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New laws took effect on July 1, so it's a good time to visit the page to see updated information.
Are you being evicted from your home? Or sued for a debt? To get your best outcome, don’t wait! Get information now and answer the lawsuit before the deadline. The VTLawHelp.org website can tell you how to answer lawsuits.
Answering an eviction
If you get court documents called a Summons and Complaint, you don’t have to move out right away, but you do need to take action to protect your rights.
Now there's an online tool to help people escape abuse. Legal Services Vermont has launched an online guided interview that helps Vermonters prepare forms to ask for protection from abuse.
Vermont Legal Aid and the Root Social Justice Center in Brattleboro are hosting a monthly BIPOC Legal Aid Clinic. BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous and People of Color.
Scammers are targeting 3SquaresVT participants through calls, texts, social media and emails. Don’t let them steal your benefits!
If you are a federal employee or contractor who worked in Vermont and lost work through no fault of your own, you should apply for unemployment compensation benefits.
Vermont recently changed how domestic violence is defined within the civil courts. As of July 1, 2024, the term “coercive control” is included in the definition of abuse in Vermont.
New VTCourtForms guided interview helps Vermonters fill out initial court forms for divorce, legal separation and civil union dissolution.
Many Vermonters can get health insurance plans with lower premiums and out-of-pockets costs in 2025.
If your SSI (Supplemental Security Income) has been lowered because Social Security says you get help with housing or food costs — or because you are living in someone else’s home — you may be eligible to increase your monthly SSI by hundreds of dollars. This is because Social Security rules have just changed.
