Central Jersey Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal assistance to low-income residents of Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties.

Central Jersey Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal assistance to low-income residents of Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties.

Housing:

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How Eviction Works

How Eviction Works

A tenant can be evicted for several reasons, including failure to pay rent or consistently paying late, damage to the apartment, or violation of lease rules. You can only be...

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The Landlord Tenant Court Process

The Landlord Tenant Court Process

In order to be lawfully evicted, a Landlord must bring a Tenant to Court by filing an eviction action in the Special Civil Part, Landlord Tenant Court. If your Landlord changes...

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Family Matters:

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Should I File for Child Support?

Should I File for Child Support?

YES!  Although there are parents who reach verbal agreements to assist with buying diapers or food for the child that is not in their care, those verbal agreements are not...

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Why Should You Have a Living Will

Why Should You Have a Living Will

You may have heard of or experienced firsthand that your family or friends have been faced with or suffered from the fact that you did not have a living will or last will and...

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Consumer:

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Filing a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Filing a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

It’s a new year, and you want a fresh start. You have a ton of medical bills, credit card debt, car note, utility bills, and other expenses that you would like to dispose of, but...

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Unemployment Compensation

Unemployment Compensation

The Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) program meets the short-term needs of people who are unemployed. The Federal law sets basic standards. History The states set up their...

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Senior Citizens:

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Mudarse fuera del estado con su hijo

Mudarse fuera del estado con su hijo

Generalmente, es en el mejor interés del niño mantener un contacto constante con ambos padres. Sin embargo, cuando hay un cambio en el empleo, la Vivienda, u otra circunstancia...

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亞洲文章:

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Moving out of State with your Child 帶著孩子搬離新澤西州

Moving out of State with your Child 帶著孩子搬離新澤西州

通常,孩子與父母雙方保有持續的聯繫最符合孩子的最大利益。但是,如果有監護權父母 (custodial parent) 的工作、住房或其他個人情況發生變化,影響到無監護權父母 (non-custodial parent) 與孩子相處的時間,且雙方無法就無監護權父母與孩子相處的時間 (parenting time) 達成一致時,則法院需要介入。...

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Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex Vicinage Presents:
Expungements Informational Webinar.

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Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex Vicinage Presents:
Expungements Informational Webinar. 

To register for this upcoming event, please visit: https://njcourts.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_SDxZfzI9Q0yfcLE1ILJFJw#/registration

Staff Attorneys Jose Roman (First Vice Chair of MIPS), Otoufon Inyang (left), and Tanisha Hansford-Colon (right) of Central Jersey Legal Services attended the 2026 Black History Month Celebration on February 26, 2026, at the New Jersey Law Center. The event was sponsored by NJSBA MIPS.

The program included the presentation of scholarships to this year’s Black History Month essay contest recipients, who shared excerpts from their award-winning essays on The Future of Equity in New Jersey.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026 #EquityInNewJersey #FutureOfEquity #LegalCommunity #NJLegal #CentralJerseyLegalServices #NJSBA #MIPS #DiversityInLaw #InclusionInAction #CommunityLeadership #ScholarshipCelebration #NewBrunswickNJ #AdvancingJustice
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Staff Attorneys Jose Roman (First Vice Chair of MIPS), Otoufon Inyang (left), and Tanisha Hansford-Colon (right) of Central Jersey Legal Services attended the 2026 Black History Month Celebration on February 26, 2026, at the New Jersey Law Center. The event was sponsored by NJSBA MIPS.

The program included the presentation of scholarships to this year’s Black History Month essay contest recipients, who shared excerpts from their award-winning essays on The Future of Equity in New Jersey.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026 #EquityInNewJersey #FutureOfEquity #LegalCommunity #NJLegal #CentralJerseyLegalServices #NJSBA #MIPS #DiversityInLaw #InclusionInAction #CommunityLeadership #ScholarshipCelebration #NewBrunswickNJ #AdvancingJustice
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