Income and Elibigility

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 (such as buying food together, paying bills together, sharing a car or other living expenses 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 friends), 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 such as transgender name-changes or judgment of parentage for female same-sex couples.  
• All clients must be a resident of one of the following NY Counties: All 5 boroughs of NYC, Westchester County, Putnam County, Ulster County, and Dutchess County.
• You must be requesting a service we provide. Our list of services is here. We do not handle divorce, custody, discrimination, housing, employment, medical, or violence/harassment cases or any matters that have gone to trial. 

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

Income Eligibility Chart Based on 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines 

GROSS INCOME LIMIT:

1 Person in household

MAX $37,650

2 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $51,500

3 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $64,550

4 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $78,000

5 Persons,  including all adults and children

MAX $91,450

6 Persons,  including all adults and children

MAX $104,900

7 Persons, including all adults and children

MAX $118,350

8 Persons,  including all adults and children

MAX $131,800

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.