Mutual Aid NYC

Filters: Legal

Legal Information Guides for Family Law and Divorce Issues

Access guides designed to help when you need to go to Family or Supreme Court without an attorney. They provide answers to common questions about divorce, spousal support, orders of protection, child...

(212)-695-3800

Need Category: Money Legal

Legal Issues in Mutual Aid Operations: A Preliminary Guide

Group: -No Associated Group

A June 2020 article by Michael Haber about legal issues that impact groups engaged in mutual aid, with a focus on New York. It gives legal information on topics including: risk of liability; questions...

Need Category: Legal

Community Focus: Coordinators of mutual aid efforts

Legal services for individuals who face domestic violence

Group: Build Up Justice NYC

For domestic violence-related inquiries, please reach out to our office by phone or email and request the Domestic Violence Program. In-person meetings are by appointment only.

718 487-2300

Need Category: Safety from Violence Legal

Legal support for discrimination for people with conviction records

Group: Legal Aid Society

The Worker Justice Project combats discrimination faced by workers with arrest or conviction records living in New York City. If you have been denied a job or a license because of your arrest or convi...

(888) 663-6880

Need Category: Legal

Legal Support Services for LGBTQIA, Polyamorous, and Underserved Families

Group: Chosen Family Law Center

Call (732) 639-1657 to speak to someone about legal support services, including: name and gender marker changes on identity documents, will and estate documents, known donor agreements, asylee assista...

(732) 639-1657

30 Wall Street, 8th Floor New York NY 10005

Need Category: Social Service Guidance Legal

Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+

Mutual Aid Legal Toolkit

Group: Sustainable Economies Law Center

Legal resource guide (published 2020) with grassroots mutual aid networks in mind. Includes information on entity formation, established charitable organizations, liability, governance and decision ma...

Need Category: Legal Mutual Aid Organizing

Community Focus: Coordinators of mutual aid efforts

Name and Gender Change Information for Legal Documents

Group: National Center for Transgender Equality

Check your state for state-specific instructions on general name change, name/gender change on a birth certificate, and name/gender change on a driver's license. Check also for instructions for name/g...

(202) 642-4542

Need Category: Legal

Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+

New York City Family Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services

Group: Justia

A list of organizations offering family legal aid and pro bono services in New York City.

Need Category: Additional Resource Libraries Legal

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents

New York City Tenant Resource Portal and Eviction Prevention Tool

Group: New York City Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants

The goal of this portal is to help tenants across the city find the resources they need in one place. This eviction prevention tool was designed by the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (MOPT) and the...

Need Category: Housing Legal

New York State Order of Parentage Guide

Group: -No Associated Group

A DIY guide to help non-gestational parents using donor sperm petition Family Court to obtain legal parentage rights to protect their family following the NY Child-Parent Security Act (CPSA). This inc...

Need Category: Childcare and Pregnancy Legal

Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+ Parents/guardians/caregivers