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Safe Berks sends advocates out into the community to meet survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault where they already are, including night court at the Berks County Courthouse. This is the…
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Berks County Family Court posts custody and divorce forms, local filing instructions and lawyer referral information for people who go to court in Berks County without a lawyer. The forms and…
From Berks County Court of Common Pleas
Reading · All services are provided free of charge
The Victim/Witness Assistance Unit of the Berks County District Attorney's Office helps victims and witnesses of crime, and their immediate family members, through the judicial process. Staff serve…
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The Berks County Bar Association runs a Legal Fee Dispute Resolution Committee that tries to settle a disagreement between a client and his or her attorney over fees. The committee handles disputes…
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Safe Berks works with Berks County healthcare facilities through its Medical Advocacy Partnership Program (MAPP) to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking who are…
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Reading · Returned Check Fee - $50.00
The Berks County magisterial district courts hear civil claims where the disputed amount is less than $12,000.00, landlord and tenant disputes, and summary offenses, meaning traffic and non-traffic…
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The Victim/Witness Assistance Unit of the Berks County District Attorney's Office helps crime victims open a claim with the Victims Compensation Assistance Program, known as VCAP, which pays back…
From Berks County District Attorney's Office
Reading
Aldea - The People's Justice Center runs a Low Bono Community Program that gives immigrants legal representation at rates far below private market costs, with payment plans shaped to each person or…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
READING
The Berks County Bar Association posts legal guides and plain language answers to everyday legal questions on its website at berksbar.org, under Downloadable Resources & FAQs. The material comes from…
From Berks County Bar Association
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MidPenn Legal Services helps low-income people in Berks County with problems involving public benefit programs, so they can provide for themselves and their families. Its lawyers provide free…
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Safe Berks legal advocates help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with protection orders and with the police and court process. An advocate can come with you to a police interview, come…
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The Berks County District Attorney's Office issued a warning on Monday, August 31, 2026 about a phone scam in which callers pretend to be Berks County Sheriff's deputies or other court officials, and…
From Berks County District Attorney's Office
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The Victims Compensation Assistance Program, run by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, helps victims of crime in Pennsylvania with expenses related to a crime. Claims are filed…
From Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
New Castle
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issues certified copies of birth certificates for births that happened in Pennsylvania since 1906. A birth certificate is an official legal document that…
From Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Make the Road Pennsylvania publishes free Know Your Rights materials in English and Spanish that explain the rights people have under the U.S. Constitution and immigration law, especially in…
From Make the Road Pennsylvania
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