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  • Homeless or Displaced Students

    During a disaster, children may get separated from their parents or guardians. Parents may place children with friends or relatives during an emergency evacuation or until their damaged home can be restored. Other youth may be separated from their parents or guardian and be on their own entirely during this…

    Issues & Rights

    Student & Children’s Rights

  • Identity Theft

    There are many ways a criminal can steal your identity, but they all boil down to the same idea: When someone uses your personal or financial information to harm you or defraud an institution, they have committed identity theft. This information could be as public as your address or phone…

    Issues & Rights

    Fraud & Unfair Agreements

  • Legal Help for Older Adults

    Community Legal Services provides legal services at no-cost to people age 60 and over through funding from the Older Americans Act. These grants are intended to help keep central Florida older adults living healthy, independent lives. Community Legal Services also offers specialized legal services for people who are age 55…

    Issues & Rights

    Older Adults

  • Returning Citizen – Voting Restoration

    Community Legal Services (CLS) can provide legal assistance to eligible customers who believe their right to vote may have been affected by a criminal conviction. The Voting Rights community refer to these individuals as Returning Citizens. In 2018, Floridians voted to pass Constitutional Amendment 4 with 64.55% of the vote.…

    Issues & Rights

    Criminal History

  • School Expulsion or Suspension

    Suspensions and/or expulsions are a form of school discipline. School discipline is a required set of actions by a district towards a student (or a group of students) after their behavior disrupts the ongoing educational activity or breaks a pre-established rule created by the school system. ​This is based upon…

    Issues & Rights

    Student & Children’s Rights

  • Small Claims Court

    A small claims case is a legal action filed in county court to settle minor legal disputes among parties where the dollar amount involved is $8,000 or less. This amount excludes expenses associated with the case, such as costs, interest, and attorneys’ fees. 

    Issues & Rights

    Fraud & Unfair Agreements

  • Student & Children’s Rights

    The mission and tradition of the Children’s Rights Unit of Community Legal Services (CLS) is to provide equal access and opportunity to all children in the State of Florida, especially those discriminated against due to their disabilities, race, nationality, gender or LGBTQ status. To fulfill our mission, CLS provides legal…

    Issues & Rights

    Student & Children’s Rights

  • Students with Exceptional Needs

    Under federal and state law, each school district that accepts federal funding has a “child find” duty. This means that it is the school’s responsibility to identify all children in the school district who need exceptional (also known as “special”) student education services. This responsibility to find and support children…

    Issues & Rights

    Student & Children’s Rights

  • Wage or Hours Disagreements

    Wage and hour laws cover topics such as minimum wage, overtime, breaks, vacation/sick leave and severance pay among several others. If you have a disagreement with your employer or boss over the amount of time you are being paid for or amount of money you are being paid, it may…

    Issues & Rights

    Discrimination/Workers’ Rights

  • Whistleblower Protections

    Whistleblowing is the act of reporting or disclosing wrongdoing in the workplace. If someone is committing fraud or acting dishonestly at your workplace, a whistleblower act may protect you if you report it. Thank you to attorney, Bertha Burruezo of Burruezo & Burruezo, PLLC for significant contribution to this article.

    Issues & Rights

    Discrimination/Workers’ Rights