U.S. veterans with mental and physical disabilities may be eligible for free legal assistance on issues ranging from rent assistance to child visiting matters. For eligibility criteria, check your local veterans` association to see if you or a member of your household is eligible for free legal assistance with a range of services. Lawyers at a legal aid firm provide the same legal services as all other lawyers. They can advise and represent you in most areas of civil law, although each program has priorities for the type of case they will take. You must be a low-income Utah to qualify for our assistance. The financial criteria are based on the size of your household, gross household income and household assets. In most cases, income must be equal to or less than 200% of the current federal poverty line for household size. If you need legal help, please call our helpline Monday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 3:30 p.m. Our helpline specialists will guide you through a short skills selection process. If you are entitled to our services, you will speak to a lawyer who will discuss your problem with you. Cases that require more than just telephone counselling are served in local offices according to our case acceptance criteria. Non-residents of Texas can search the National Directory of Legal Aid Organizations or the American Bar Association`s Legal Reference Service to find legal counsel. If you are a victim of domestic violence or fear for your safety, you may be entitled to free legal assistance from organizations that can help you gather evidence of abuse and, among other things, seek injunctions. For immediate help, wherever you are, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Appropriate legal aid is granted to all eligible clients, regardless of race, age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, religion, beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or Vietnamese-era veteran, or other features protected by federal, state, or local laws. Since the number of people who use legal services exceeds the number of staff and money available to process cases, the CLSMF cannot process all cases. Each level of eligibility is determined based on gross income.
In addition, legal aid offices generally do not deal with cases where a person is looking for money as a settlement. In such cases, a private lawyer will usually represent a client with no upfront costs and will only charge a fee if the client`s case is won. Attorneys` fees represent a percentage of the client`s settlement. These are called contingency fees. In general, you must be a citizen or permanent legal resident, unless your case is the result of domestic violence, such as in the case of protection orders. You may be entitled to a free lawyer from a court-appointed lawyer or a public defense lawyer if your freedom is threatened (in other words, you have to go to jail). A public defence lawyer is a lawyer who represents defendants who cannot afford a lawyer, and the Constitution guarantees the right to a lawyer in certain cases. In total, more than 360,000 Utahns are financially eligible for ULS legal assistance.
Therefore, we need to limit the types of cases we can take. Therefore, you must have some kind of problem that is in our current list of priority cases. You can click here for a list of the types of cases we are currently working on. CLSMF can help you with a variety of legal issues, including: Many agencies offer free legal advice to immigrants and other non-citizens who need help with issues ranging from visa applications, green cards, deportation procedures, and work permits. Terms and conditions vary from program to program. In certain circumstances, an applicant may be financially eligible for assistance from Indiana Legal Services if they are within 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. An applicant may therefore also be financially eligible if the applicant`s income is greater than the income listed above. Eligibility under the 200% Income Guidelines depends on the applicant`s expenses and the nature of the legal issue. The PDF of the Income Directive also lists these figures.
In addition to income requirements, there are other eligibility requirements. Some of these rules are: Please note that LawHelpNY does not provide legal advice. You can only seek legal advice from a lawyer. If the other party to your dispute lives with you, don`t count their income in household income and don`t count them as part of the household. If you are not eligible to receive free legal services based on any of the above criteria, you can speak to a lawyer in your area to discuss other fee agreements. To find free legal aid in your area, take a look at FindLaw`s legal aid resources for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Your eligibility for free legal aid depends on a number of factors, such as your income, health status, safety, location, and whether your problem is civil or criminal in nature. Due to our limited staff, not everyone is able to get legal aid. Contact us to see if your case is a case we can handle. If you are currently receiving financial assistance through other public assistance programs such as SSI/SSP, Food Stamps Program, County Relief, Older Americans Act, and Developmentally Disabled Assistance Act, you may be eligible for free legal services in your state. If you need help finding something, click the chat button in the lower right corner of your screen to log in to LiveHelp.
Many legal advice centres use the following table to decide who can get help in each area of practice. Legal aid helps low-income people. Individuals whose income is less than 125% of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible and may be eligible for assistance. Sometimes, people with less than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines may be eligible. There are several HIV/AIDS legal counselling programmes that provide free legal assistance to low-income clients infected with HIV or AIDS in areas such as estate planning, discrimination in employment or housing, insurance difficulties, family law issues and other legal issues. In general, households must have a gross income of less than 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. Households with incomes of up to 200% of federal poverty may be accepted in certain situations. Households must also have few resources. Seniors (60 years of age or older) can get legal advice in some cases, regardless of their finances. Click here to download the table of current permissions. Utah Legal Services (ULS) uses three different criteria to determine if they can help you.
These are: If you believe that you have been denied legal services or otherwise discriminated against due to any of the above protected characteristics, you can contact one of the following people to file a complaint: CLSMF can also help you with probate issues, including guardianship protection, wills, living wills, small estates and powers of attorney.