staff attorney Jose Roman shared elder law information and helped attendees learn about the free legal services CJLS offers to older adults and people with disabilities in our community.
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