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Family, Parenting, and Child Welfare Legal Assistance

Texas Legal Services Center

Free civil legal help for family, parenting, and child-welfare matters.

TexasLegal AssistanceStatewide Texas service for qualifying applicants, including the Austin / Central Texas region.

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How to get help

Apply online through the legal-help application linked from TLSC's Get Help page. The application is routed through TexasLawHelp and eligibility is screened before service is offered.

Who this service helps

Income-eligible Texans whose legal issue falls within the program's priorities and available capacity.

Where this service is available

Service area: Statewide Texas service for qualifying applicants, including the Austin / Central Texas region.

A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.

Cost / fees

All TLSC legal advice, education, and representation services are free.

About this service

TLSC provides legal education, advice, advocacy, and potential representation for domestic legal matters including custody, visitation, child support, child safety, name changes, and other parenting or child-welfare issues.

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