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No Lawyer? There's Help...
You can find help at the Clerk's Office at any courthouse. BUT...
Workers in the Clerk's Office can't take sides
or give legal advice.
They Can:
•Explain court rules and procedures.
•Explain available options for your case or problem.
•Provide past case rulings.
•Provide cites to, or copies of, the law.
•Explain public court operations and jobs.
•Describe court records and their availability.
•Provide public case information.
•Tell you how to make a complaint.
•Refer you to other offices or persons.
•Provide forms with instructions.
But They Can't:
•Suggest the procedures you should follow.
•Provide opinions about which option to chose.
•Predict what the court will do.
•Analyze the law based on the specifics of your case.
•Provide information derived from the decision-making
process.
•Provide access to sealed or confidential case records.
•Provide confidential case information.
•Give opinions about your complaint.
•Make referrals based on personal preference.
•Provide or suggest the information to enter on forms.
If you need help and don't know if you can get it:
Please ask. Court staff will be happy to try to
help. Some courts and community organizations have special
offices for helping people who don't have a lawyer.
Here is a list of their addresses and telephone numbers (by
county in alphabetical order):
New York City Offices
Bronx County
Supreme Court Help Center
851 Grand Concourse, Room 121
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 618-1350
Housing Court Resource Center
1118 Grand Concourse, Room 250
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 466-3005
http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/resourcecenter.shtml
Kings County (Brooklyn)
Supreme Court Help Center
360 Adams Street, Room 145
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(347) 296-1740
Housing Court Resource Center
Red Hook Community Justice Center
88 Visitation Place, 1st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 923-8245
http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/resourcecenter.shtml
Family Court Help Center Legal Services Program
330 Jay Street
5th Floor Petition Room
Brooklyn, New York
11201
Tuesdays and Thursdays (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Free legal consultations on support, paternity, custody, visitation, family offense and guardianship matters.
New York County (Manhattan)
Supreme Court Help Center
60 Centre Street, Room 116
New York, NY 10007
(646) 386-3025
Housing Court Resource Center
Family Court Help Center
Legal Services Program
60 Lafayette Street
1st Floor Petition Room
New York, New York 10013
Mondays and Wednesday (10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Free legal consultations on support, paternity, custody, visitation, family offense and guardianship matters.
Queens County
Supreme Court Help Center
88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Room 109
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 298-1024
Housing Court Resource Center
Richmond County (Staten Island)
Supreme Court Help Center
18 Richmond Terrace, Room 103B
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 675-8589
Surrogate's Court Help Center
18 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 675-8508
Housing Court Resource Center
Offices Outside New York City
Nassau County
Supreme Court Law Library
Court Information Center
100 Supreme Court Drive, 2nd Floor
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 571-3291
Dutchess County
Supreme Court Help Center
Dutchess County Supreme Court Library
50 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(914) 824-5457 (Monday, Wednesday, & Friday;
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 291-3006 (Tuesday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 486-4031 (Thursday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Orange County
Supreme Court Help Center
Orange County Supreme Court Library
285 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
(914) 824-5457 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 291-3006 (Tuesday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 486-4031 (Thursday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Putnam County
Supreme Court Help Center
20 County Center, Room 103A
Carmel, NY 10512
(914) 824-5457 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 291-3006 (Tuesday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 486-4031 (Thursday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Rockland County
Supreme Court Help Center
1 South Main Street, Rm. 465
New City, NY 10956
(914) 824-5457 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 291-3006 (Tuesday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(845) 486-4031 (Thursday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Suffolk County
Library Resources for the Public Program
Supreme Court Law Library
400 Carleton Avenue, 4th Floor
Central Islip, NY 11722
(631) 853-6064
Westchester County
Court Help Center
Supreme Court Law Library
111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.,
9th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 824-5209 (Monday - Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
(914) 824-5457 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
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