If you are evicted from rental housing where you've been getting a Section 8 voucher assistance, the eviction might also affect whether you can keep getting Section 8 help at another place. Learn more in this booklet. Keywords: project ...
PDF brochure about West Virginia Advocates, the organization mandated by the federal government to advocate for and protect the legal rights of West Virginians with disabilities. Keywords: WVA WV Advocates p&a protection and advocacy ...
Do you have high continuing medical costs, but too much income for the regular Medicaid Program? Learn about the "Medicaid Spend Down Program." You may be able to get Medicaid help in paying some of those medical costs.Using Medical ...
The "STOP" team works with law enforcement, prosecutors, and service providers to give coordinated community response to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Keywords: DV domestic abuse domestic ...
A Court is a very traditional place. When you are representing yourself in Court, you are trying to persuade a judge or jury that you are right. You must act, dress, and speak in a way that helps you with your case. Here are some tips:ContentsBe ...
WV law allows a head of household to protect a basic amount of the necessities of life - money, personal property, tools, etc - from the debt collection process. Learn more about the protections in this pamphlet. Keywords: debt debt ...
Are you an immigrant to the United States and a victim of domestic violence? Worried about your immigration status if you report the domestic violence to law enforcement? Find out about the protections available to you under the ...
Information and help for lesbian and gay victims of domestic violence.
A short list of common-sense steps to protect yourself when you move out of rental housing. Whether you are moving voluntarily, or being forced out, you need to protect yourself from later claims for damages, cleaning, and the ...
Some West Virginians are being taken advantage of by scam artists falsely saying they represent Medicare Prescription Drug Plans when they don't. Learn more about separating the true from the false with this brochure from the West Virginia ...
Do you need to file your own small claim case in Magistrate Court? This booklet provides a very brief summary of the basic steps you will need to take, and some concepts you will need to understand.
This 31-page booklet was prepared by the Charleston Public Safety Council, an alliance of business, local government, and social agency leaders. It provides information for both landlords and tenants, about their rights and ...
If you got fired and it wasn't right, what can you do? Will the law help you? In some situations the answer is Yes. In many situations, the answer is No. Find out more. There is a brochure attached at the end of this ...
PDF brochure published by West Virginia Advocates. This is a guide for mental health consumers for developing their treatment plan, and explains legal rights and protections in that process. Keywords: WVA WV Advocates treatment plan ...
If you or a friend or a loved one must deal with mental illness issues, you may have many questions. This 26 page booklet from the LAWV Behavioral Health Advocacy Project covers a wide range of topics: "Individual Rights," "Getting ...
You may be able to protect some or all of your wages, or your personal property, from being garnished to pay a judgment debt. West Virginia law allows a Head of Household to protect certain items of property from being taken, even for payment of ...
Keywords: eviction non payment arrears
Information for victims of domestic violence, especially those living in public housing or receiving Section 8 rental assistance. The federal "Violence Against Women Act" may protect a DV victim against some evictions, or may allow a DV ...
A tri-fold brochure with general information about the laws that can remove guns from a domestic abuser. From the WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Keywords: firearms protection order protective order DVPO DVP
2-page brochure from the WV Supreme Court of Appeals. Keywords: dv dvp dvpo protective order
Getting security deposits and pet deposits back from your landlord. Keywords: security deposit security deposits damage deposit damage deposit pet deposit pet deposits landlord tenant
Keywords: landlord tenant eviction order possession order magistrate appeal
Little handout with the phone number, operating hours, and brief information about Legal Aid's statewide telephone number to request legal assistance, services, advice, guidance, and information. Keywords: Phone intake hotline telephone intake
The BCSE (Bureau for Child Support Enforcement) helps collect child support for the parents who are supposed to receive it. The "Amnesty Program" was created by the WV Legislature in an attempt to help obligors who have accumulated a large ...
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