Projects

The Women's Law Center of Maryland is involved in the following projects:

Employment Law Hotline
Family Law Hotline
Legal Forms Helpline
Protection Order Advocacy and Representation Project
The Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence Project
Reduced Fee Child Custody Project

Employment Law Hotline
(Statewide)

The Employment Law Hotline is a telephone service which will provide you with legal information about your rights in the workplace. The Hotline will answer questions about many kinds of workplace problems including: discrimination in hiring, firing, promotions or other working conditions; discrimination based on pregnancy; sexual harassment; family or medical leave issues; unpaid wages; contract issues; minimum wage and overtime violations; eligibility for unemployment insurance; or, being punished by the employer for having acted together with other employees to improve working conditions.

The ELH operates on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 1-877-422-9500.

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Family Law Hotline
Statewide)

The Hotline is a free service to people with basic family law questions such as "What are the grounds for divorce?" or "If I leave with the kids, can I still get child support?" The volunteer attorneys screen the clients for income eligibility and collect basic data required by the funding source, Maryland Legal Services Corporation. The hotline is staffed by attorneys experienced in family law, and is operated in partnership with the Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.

The Hotline operates at 1-800-845-8550 Monday through Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm.

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Legal Forms Helpline
(Statewide)

The Helpline is a free telephone service for people who are able to file their family law cases pro se, because their cases are uncomplicated and uncontested. These pro se litigants may need some assistance understanding the process or completing form pleadings.

The Helpline operates at 1-800-818-9888 Tuesday and Friday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm, Wednesday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm and 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, and Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

A Spanish-speaking attorney is available by calling 1-877-293-2507. Leave a message and an attorney will return your call. (Spanish only)

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Protection Order Advocacy and Representation Project
(Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Carroll County)

The Protection Order Advocacy and Representation Project represents victims of domestic violence at protection order hearings in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Carroll County Circuit Courts. The Project's attorneys represent people who have been abused by an intimate partner (current or past boyfriend/girlfriend, current or ex spouse) in proceedings to obtain protection orders, enforce protection orders through contempt, and modify existing protection orders.

The project is open Monday through Friday and there is no charge. For more information, call 410-783-0377 in Baltimore City, 410-887-3162 in Baltimore County, and 410-386-2440 in Carroll County.

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The Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence Project
(Baltimore City)

The Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. provides advocacy and education to survivors of domestic violence in immigrant communities. This project will enable non-English speaking people who have been abused by a family member or a romantic partner to obtain orders of protection. Any person with a language barrier can access the service because of the WLC's commitment to secure an appropriate language interpreter.

For more information about the program, call our multi-lingual voicemail at 410-534-8800.

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Reduced Fee Child Custody Project
(Baltimore County)

The Reduced Fee Child Custody Project provides professional legal representation in contested child custody cases to 40 low-income litigants in Baltimore County per year. The WLC screens potential clients for eligibility. Clients accepted into the program are provided an attorney for their case. The attorneys are paid $50 per hour up to a $1,000 cap for each case.

For more information about this project, call 410-321-8761.

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