Income and Eligibility

To qualify for services with Chosen Family Law Center, we screen applicants for the following qualifications:

• All clients must be below 250% of the federal poverty line. See chart - the limits are on your GROSS INCOME for your HOUSEHOLD/FAMILY, not just you. Financial documentation of income and assets will be requested and must be provided to qualify for services.  A Financial Household is those who share finances, not necessarily those who live under the same roof. If you do not share finances as a family would with the other people you live with, such as roommates, then only submit information for yourself. If you do split finances with others in your household (your parents, your spouse, your siblings, your unmarried partners), we need income documentation for everyone in the financial household over the age of 18.
• A clients must be a self-identified member of the LGBTQIA+ community, and requiring assistance with LGBTQIA or non-nuclear family legal issues.  
• All clients must be a resident of one of the following New York Counties: All 5 boroughs of NYC, Westchester County, Putnam County, Ulster County, and Dutchess County.  We do not serve clients outside of New York State.
• You must be requesting a service we provide. We currently provide following services: 
• Name and Gender Marker Changes on identity documents 
• Full sets of Will and Estate Documents including proxies, Powers of Attorney and Medical Advance Directives 
• Known Donor Agreements 
• Family Formation such as Co-Habitation and Co-Parenting Agreements
• Parentage Petitions for nonbiological parents
• Nuptial Agreements

• We do NOT provide any of the following: Immigration, Discrimination, Workplace/Empoyment Issues, Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Housing Rights, Medical Rights, Education/DOE issues, Beneficiary of a Will, Family Disputes, Domestic Violence, Restraining Orders, or Harassment. Please see the additional listings at the bottom of the page below as we do not offer those services.

If you meet these qualifications, to apply for assistance, FILL OUT OUR INTAKE FORM HERE.

Please note that filling out the intake is a request for services; services are not guaranteed.

If you do not meet these qualifications but are seeking assistance as an LGBTQIA+ person, please see the other resources at the bottom of this page. 

Income Eligibility Chart Based on 2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines 

GROSS INCOME LIMIT, before deductions:

1 Person in household

MAX $39,125

2 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $52,875

3 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $66,625

4 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $80,375

5 Persons,  including all adults and children

MAX $94,125

6 Persons,  including all adults and children

MAX $107,875

7 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $121,625

8 Persons,  including all adults and children

MAX $135,375

In order to qualify for free CFLC services, your income cannot exceed 250% of the Federal Poverty Line as noted in the above chart. All income must be verified. In addition to income verification (paystubs, W-2s, income tax returns), we will also ask for documentation of other assets and a statement of your net worth (401k, trusts, real estate, etc.) to determine financial eligibility.