Program Details
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
About This Location
Outreach services for older adults take place at many area senior centers. Call for more information and schedules.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Chisago County
- Crow Wing County
- Isanti County
- Kanabec County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Pine County
- Sherburne County
- Stearns County
- Todd County
- Wadena County
- Wright County
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Payment
- Free / no cost to eligible clients
- Private pay
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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
Location
110 6th Ave S, Ste 200, St. Cloud, MN, 56301
Area Served
Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, and Wright counties
Also serves seniors age 60 and over in Cass, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Pine, Wadena counties
For Social Security Disability help, Anoka, Chisago, Isanti and Yellow Medicine Counties
Phone Numbers
- Primary Contact for this program: 320-253-0121
- Toll Free - Disability: 800-292-4150
- Toll Free: 888-360-2889
Websites
Other Locations
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid - Willmar Office 415 7th St SW, Willmar, MN, 56201
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid - Minneapolis Office 111 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
Last Update
4/12/2024