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Family law services are provided to a large number of clients through LSEM’s Lasting Solutions Program.
This program is designed to provide holistic services to clients which
address not only their legal needs but also social service referrals
and case management provided by a MSW level social worker. Often
victims and survivors of domestic violence face formidable barriers in
extricating themselves from the cycle of violence. The Lasting
Solutions Program assists clients who seek a lasting solution to ending
the problem of family violence in their lives. The Lasting Solutions
Program is devoted to helping clients as they rebuild their lives. Our
lawyers provide counsel, advice and representation to clients in a
variety of domestic cases including orders of protection, dissolution
of marriage, modifications, paternity establishments and child custody
cases. Other legal needs are addressed as well, sometimes by bringing
the expertise of lawyers in other specialty practice areas like public
benefits, housing or consumer. The attorneys in the Lasting Solutions
Program work collaboratively with many local agencies serving the needs
of victims of family violence to ensure that their clients receive the
individualized services they need. An important development for
domestic violence victims and survivors in need of multiple services
has been the opening of the Family Justice Center in St. Louis in 2006.
LSEM coordinates the delivery of civil legal services for the Family
Justice Center.
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