External resource
Colorado Legal Services
Civil legal help for eligible Colorado residents.
Resource topic
Legal Aid
Choose the legal problem, not the legal document you think you need.
Choose the pressure, not the organization
What do you need today?
Select the closest statement. Each path gives you a practical first step and then routes you to a small number of relevant services.
PATH 01I need a protection orderFind filing help, advocacy, service, hearing preparation, and safety planning.PATH 02Custody or children are involvedFind family-law help and document safety concerns without coaching children.PATH 03I need immigration helpUse qualified immigration counsel and survivor-specific options.PATH 04I need victim-rights helpFind advocacy for notice, participation, records, restitution, and case communication.PATH 05I cannot afford an attorneySearch legal aid, clinics, bar referrals, limited-scope services, and court self-help.PATH 06I have a court date soonOrganize the exact issue, requested relief, dates, evidence, and questions.
Tell legal providers what affects access and urgency
Include custody, children or dependents, disability accommodations, immigration status, older-adult or caregiver issues, pets or service animals, housing, financial abuse, transportation, identity documents, language access, and LGBTQ+ safety concerns.
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I need a protection order
Find filing help, advocacy, service, hearing preparation, and safety planning.
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Name the immediate outcome you need
Find filing help, advocacy, service, hearing preparation, and safety planning.
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Write down one constraint
Safety, privacy, money, transportation, children, pets, identity, immigration, disability, or timing.
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Use one primary resource first
You do not need to contact every organization on this page.
Your next step
Review the curated starting points below and choose one organization to contact.
See starting points02
Custody or children are involved
Find family-law help and document safety concerns without coaching children.
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Name the immediate outcome you need
Find family-law help and document safety concerns without coaching children.
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Write down one constraint
Safety, privacy, money, transportation, children, pets, identity, immigration, disability, or timing.
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Use one primary resource first
You do not need to contact every organization on this page.
Your next step
Review the curated starting points below and choose one organization to contact.
See starting points03
I need immigration help
Use qualified immigration counsel and survivor-specific options.
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Name the immediate outcome you need
Use qualified immigration counsel and survivor-specific options.
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Write down one constraint
Safety, privacy, money, transportation, children, pets, identity, immigration, disability, or timing.
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Use one primary resource first
You do not need to contact every organization on this page.
Your next step
Review the curated starting points below and choose one organization to contact.
See starting points04
I need victim-rights help
Find advocacy for notice, participation, records, restitution, and case communication.
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Name the immediate outcome you need
Find advocacy for notice, participation, records, restitution, and case communication.
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Write down one constraint
Safety, privacy, money, transportation, children, pets, identity, immigration, disability, or timing.
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Use one primary resource first
You do not need to contact every organization on this page.
Your next step
Review the curated starting points below and choose one organization to contact.
See starting points05
I cannot afford an attorney
Search legal aid, clinics, bar referrals, limited-scope services, and court self-help.
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Name the immediate outcome you need
Search legal aid, clinics, bar referrals, limited-scope services, and court self-help.
☐
Write down one constraint
Safety, privacy, money, transportation, children, pets, identity, immigration, disability, or timing.
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Use one primary resource first
You do not need to contact every organization on this page.
Your next step
Review the curated starting points below and choose one organization to contact.
See starting points06
I have a court date soon
Organize the exact issue, requested relief, dates, evidence, and questions.
☐
Name the immediate outcome you need
Organize the exact issue, requested relief, dates, evidence, and questions.
☐
Write down one constraint
Safety, privacy, money, transportation, children, pets, identity, immigration, disability, or timing.
☐
Use one primary resource first
You do not need to contact every organization on this page.
Your next step
Review the curated starting points below and choose one organization to contact.
See starting pointsCurated starting points
A short list, with a reason for each
Availability, eligibility, hours, and response quality can change. Confirm details directly with the organization.
External resource
WomensLaw
State-by-state legal information for survivors.
External resource
Legal Services Corporation
National directory of civil legal-aid organizations.
External resource
National Crime Victim Law Institute
Victim-rights legal information and referrals.
Resource review note. Survivor Truth Foundation curates these starting points but does not control external eligibility, availability, confidentiality, cost, or response quality. Last reviewed July 2026. Report a broken or harmful resource through the anonymous question page.
Before you contact a service
Help them understand what you need quickly
Lead with the clearest facts first
Your emotions matter, and you do not need to hide them. When time is limited, beginning with observable facts can help a hotline, hospital, shelter, attorney, school, or agency understand urgency and route you to the right care faster.
- What happened and when
- Whether the person can reach you now
- Any injuries, threats, weapons, stalking, or forced contact
- Children, dependents, pets, or service animals affected
- Disability, communication, medication, mobility, or sensory needs
- Housing, money, transportation, phone, or identification barriers
- Your name and pronouns, if you want them used
- The specific help you are asking for today
You do not have to simplify your life to deserve help
A useful plan can include chosen family, LGBTQ+ safety concerns, older adults, disability-related care, immigration concerns, emotional or psychological abuse, financial control, children, pets, and service animals. Name the barriers that affect what is safe and possible for you.