Virginia Legal Aid (Protective Order and Family Safety Help)
Virginia's network of regional legal aid programs provides free civil legal help to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, including with protective orders and related custody, housing, and safety matters. Survivors can find their local legal aid office through the statewide directory at valegalaid.org or by calling the statewide legal aid line, and the Virginia Poverty Law Center maintains VirginiaLawHelp.org with free self-help resources and an immigrant domestic or sexual abuse hotline.
Who it is for
Low-income Virginians and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking who need free civil legal help with protective orders and related matters.
Focus: Domestic and intimate partner violence, Sexual assault, Stalking and harassment, Immigrant survivors
How to reach them
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Verified as of 2026-06-17. Resources are checked periodically against their official source. Details, amounts, and deadlines change. Confirm the current information on the official page before you rely on it.