The legal system can be overwhelming.

If you would like some help, the first step is to meet with a Hope & Justice advocate. Once she understands your circumstances, the advocate...

• Can help you file complaints – documents that explain your situation and how you would like that situation to be resolved – with the court. The most common are...
  • Complaint for Protection from Abuse
  • Complaint for Protection from Harassment
  • Complaint for Determination of Parental Rights and Responsibilities
  • Complaint for Divorce
• May be available to go with you to court in Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Madawaska, and Fort Kent.

When you talk openly with an advocate, you help her to make an informed decision about whether or not to refer your case to our staff attorney... who may then be available to represent you in Final Protection from Abuse hearings and in other family law matters.