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What You Need to Know About Family Team Conferences

Family Team Conferences are important meetings that help you and your family plan for the future. Sometimes these meetings are also called Service Plan Reviews (SPRs).
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What You Need to Know About Orders of Protection

An order of protection is issued by a court to protect you from harm.
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What You Need to Know About Parole Supervision

Upon your release from prison, you will be given a set of conditions and instructions to report to a parole officer in your community. The officer may provide additional conditions including a curfew, a residency...
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What You Need to Know About Issues Facing People on Parole

Making the transition from prison to parole supervision is a difficult and trying experience no matter what your circumstances. Some situations, however, often arise that cause parole to be particularly difficult.
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What You Need to Know About Insurance and Court-Ordered Behavioral Health

New York and federal law requires health insurance – including Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and private insurance – to cover most court-ordered behavioral health treatment when medically necessary.
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What You Need to Know About Health Insurance and Immigration Status

There is a lot of information about what kind of health insurance (sometimes called “health coverage,” or “coverage”) you might be eligible for depending on your immigration status. This page is intended to provide basic...
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What You Need to Know About Medicaid and Fair Hearings

Medicaid is a comprehensive health insurance program for low-income people of all ages. Medicaid covers a variety of health services including home care, nursing home, dental, vision, crisis intervention, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient services, opioid treatment...
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What You Need to Know About Immigration and Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence

Intimate partner and domestic violence can make a frightening immigration situation more perilous. There are some steps you can take to get yourself and your family out of these situations and into a safe space.
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What You Need to Know About Criminal Court

New York’s criminal court handles misdemeanors and lesser offenses. The court also conducts arraignments and preliminary hearings for felonies.
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What You Need to Know About Custody and Visitation

A person who has legal custody of a child has the right to make important decisions for that child including, but not limited to, educational, medical and religious decisions. In New York, courts have the...
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