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
• Denial and termination of public benefits
• Youth seeking help from abuse and neglect

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

The Senior Law Project (SLP) provide civil legal services to adults 60+ with a focus on seniors with the greatest social and economic need.

• Elder abuse
• Assisted living and nursing home discharges
• Public benefits
  • Food support
  • Cash assistance
  • Social Security
  • Unemployment denials
  • Public health insurance coverage such as Medical Assistance denials
  • Reduction of home care services
  • Debtor/creditor issues

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
  • Immigrants
  • People with low income
  • Refugees

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

Contact (800) 292-4150 to reach the MN Disability Law Center or (877) 696-6529 for the main intake line.