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Legal Aid Booklets
These PDFs print out a foldable booklets. For them to print correctly, you'll need to use regular printer paper and set your printer to print on both sides of each page. Then fold the pages in half to create an 8.5" x 5.5" booklet.
You are welcome to copy and distribute this material as is, but not for commercial purposes. You may not alter, transform, or build on this work without express written permission of the Connecticut Network for Legal Aid.
| General Brochures | English | Spanish |
| A Guide for Finding Free Legal Assistance in Connecticut | Booklet | - |
| Children's Rights | ||
| A Teenaged Mother's Guide to Child Support | Booklet Web |
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| A Teenager's Guide to Emancipation | Booklet Web |
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| If DCF is Your Legal Guardian | Booklet Web |
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| Consumer | English | Spanish |
| A Guide to Bankruptcy | - | Booklet Web |
| A Guide to Wage Attachments | Booklet Web |
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| Are You Thinking About Bankruptcy? | Booklet Web |
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| Debt Collection Practices | Booklet Web |
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| Questions and Answers About Credit Reports | Booklet Web |
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| Small Claims Court | Booklet Web |
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| Education | English | Spanish |
| School Expulsions | Booklet Web |
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| Special Education: Protecting Your Child, Protecting Your Rights | Booklet Web |
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| Your Child's Rights in School | Booklet Web |
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| Elder | English | Spanish |
| Are You Considering Nursing Home Care? | - | Web Booklet |
| Connecticut Health Care Instructions (Living Wills) | Web Booklet |
Web Booklet |
| How to Apply for Medicaid to Pay for Nursing Home Care | - | Booklet Web |
| Medicaid May Pay for Nursing Home Care | Web Booklet |
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| Medicare Savings Programs Can Help Pay Some of Your Medicare Costs | Booklet Web |
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| Prepaid Funeral Contracts and Burial Plots | Booklet Web |
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| Your Home and Title 19 (Medicaid) | Booklet Web |
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| Employment | English | Spanish |
| About Your Driver’s License & Car Registration: Questions and Answers | Booklet Web |
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| Applying for a Job: Tips on Answering Tough Questions | Booklet Web |
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| Are You Out of Work? Apply for Unemployment | Booklet Web |
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| Drug Testing and Work | Booklet Web |
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| Employment and Your Criminal Record | - | Booklet Web |
| Employment Rights for People with Disabilities | Booklet Web |
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| Is Your Criminal Record Keeping You From Working? | Booklet Web |
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| Job Discrimination Questions and Answers | Booklet Web |
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| Medical Exams and Jobs | Booklet Web |
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| Nurse’s Aides and the Department of Public Health | Booklet Web |
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| Pregnancy and Work | Booklet Web |
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| Taking Time Off From Work: Family and Medical Leave | Booklet Web |
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| Temporary Workers | Booklet Web |
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| Tips on Making It on the Job | Booklet Web |
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| Wages and Hours of Work | Booklet Web |
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| When You Can Be Fired From Your Job? | Booklet Web |
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| Your Personnel File and Medical Records | Booklet Web |
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| Your Rights to Unemployment Benefits: Can I Collect If I Am Fired? | Booklet Web |
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| Your Rights to Unemployment Benefits: Can I Collect if I Quit My Job? | Booklet Web |
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| Family | English | Spanish |
| A Guide to Financial Affidavits | Booklet Web |
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| Custody Disputes: What to Expect from the Family Services Office During a Custody Evaluation | Booklet Web |
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| Getting a Lawyer Appointed for Your Child | Booklet Web |
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| What If the Other Parent Does Not Obey a Court Order? (How To Get a Contempt Order) | Booklet Web |
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| How to Get Back Your Maiden Name After a Divorce | Booklet Web |
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| How to Modify Child Custody Orders | Booklet Web |
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| How to Modify Child Support and Alimony Orders | Booklet Web |
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| Domestic Violence | English | Spanish |
| How to Ask for a Restraining Order | Booklet Web |
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| How To Extend a Restraining Order | Booklet Web |
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| Things You Need to Know Before Asking for a Restraining Order | Booklet Web |
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| Domestic Violence & Temporary Family Assistance | Booklet Web |
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| Child Support | English | Spanish |
| Child Support in Connecticut | Web | - |
| How to Modify Child Custody Orders | Booklet Web |
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| How to Modify Child Visitation Orders | Booklet Web |
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| If You Need Help Modifying Support Orders | Booklet Web |
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| General | English | Spanish |
| Court Costs and Fees | Booklet Web |
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| Housing | English | Spanish |
| A Guide to the Housing Authority Grievance Procedure | Booklet Web |
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| Foreclosure: What is it? What are my rights and options? | Web | - |
| Housing Discrimination: What Renters Should Know | Booklet Web |
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| Is Your Landlord Going Through Foreclosure? What a Tenant Needs to Know | Web Booklet |
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| Lead Poisoning: Know Your Legal Rights | Booklet Web |
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| My House Is Being Foreclosed. What Can I Do? | Booklet Web |
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| Tenants Don't Have to Move Right Away In a Foreclosure | Web | - |
| Tenant's Rights: Fair Rent Commission | Booklet Web |
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| Tenant's Rights: General Information | Booklet Web |
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| Tenant's Rights: Good Cause Eviction | Booklet Web |
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| Tenants' Rights: Lockouts | Booklet Web |
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| Tenant's Rights: Rent Increases | Booklet Web |
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| Tenant's Rights: Repairs | Booklet Web |
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| Tenant's Rights: Security Deposits | Booklet Web |
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| The Eviction Process...After the Judge Decides | Booklet Web |
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| The Eviction Process...Before the Judge Decides | Booklet Web |
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| Benefits | English | Spanish |
| Are You Disabled and Unable to Work? You May Be Eligible for Social Security or SSI Disability | Booklet Web |
Booklet Web |
| Are You Eligible for Medicaid (Title 19)? | Booklet Web |
Booklet Web |
| Do You Need Help With Your Basic Living Expenses? (SAGA/GA) | Booklet Web |
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| Temporary Family Assistance Program (TFA) | Booklet Web |
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| What Can I Do if I Become Homeless? | Booklet Web |
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| Utilities/Energy | English | Spanish |
| Energy Assistance for Low-Income Households | Booklet Web |
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| Energy and Utility Problems with Landlords | Web | - |
| How To Keep Utilities On All Year | Web | Booklet Web |
| Rights Of Utility Customers | Web Booklet |
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