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How we may help |
Our advocates can:
- Help you get custody of, or adopt, children who need you
- Protect you and your children from abuse, violence and neglect
- Help you get child support needed for your family
- Handle small successions when a family member dies
- Represent you in getting a divorce, and
- Give talks about family-law issues to community groups or social services agencies
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How to get help |
All of our program offices handle family-law problems. To make an appointment, please call Rose Davis, Legal Secretary at (504) 529-1000, ext. 224. If you have an emergency, we will see you as soon as we can. We ask that you call first if your problem is not an emergency. Click here to find the office nearest you. When you come in, bring any and all papers you have about your problem.
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If you can't come in |
If you are disabled or you cannot travel to one of our offices, call us to arrange a telephone intake interview.
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Emergencies |
You can lose important rights by waiting too long to get help. If you have an emergency, such as a hearing or appeal deadline, call our nearest office and explain. If you have a domestic violence emergency and cannot reach us by phone, call 911 for police assistance or contact one of the free emergency services below to file for an emergency restraining order or get legal representation:
You may also obtain help with filing a restraining order by contacting your Parish Courthouse:
Look here for additional Domestic Violence services.
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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services 
