Approved Advocate Groups
Below are the Approved Advocate Groups for use of the NYS Court System's Family Offense Petition Advocate Program. Approved Advocates can choose to e-file the papers in their own county or any other county in New York State.
New York City
- Barrier Free Living
- Columbia University Sexual Violence Response
- CVTC Legal Services Program
- Day One
- Her Justice
- The Legal Aid Society - Bronx
- Legal Services NYC - Bronx
- Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
- NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault
- NYC Anti-Violence Project
- NYC Family Justice Center, Bronx County
- New York Legal Assistance Group
- Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
- Safe Horizon
- Sanctuary for Families
- Sauti Yetu
- The Arab-American Family Support Center
- The Children's Aid Society
- The Urban Justice Center
- The Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, Hebrew Home at Riverdale
- Urban Resource Institute
- Womankind
- Center for Court Innovation
- CVTC Legal Services Program
- Day One
- Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS)
- Help Roads
- The Legal Aid Society - Kings
- New York Legal Assistance Group
- NewYork-Presbyterian
- North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence
- NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault
- NYC Anti-Violence Project
- NYC Family Justice Center, Kings County
- Safe Horizon
- Sanctuary for Families
- Sarah's Voice
- Urban Resource Institute
- The Arab-American Family Support Center
- The Urban Justice Center
- The Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, Hebrew Home at Riverdale
- Womankind
- Barrier Free Living
- Columbia University Sexual Violence Response
- CVTC Legal Services Program
- Day One
- Help USA
- Henry Street Settlement
- Her Justice
- The Legal Aid Society - New York
- Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
- NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault
- NYC Anti-Violence Project
- NYC Family Justice Center, New York County
- New York Legal Assistance Group
- NewYork-Presbyterian
- Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
- Pillars of Peace
- Safe Horizon
- Sanctuary for Families
- Urban Resource Institute
- The Arab-American Family Support Center
- The Urban Justice Center
- The Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, Hebrew Home at Riverdale
- Womankind
- Barrier Free Living
- CVTC Legal Services Program
- Day One
- Garden of Hope
- JASA Legal Services for Elder Justice
- The Legal Aid Society - Queens
- Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
- New York Legal Assistance Group
- NewYork-Presbyterian
- NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault
- NYC Anti-Violence Project
- NYC Family Justice Center, Queens County
- Queens County New York Legal Assistance Group
- Queens Legal Services
- Safe Horizon
- Sanctuaries for Families
- STEPS to End Family Violence
- The Arab-American Family Support Center
- The Urban Justice Center
- The Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, Hebrew Home at Riverdale
- Urban Resource Institute
- Violence Intervention Program
- Voces Latinas
- Womankind
- Barrier Free Living
- Community Agency for Seniors
- CVTC Legal Services Program
- Day One
- The Legal Aid Society - Richmond
- Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
- New York Legal Assistance Group
- NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault
- NYC Anti-Violence Project
- NYC Family Justice Center, Staten Island
- Safe Horizon
- Sanctuary for Families
- Sauti Yetu
- Staten Island Legal Services
- STEPS to End Family Violence
- Urban Justice Center
- Urban Resource Institute
- The Arab-American Family Support Center
- The Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, Hebrew Home at Riverdale
- Womankind
Outside New York City
- Albany County Crime Victim & Sexual Violence Center
- Equinox, Inc.
- ACCORD Corporation
- Crime Victims Assistance Center
- Rise-NY
- Cattaraugus County Community Action (Connecting Communities in Action)
- Cattaraugus County Probation Department
- Center for Elder Law and Justice
- Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
- Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency
- Center for Elder Law and Justice
- The Salvation Army Anew Center
- Elmira Police Department
- Safe House (Salvation Army)
- Catholic Charities of Chenango County
- STOP Domestic Violence/BHSN
- Columbia-Greene Domestic Violence Program
- YWCA Aid to Victims of Violence
- Safe Against Violence
- Battered Women's Domestic Violence Services
- Domestic Violence Services of Family Services
- Grace Smith House
- BE SAFE DV Program of the Erie County District Attorney's Office
- Center for Elder Law and Justice
- Child and Family Services’ Haven House
- Crisis Services
- Community Services for Every1
- Erie County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit
- Family Justice Center - Erie County
- Haven House
- Hispanics United of Buffalo, WNY
- International Institute of Buffalo
- Karen Society of Buffalo
- Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
- RAHAMA
- The University at Buffalo School of Law Family Violence Women’s Rights Clinic
- Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.
