Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

Legal Assistance

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 provides free civil legal services to people with low incomes in central Minnesota. Staff assist clients with a variety of legal issues. Services range from educating clients about their rights, to advocating on their behalf and representing clients in court.

Free civil legal aid for:

• Debt collection and garnishment issues
• Denial or termination of public benefits
• Disability-related cases
• Divorce and child custody
• Domestic violence
• Elder abuse
• Health Care Directive
• Housing discrimination and evictions
• Immigration and citizenship
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax issues
• Nursing home problems
• Power of Attorney

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.

Application Instructions

Online application