Elysia Jones, supervising attorney in our Raleigh office, provides an overview of divorce law in North Carolina and guidance on how to file for absolute divorce on your own, and discusses the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on filing for divorce.
Learn how to file a simple divorce action in court without hiring an attorney. We will also give you important information regarding any changes to the court process as a result of COVID-19. Filing for divorce affects your rights to property division, spousal support, and alimony. You could lose important rights by filing for divorce. If you wish to pursue property division, spousal support, or alimony, you should consult with a private attorney to discuss your legal rights before filing. The clinic will provide you with general legal information and guidance only. The clinic will not provide you with specific, individual legal advice.
Watch our free online Child Custody Clinic to learn how to file a child custody action in court without an attorney. We also discuss claims for visitation and emergency custody. In response to the crisis resulting from COVID-19, we will include information about changes in the court process and practical suggestions to maintain safety while you present your case in court . The presentation will include a link to download a packet with legal documents and forms. The clinic will provide you with general legal information and guidance only. The clinic will not provide you with specific, individual legal advice. If you need more help after the clinic, call Legal Aid’s toll-free Helpline at 1-866-219-LANC (5262) to apply for help.
In this video we discuss the most common end-of-life-planning documents, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills. We also discuss how the Covid-19 Pandemic is changing the creation and execution of these documents, including whether in-person meetings of notaries and witnesses are still required in this period of social distancing.
Watch our free online Simple Divorce Clinic to learn how to file a simple divorce action in court without hiring an attorney. We also give you important information regarding any changes to the court process as a result of COVID-19. Filing for divorce affects your rights to property division, spousal support, and alimony. You could lose important rights by filing for divorce. If you wish to pursue property division, spousal support, or alimony, you should consult with a private attorney to discuss your legal rights before filing. The clinic will provide you with general legal information and guidance only. The clinic will not provide you with specific, individual legal advice. If you need more help after the clinic, call our toll-free Helpline to apply for help or you may consult with an attorney in private practice.
This video was recorded 4/16/2020
Learn how to file a child custody action in court without an attorney. We also discuss claims for visitation and emergency custody. In response to the crisis resulting from COVID-19, we include information about changes in the court process and practical suggestions to maintain safety while you present your case in court . The presentation includes a link to download a packet with legal documents and forms. The clinic provides you with general legal information and guidance only. The clinic does not provide you with specific, individual legal advice. If you need more help after the clinic, call Legal Aid’s toll-free Helpline at 1-866-219-LANC (5262) to apply for help. This clinic was recorded 2/14/2020.
RALEIGH – Legal Aid of North Carolina, a civil legal aid organization that provides free legal help to low-income people, will broadcast a free, interactive, do-it-yourself divorce clinic at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2019, to locations in 14 cities across the state.
The clinics are designed to empower participants to file for a simple divorce without full-service legal representation. A simple divorce does not involve contested child custody, equitable distribution of assets or other complex legal issues. Legal Aid attorneys provide participants with all the necessary legal forms and provide basic instructions for filling out and filing them. The clinics also include question-and-answer sessions.
Legal Aid attorneys conduct the clinics from a central location in the Triangle and broadcast them to locations across the state using interactive webcast software. The clinics are held on the third Thursday of every month, although there will not be one in December.
Every clinic is completely free but registration is required because space is limited. Please call the toll-free Legal Aid Helpline at 1-866-219-5262 to register.
Here is the list of locations for the Nov. 19 clinic. Locations may differ for future clinics.
| Durham Legal Aid of North Carolina 201 W. Main St., Suite 400 |
Morganton Legal Aid of North Carolina 211 E. Union St. |
| Fayetteville Legal Aid of North Carolina 327 Dick St., Suite 103 |
New Bern Legal Aid of North Carolina 607 Broad St. |
| Goldsboro Legal Aid of North Carolina 102-A William St. |
Pembroke Legal Aid of North Carolina 101 E. 2nd St. |
| Greensboro Legal Aid of North Carolina 122 N. Elm St., Suite 700 |
Pittsboro Legal Aid of North Carolina 959 East St., Suites A & B |
| Greenville Legal Aid of North Carolina 301 S. Evans St., Suite 200 |
Sanford Central Carolina Community College 1105 Kelly Dr. Wilkinson Hall Room 221 |
| Henderson Infinite Possibilities 425 S. Chestnut St. |
Wilson Legal Aid of North Carolina 102-A South Williams St. |
| Littleton Oak Grove Baptist Church 10614 US Highway 158 |
Winston-Salem Legal Aid of North Carolina 102 W. Third St., Suite 460 |
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Contact: Sean Driscoll, Director of Public Relations, 919-856-2132,seand@legalaidnc.org
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