Children's Law Center
The mission of The Children’s LAW Center is to promote the best possible outcomes for children and families in transition or crisis by providing access to legal services and support they could not otherwise afford and by advancing collaborative, non-adversarial options for resolving conflicts outside the court system.
The Children’s Law Center offers three ongoing programs to serve the needs of children:
1. Legal Representation Program – We represented 674 children in 2025! This program provides court-appointed legal counsel to low-income children whose parents are embroiled in high conflict family court disputes involving custody, divorce and visitation. What sets our program apart is that CLC incorporates a mental health component. We offer an approach to family court that is non-adversarial and focuses on resolutions that are child-focused. We work with parents to strengthen their communication and co-parenting skills, emphasizing the unique role each plays in the lives of their children.
1. Legal Representation Program – We represented 674 children in 2025! This program provides court-appointed legal counsel to low-income children whose parents are embroiled in high conflict family court disputes involving custody, divorce and visitation. What sets our program apart is that CLC incorporates a mental health component. We offer an approach to family court that is non-adversarial and focuses on resolutions that are child-focused. We work with parents to strengthen their communication and co-parenting skills, emphasizing the unique role each plays in the lives of their children.
2. Children’s Law Line – We answered 778 calls involving 1140 children in 2025! Law Line is a free telephone help line (1-888-LAW-DOOR) that answers legal questions and gives information and referrals to people seeking information regarding legal issues affecting children.
3. Families in Transition (FIT) – We mediated 50 cases impacting 80 children in 2025! Families in Transition provides family mediation and parenting education services on a sliding-fee scale to low and middle-income families as an alternative to costly, time consuming and often harmful litigation.
- Children's Law Center
- Hartford, CT
- Human Services
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