Legal help for low-income individuals

Description

Legal aid program that offers legal counseling and/or representation for low-income individuals, typically in the areas of disability law, elder law and family law

Free or low cost legal services help people who are unable to afford a lawyer get access to the court system.

Additional Information

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid gives legal help to people in poverty and to people of any income level age 60 or older or living with disabilities. Legal aid services include:

• Debt collection and unfair loans
• Disability-related cases
• Divorce when child custody is an issue
• Domestic violence
• Elder abuse
• Housing discrimination and evictions
• Immigration and citizenship
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax issues

Monthly senior wills clinics are held on the second Wednesday of the month

• The events calendar shows upcoming clinics.
• Call 612-334-5970 to make an appointment

At the monthly Wills Clinics attorneys help with:

• Allocation (wills)
• Power of Attorney
• Health Care Directives
• Transfer on Death Deeds

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Big Stone County
  • Chippewa County
  • Kandiyohi County
  • Lac qui Parle County
  • Lincoln County
  • Lyon County
  • Meeker County
  • Renville County
  • Swift County
  • Yellow Medicine County

• Payment
  • Free / no cost to eligible clients
  • Private pay

• Specialization
  • Family
  • People with low income

Eligibility

Low-income or elderly Minnesota residents.

Criminal and personal injury (or any case where there would be damages awarded) cases are not eligible.

Senior Wills Clinics are available by appointment for seniors 60 and older

Application Instructions

Online application