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Custody Attorney, Family Defense Practice
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- Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing criminal, civil, and family representation to residents of Northern Manhattan and the Bronx who cannot afford to hire a lawyer.
- The Family Defense Practice at NDS represents parents in family policing cases (sometimes called “child welfare” cases) filed by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) as well as related family court cases, including custody, visitation and termination of parental rights proceedings.
- NDS is committed to advancing due process rights for parents by fighting unwarranted state intervention in their lives and advocating for related systemic change.
- Engage in frequent in-person court hearings and litigation on custody, guardianship, visitation, paternity and order of protection cases in Bronx and Manhattan Family Courts;
- Provide guidance and counsel to NDS attorneys on custody, guardianship, visitation, paternity and orders of protection cases in Bronx and Manhattan Family Courts;
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