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Chosen Family Law Center provides direct legal support to qualifying New York residents.
We are proud to offer legal assistance to low income residents of our LGBTQIA, polyamorous, and chosen family communities in New York.
You have the right to choose your family and protect your family with legal structure. We are here to support you and your family, in whatever form it takes!
Our free legal services include name and gender marker changes, assistance with building a family such as parentage and coparenting, or protections for yourself and family, such as wills and estate documents for residents of New York State.
How to get help from CFLC
See the information below for information about what services we offer, who qualifies for them, and then click the button to complete our online intake form to apply.
If you definitely do not qualify for CFLC pro bono services (your income is too high or you do not live in NY), please do not fill out our intake form. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page for resources to help you get what you need.
If you aren’t sure what you need, know you don't qualify, or cannot complete the online form, email contact@chosenfamilylawcenter.org or call us at (732) 639-1657 and someone will assist you.
Services we currently provide
We currently provide following services:
- Name and Gender Marker Changes on identity documents
- Will and Estate Documents including 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
- Asylee Adjustment of Status (Green Card) for those who have already been granted asylum for LGBTQIA+ reasons
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.
Eligibility requirements
Service Area: We can provide free legal services to low-income New Yorkers of the following counties:
- New York City (all five boroughs)
- Westchester County
- Putnam County
- Dutchess County
- Ulster County
Income Qualification: To qualify for free legal services, residents of these counties must make less than 250% of the federal poverty line. These limits are on your GROSS INCOME.
1 Person in household: $37,650
2 Persons: $51,500
3 Persons: $64,550
4 Persons: $78,000
See here for more specific information about income eligibility requirements.
We do require documentation of residency and income before providing services.
If you do not qualify because you are not in our NY service area and/or you are not low income, please EMAIL US INSTEAD OF FILLNG OUT THE FORM and we will send you referrals.
Apply for help from CFLC
If you believe you are eligible and are requesting one of the services listed above, please complete our online intake form and someone will get back to you.
If you cannot complete the online form, call us at (732) 639-1657 and someone will assist you.
If you are in need of another kind of assistance or a service we do not provide, see below for more resources.
WE'RE HERE FOR YOU
One thing you can do NOW is take practical steps to get all of your legal documents in order to protect yourself and your people as much as possible.