CVLAS has community legal information on the following topics:
 
Consumer Law:
 
(1) Bankruptcy
(2) Buying a Used Car
(3) Consumer Credit Counseling
(4) Contracts
(5) Credit Access and Credit Reports
(6) Effective Consumer Complaints
(7) Fair Debt Collection
(8) Garnishments
(9) Getting Sued
(10) How a Creditor Can Collect a Judgment
(11) How to Take a Civil (Non-Criminal) Lawsuit to General District Court
(12) Motor Vehicle Lemon Law
(13) Payday Lending
(14) Repossessions and Deficiency Judgments
(15) Surviving Debt
(16) Unfair Sales Practices and Consumer Fraud
(17) Warranties
       
Employment Law:
 
(1) Employment Law
(2) Your Rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act
(3) Wage Claims
(4) Wrongful Discharge
 
Family Law:
 
(1) Adoption
(2) Back Child Support
(3) Child Custody and Child Visitation
(4) Child Support
(5) Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
(6) Divorce
(7) Domestic Violence
(8) How to Respond to a Complaint for Divorce
(9) How to Take a Child Custody or Visitation Case to Court
(10) Protective Orders
(11) Rules for People in Child Custody and Child Visitation Disputes
(12) Spousal Support and Equitable Distribution
 
Health Law:
 
(1) Medicare
(2) Medicaid
 
Housing Law:
 
(1) Evictions (including Lockouts and Utility Shutoffs)
(2) Fair Housing
(3) Federally Subsidized Housing - Tenant Based (Vouchers)
(4) Federally Subsidized Housing - Unit Based
(5) Foreclosure and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
(6) Know Your Rights: A Guide to Tenants Renting in the State of Virginia
(7) Notice to Tenant: Your Right to Prevent Eviction by Paying All Amounts Owed Nonpayment of Rent)
(8) Getting Repairs
(9) Security Deposits
(10) The Writ of Possession
(11) What Happens if My Rental Housing is Destroyed?
 
Public Benefits Law:
 
(1) Food Stamps
(2) Food Stamp Computation Worksheet for Household with No Elderly (60 or older) or Disabled Members
(3) Food Stamp Computation Worksheet for Household with Elderly (60 or older) or Disabled Members
(4) General Relief
(5) Social Security Benefits
(6) Social Security Direct Express® Card
(7) Supplemental Security Income (S.S.I.) Benefits
(8) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (T.A.N.F.)
(9) Unemployment Compensation
(10) Veterans Benefits
(11) Worker's Compensation
 
Elder Law:
 
(1) Advance Directives: Living Will and Medical Power of Attorney
(2) Handling Decedents' Estates