To be eligible for legal advice, you must pass a resource test. If your application is successful, you will be asked to make a financial contribution. The amount you pay depends on your funds. If your application for legal aid or advice is rejected, you can ask the decision-maker to review the decision and/or appeal the decision. Free legal advice, representation and consumer workshops in the areas of debt collection defense, predatory lending and abusive mortgage transactions, foreclosure defense, HOA matters, estate planning and credit repair. There are minimum contributions that must be paid, except in cases of extreme hardship. However, the contribution you have to make depends on your disposable income for legal advice and your disposable income and capital for legal aid. No contribution is required in cases of childcare and domestic violence, but you must still respect the limits of income and available capital. Free legal advice and representation for low-income members of the Asia-Pacific Island community in the areas of immigration and naturalization, family law, eviction defence, elder abuse, public services, foreclosure defence, and wills and trusts. The Council has a network of full-time and part-time legal centres throughout Ireland. The Commission has also established rosters of lawyers and lawyers in private practice who provide legal assistance and advice under the Act. If your case needs to be handled by a lawyer, the Legal Aid Committee will appoint someone to represent you. If you need help with a legal issue related to access to health care or unfair medical billing, please contact the Health Consumer Center.
If your application is accepted, you will be asked to make a minimum contribution. If legal aid is required, the Committee will issue you with a legal aid certificate. The Committee provides legal assistance or advice to a complainant in specific criminal cases of sexual offences, including rape, aggravated sexual assault and incest. A complainant is the person who files the complaint. To be eligible for legal aid, you will generally need to pass both a resource test and a merit test. If you are eligible for legal aid, you will have to contribute to the full cost of the procedure. There are a limited number of exceptions to the obligation to contribute, including child care and domestic violence. The „Fees“ section below lists the minimum and maximum contributions that can be made. Civil legal advice is any oral or written advice given to you by a lawyer or lawyer on the application of the law in civil matters. It may also involve writing letters on your behalf or acting for you in negotiations with others. Legal advice is provided by the lawyers on the board of directors of their network of law centres. Free legal advice and representation for qualified low-income individuals in immigration, eviction defence, rent committee hearings and workers` rights.
The Commission can provide legal advice in most areas. Legal aid is generally prohibited in the following categories: You do not need to pass a means test or pay a contribution to receive legal advice. If you need help with a legal question related to housing, social or consumer law, please contact our legal advice line. In general, legal aid is provided by lawyers employed by the Committee in its legal centres. However, legal aid may also be granted by independent counsel by a group of lawyers appointed by the Commission. This applies in particular to family law issues and international protection cases. We are an independent statutory body responsible for providing civil legal assistance and advice, family mediation and vulnerable witness services, as well as administering a range of ad hoc legal aid schemes. Civil legal aid helps people resolve family and civil disputes.
No legal advice is provided on legal issues that, in the Committee`s view, could be resolved by obtaining appropriate advice other than government-supported legal advice. Free legal advice and representation for qualified low-income individuals in debt collection defense, labor rights, towing hearings, camp unit disputes, eviction defense, section 8 termination hearings, rent committee hearings, clean slate, immigration/naturalization, business start-up or non-profit. Free legal representation and preparation of domestic violence injunctions, dissolution, separation and annulment forms, child and spousal support orders, and custody and access orders for domestic violence victims living in Alameda County.