HOW CAN I JOIN COURT COMPANION?

HOW DO YOU ENTER THE CHAT ROOMS?

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Court Companions volunteer a minimum of 30 hours or as agreed by the educational institution within three months of the training. Students are given flexibility with their schedules and may split their volunteer time into hourly blocks over a period of days or months.

 

Training

A two and half hour seminar and a training manual will provide information on what a campanions can do to help. Training topics include:

• Civil and Family Court Overview

• Basics of family law and  Proceedings

• Interviewing and Communication Skills

Prospective volunteers are trained at their school or at one of the Civil Court of the City of New York courthouses.

There are more than 2.3 million plaintiffs in the state of New York per year alone who face the complexities of the State’s civil justice system without access to even minimal professional assistance.

97% of NYC parents in child support cases represent themselves