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Bankruptcy
Questions and answers about filing bankruptcy, including chapter 7 (straight consumer bankruptcy) and chapter 13 (debt adjustment).
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Buying a Used Car
Some things to keep in mind when buying a used car and what your remedies might be if you have problems, including possible warranties.
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Payday Lending
Avoiding the pitfalls and hardships of burdensome payday loans. Laws that lenders must follow.
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Public Utilities
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Surviving Debt
Tips on how to manage your debt and set priorities among payments to creditors.
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Telecommunications
Regulation of telephone services, including wireless, and optional plans for low-income persons.
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Virginia Motor Vehicle Lemon Laws brochure
Having trouble with a new car? Learn about Virginia's Lemon Laws.
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Criminal |
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Expungement
Explains when and how you may be able to protect against public access to your record of criminal charges that you weren't convicted of or didn't plead guilty to.
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Debtors Rights |
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Fair Debt Collection
Brochure answering questions about Fair Debt Collection
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Getting Sued
The procedure someone must follow when suing you, how you should/may respond to the lawsuit, and what happens if you don't respond. What happens after you have a judgment against you and how you can respond to attempts to enforce the judgment?
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Have You Been Sued?
General District Court procedures.
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Information on Debt Collectors
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Information on Garnishments
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Information on GDC - going to court - lose
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Information on General District Court
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Information on how debts are collected
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Information on Levies on Property
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PAYDAY Lending
Questions and Answers about Payday Lending and why it is a bad idea.
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Repos and Deficiency Judgements
Questions and Answers about Repossessions and deficiency judgements
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Taking a Civil Case to General District Court -- Filing and Serving Your Lawsuit
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Taking a Civil Case to General District Court -- Planning and Proving Your Lawsuit
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Education |
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Education Rights for Virginia Children
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Special Education Rights
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Student Loans
Focus is on repayment, collection, forgiveness, discharge of government-backed student loans.
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Elder Law |
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Adult Long-Term Care Services
In-home assistance, assisted living, nursing home, and other resources available for those who need help to meet their basic daily living needs.
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Advance Medical Directives
Living Wills; Health Care Declarations; Medical Power of Attorney
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Elder and Incapacitated Adult Abuse
Signs and circumstances of abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults, and how to report and prevent it.
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Guardianships and Conservatorships
Information on what this is and how to get one. What the guardian and conservator's duties are and whether there are alternatives.
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Power of Attorney Brochure
Why would you want a POA? Do I lose Rights if I have a POA? How do I make a POA? Who should I appoint as my agent? And more...
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Tax Relief for Elderly and Disabled
Explains how you may be eligible for reduction or deferral of real estate and income taxes.
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Wills brochure
Questions and Answers about Wills in Virginia
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Employment |
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Unemployment Compensation
A longer explanation of unemployment compensation benefits.
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Unemployment Compensation
A short explanation of uemployment insurance benefits.
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Wrongful Discharge and Wrongful Treatment at Work
Basics of law on when you can be fired, and what to do about job discrimination.
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Family and Domestic Violence |
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Adoption
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Child Abuse and Neglect; Foster Care; Termination of Parental Rights
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Child Support
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Custody and Visitation
Includes tips on how to petition the court for orders, modifications, and enforcement.
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Divorce and Separation
Covers simple divorces, without spousal support, property, debts, etc. Also includes short explanation of annulment of marriage.
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Divorce, Spousal Support, Division of Marital Property and Debts
For more complex divorces. Includes explanation of separation and annulment of marriage.
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Domestic Violence and Protective Orders
Legal procedure for protecting yourself and your family as a victim of domestic violence. How to get a Protective Order.
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Emancipation of Children
Explains how minors between 16 and 18 may become legally emancipated, and the consequences of being emancipated.
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Families in Crisis Booklet
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Guardianship and Conservatorship
Legal arrangements for caring for incapacitated adults.
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How To Respond to a Complaint for Divorce
Very general information. Having an attorney is recommended.
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Name Change -- Adult
How to legally change the name of an adult, including sample court forms.
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Name Change -- Child
How to change the name of a child, including sample court forms.
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Paternity
How paternity of a child is legally established, and how it relates to child support, custody, and visitation.
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Spousal Support
Questions and answers about Spousal Support in Virginia
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Strengthening Families with Children
Booklet for help with family law issues, housing, public benefits, social services, unemployment, workers compensation and wills.
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Termination of Parental Rights
How and when a parent may lose rights to a child, usually based on abuse or neglect.
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Food Stamps |
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Food Stamps
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Health |
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Advance Medical Directives
Living Wills; Health Care Declarations; Medical Power of Attorney.
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Medicaid
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Medicaid Spend-Down
You may be eligible for Medicaid coverage even if you are over their income limits.
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MEDICARE AND MEDICAID RIGHTS IN VIRGINIA
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Housing |
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Can Landlord Bar Guest?
Under certain circumstances, a landlord may be able to bar a guest from coming to the property you're renting. Here are the basic rules.
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Evictions
Tenants' rights when the landlord wants to evict, including the proper reasons and steps that must be followed. Also covers the prohibitions against "self-help" evictions, such as lockouts and shut-offs.
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Fair Housing
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Federally Subsidized Housing -- Tenant-based
Eligibility and tenants' rights where the federal government pays part or all of the rent through a voucher system. The voucher is connected to the tenant rather than to a specific rental unit.
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Federally Subsidized Housing -- Unit-based
Eligibility and tenants' rights in rental units for which the government pays all or part of the rent. (Sometimes called low-income housing.)
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Foreclosure
When foreclosure may happen, and how to prevent and defend against it.
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Home Ownership
Some of the legal rights and responsibilities of home ownership.
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Information on Evictions and Utility Shutoffs
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Repair and Maintenance of Rental Property
Landlord's obligations to keep up rental property. Tenant's rights and remedies if landlord does not.
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Security Deposits
Information on security deposits given by a tenant to a landlord, including what it's for, how much can be requested, how to get it back, etc.
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Tenants' Rights
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Social Security |
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Preparing for your Social Security Hearing
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Representative Payee -- SSA
When someone gets Social Security or SSI payments but is unable to properly manage their financial affairs, someone else, called a representative payee, may be designated to receive and take care of those funds for the beneficiary. Here are the rules and considerations.
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Social Security Benefits
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Social Security Benefits -- An Overview
Explains retirement, survivors, dependents, and disability benefits, administered by Social Security Administration.
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Social Security Disability -- Working While Disabled
Can you get Social Security Disability or SSI if you work while you're disabled?
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Supplemental Security Income
SSI for those in need, through the Social Security Administration.
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Assistance from the Social Security Administration for low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled.
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Tax |
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Tax Relief for Elderly and Disabled
Explains how to get reductions or deferrals on real estate and income taxes.
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) |
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General Relief
State/local public assistance for those who might not qualify for other benefits.
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