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Legal Services Newsletter Focuses on 2025 Federal Income Tax Returns
Details for low- and moderate-income New Jerseyans about filing federal income tax returns for 2025 and potentially getting the filings prepared for free are the focal points of the latest newsletter of Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ).
Domestic Violence Victims Often Pinned Down by Abusers’ Coercive Controls
The latest newsletter of Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) focuses on how domestic violence abusers often turn to coercive controls to intimidate, frighten, and dominate victims’ lives, safety and basic human rights.
On the Edge of the Cliff: New Jersey’s Safety Net Services Can Be Life-Saving
As hundreds of thousands of low-income New Jerseyans stare down the threat of hunger, the latest newsletter of Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) centers on the major safety net programs that have served people in poverty for years in the Garden State.
Events
Landlord Tenant Informational Webinar 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Staff from Northeast New Jersey Legal Services (NNJLS) and the Passaic Vicinage will present an informational seminar to assist self-represented litigants with landlord tenant court processes. This is an informational seminar only. Individual cases will not be discussed or resolved. Registration is required.
Divorce Process Informational Webinar 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Staff from Northeast New Jersey Legal Services (NNJLS) and the Passaic and Bergen Vicinages will present an informational webinar to assist self-represented litigants who are filing for a divorce application. This is an informational seminar only. Individual cases will not be discussed or resolved. Registration is required.