The mission of The Children’s Law Center is to promote the best possible outcomes for children and families in transition or crisis by providing access to legal services and support they could not otherwise afford and by advancing collaborative, non-adversarial options for resolving conflicts outside the court system.
: The Children’s Law Center offers three ongoing programs to serve the needs of children:
Legal Representation Program – provides court-appointed legal counsel to low income children whose parents are embroiled in high conflict family court disputes involving custody, divorce and visitation.Children’s Law Line – a free telephone help line (1-888-LAW-DOOR) that answers legal questions and gives information and referrals to people seeking information regarding legal issues effecting children.
Families in Transition (FIT) – provides sliding-fee scale family mediation and parenting education services to low and middle-income families as an alternative to costly, time consuming and often harmful litigation.