- YWCA Niagara
- YWCA of the Tonawandas
- STOP Domestic Violence/BHSN
- STOP Domestic Violence/BHSN
- Fulton County Domestic Violence Program (The Family Counseling Center)
- Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
- YWCA of Genesee County Domestic Violence Program
- Columbia-Greene Domestic Violence Program
- Hamilton County Department of Social Services
- Hamilton County Family Court
- DVP Herkimer County
- Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County
- Lewis County Opportunities
- Chances & Change
- Livingston County DA- Victim Witness Coordinator
- Livingston County Probation Department
- Madison County Probation Department
- Lifespan
- Monroe County Probation Department
- Willow Domestic Violence Center
- Catholic Charities of Fulton and Montgomery Counties
- Circulo de la Hispanidad
- Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Empowerment Collaborative of Long Island, Inc
- Safe Center
- Family Justice Center - Erie County
- Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
- Niagara County Domestic Violence Intervention Program
- Niagara County Sheriff’s Department
- Pinnacle Community Services
- The University at Buffalo School of Law Family Violence Women’s Rights Clinic
- YWCA of the Niagara Frontier
- YWCA Niagara
- YWCA
- The Salvation Army
- Vera House
- Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
- Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
- Ontario County Probation Department
- Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, Inc.
- Fearless! Hudson Valley, Inc.
- Orange County Probation Department
- Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
- Orleans County Department of Social Services
- Orleans County Domestic Violence Program
- SAF (Services to Aid Families)
- Violence Intervention Program (Opportunities for Otsego)
- NewYork-Presbyterian
- Putnam Northern Westchester Women’s Center
- SACVAP
- The Legal Project
- Unity House
- Center for Safety and Change
- Hudson Valley Legal Services
- Rockland County Probation Department
- Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
- Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services of Saratoga County
- Wellspring
- YWCA of Northeastern NY
- Catholic Charities
- Community Dispute Resolution Center
- Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency
- Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
- Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, Inc.
- Seneca County Community Counseling Center Domestic Violence Program
- Seneca County Probation Department
- St. Lawrence County Probation Department
- St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House
- Arbor Housing and Development
- Southern Tier Legal Services
- Brighter Tomorrows
- The Crime Victims Center
- Empowerment Collaborative of Long Island, Inc
- L.I. Against Domestic Violence
- Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee
- Probation
- Suffolk County Probation Department
- The Retreat
- Touro Law Center
- VIBS Family Violence & Rape Crisis Center
- Fearless! Hudson Valley
- Safe Homes
- Sullivan County Probation Department
- A New Hope Center
- Advocacy Center of Tompkins County
- Family of Woodstock
- Domestic Violence Project of Warren and Washington Counties
- Domestic Violence Project of Warren and Washington Counties
- Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
- Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
- Survivor Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes
- Victim’s Resource Center
- Wayne County Probation Department
- Hope's Door
- Hudson Valley Legal Services
- My Sister’s Place
- NewYork-Presbyterian
- Pace Women's Justice Center
- Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
- Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York (RESTORE Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Services)
- Wyoming County District Attorneys Office Domestic Violence Program
- Wyoming County Domestic Violence Project
- Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
- Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, Inc.
- Yates County Probation Department
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Papers Prepared
The program easily guides you through questions and produces:
- Family Offense Petition
- Address Confidentiality Affidavit (if needed)
- Affidavit in Support of Issuance of Family Court Temporary Order of Protection, for use in the local criminal court when the Family Court is closed (if needed).
- Litigant instructions of what to do next. In addition to English, the advocate has the option to print bilingual instructions in Spanish, Chinese, Russian or Arabic.
- Request for a remote hearing