Temporary Restraining Orders | Bay Area Legal Aid
1025 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond, CA 94801
Eligibility
Domestic violence victims regardless of marital status or whether child custody/visitation orders needed. No income limits apply and immigration status not required.
Required documents
Bring all relevant papers to the appointment including proof of income or other financial documents, any documents related the problem, including notices or court papers, any other information that may be relevant or helpful to show to an attorney
Hours
Tuesday-Thursday, 9:30am - 1pm
510-233-9954
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Backdoor Number
800-551-5554
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Toll Free
855-693-7285
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Backdoor Number
510-250-5270
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Main Number
510-236-6846
Fax·
Fax
888-330-1940
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Backdoor Number
Websitehttps://www.baylegal.org
Languages
English and Spanish, phone interpreters may be available for other languages.
Application process
Call main line for partner agencies who schedule appointment to the restraining order clinic: STAND! For Families Free of Violence or local Family Justice Center.
Fees
None
Service area
Contra Costa County
Provides various legal services via remote advocacy. Housing, DV Restraining Order and Consumer clinics are available via remote clinics. Provides free civil legal advice, counsel and representation to low-income individuals in four areas: Housing, Public Benefits, Family Law for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and Consumer. Housing issues include: public, subsidized (including Section 8 and other HUD subsidized projects) and private housing, fair housing and housing discrimination, housing conditions, rent control, eviction defense, lock-outs and utility shutoffs, residential hotels. Family law issues include temporary restraining orders (TROs), divorce, legal separation or annulments, child or spousal support, custody and visitation orders, battered spouse waivers, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) enforcement, immigration issues faced by domestic violence survivors. Public benefits issues include CalWORKs, SSDI (Social Security Disability Benefits), SSI, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, Food Stamps, GA, and other county-specific programs. Bay Area Legal Aid does not handle criminal matters. Provides eviction prevention legal counseling to individuals who are unable to pay their rent.
Last Assured
06/17/2022
What's Here
Providing organization
Bay Area Legal Aid
Provides legal services via remote advocacy. Housing, DV Restraining Order and Consumer clinics are all suspended; contact hotlines for assistance. Provides free legal help for low-income people in four areas: Housing, Public Benefits, Family and Consumer.