The Records Project provides free legal services to overturn eligible King County criminal convictions for individuals who are at or below 200% of the federal poverty line. A conviction overturned is removed from the public background research available to employers and potential owners. Our goal is to remove barriers to employment and housing created by creeds. If your problem is more complicated and you need representation, the CLEAR lawyer will try to refer you to a legal aid provider in your community. www.bflegalaid.org/tenantsevictions-assistance.html Neighborhood Legal Clinics offers FREE 30-minute consultations with a lawyer at 34 locations in King County, including locations specializing in debt, bankruptcy, and family law matters. Lawyers determine if the client has a legal problem, suggest possible options, and make appropriate recommendations. NLC lawyers will not represent you in court. NLC is a limited legal service and should not be considered a substitute for representation. If you`re looking for basic information about the law, legal issues, and self-help solutions on a variety of topics, head over to WashingtonLawHelp. You will find hundreds of brochures and up-to-date materials on many topics that affect low-income people. These are classified by categories of legal problems.
The provision of civil legal aid services to persons in need is an important element of the State`s responsibility for the correct and efficient administration of justice. The mission of the Office of Civil Legal Assistance is to secure, invest, and monitor the use of public funds for civil legal assistance to low-income individuals in Washington State, and to ensure accountability for public funds appropriated for this purpose. Before CLEAR can assist you, a screening officer must determine that you are eligible for services. Due to limited resources, lawyers and paralegals cannot speak to all callers, and services are for people with issues affecting basic needs such as housing, income, medical care and family safety. CLEAR is a high-volume legal aid service. Often, there are more people trying to reach CLEAR than there are lawyers helping them. You may receive the message “Due to high call volume, we are currently unable to process additional calls” asking you to call back later. Please be patient and keep trying. Once there is the ability to answer another call, CLEAR will reopen and you will move on. Depending on where you live, there are different ways to get legal help. Based on the information you give to the CLEAR lawyer, they can give you oral or written advice that can help you resolve your issue on your own.
They also have an extensive library of informational materials to help you understand your legal rights and advocate for yourself. If your problem is covered by one of these documents, the CLEAR lawyer will send them to you free of charge. Kinship Care Solutions Project Provides free legal representation to parents and other caregivers seeking custody (also known as third-party custody) of one or more children. Callers who are Deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired can call CLEAR through the relay service of their choice. Callers who communicate in ASL may choose to obtain ASL legal aid via videophone/video relay service. The King County Law Association`s Pro Bono Services Division works with over 1400 volunteer lawyers, paralegals, law students and community members to provide free legal assistance to low-income residents of King County. Click on a link below to learn more. We have offices in Perth and in major regional centres. More information about CLEAR can be found here: www.nwjustice.org/get-legal-help The Office of Civil Procedure is not a provider of legal aid in civil matters. Services are provided by non-profit legal aid organizations throughout the state. If you have a non-criminal legal problem, you can call CLEAR (toll-free) at 1-888-201-1014 for legal advice, support and information.
If you need more comprehensive legal advice, CLEAR can refer you to a local legal aid provider if a referral is available. Consult the following legal topics or use the search box to find information. Apply online: You can also apply for legal aid online via CLEAR*Online. Call 211 for information and referrals to an appropriate legal service provider Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You can also call (206) 461-3200 or the toll-free number, which can be useful if you are calling from a pay phone, 1-877-211-9274. 211 provides free interpreters to callers as needed. Callers who are deaf or hard of hearing can dial 1-800-833-6384 or 711 to connect free of charge to a relay operator, who then connects them to 211. If you are allowed to talk to a lawyer or paralegal, they will ask you questions about your problem. Please have papers or documents related to your problem when you call. It will also be useful if you have important information such as the names of the people involved in the problem, as well as their addresses and phone numbers.
WashingtonLawHelp.org also hosts Washington Forms Online, which allows users to answer questions that automatically fill out family law and other forms and provide instructions. Many self-help resources are available in languages other than English, including Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Spanish, Hmong and Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese. Help us improve our services to clients and the public Call 206-296-7662 during business hours Outside business hours, call 206-477-8899 CLEAR is open Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Neighborhood Legal Clinics offers FREE 30-minute consultations with a lawyer at 34 locations in King County, including locations specializing in debt, bankruptcy, and family law. Callers will receive an interpreter free of charge if required. Requesting Access to Documents under the Freedom of Information Act What can you expect when you call CLEAR or CLEAR*Sr? In some cases, the CLEAR lawyer may try to resolve your problem through negotiation. What to do if you are not satisfied with WA Services Legal Aid 5219 W. Clearwater Avenue Suite 5A Kennewick, WA 99336 Call the information line at 1300-650-579 for free information about the law, request copies of our resources, ask questions about our services, and find out how we can help.
If you have a grant with a lawyer at Legal Aid WA, you can call the information line if you need to speak to your lawyer. Legal Aid WA continues to offer the same range of services, but as part of our COVID-19 response, some of these services may be provided in other ways. For more information, see COVID-19: Service Changes. Important Note: Customers who contact CLEAR*Sr after 9:15 am will be asked to leave a message with their name, phone number and if it is acceptable to leave a message. The CLEAR*SR line closes when the voice mail system is full. Low-income seniors can call the CLEAR line at 1-888-201-1014 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. In addition, low-income seniors who call the CLEAR* SR line at 1-888-387-7111 have the option of switching to the CLEAR line and having their eligibility verified that day. If you are calling on behalf of someone else, CLEAR staff will decide if they can speak to you or if they need to speak directly to the person you are calling.
If you are low-income and do not live in King County, call CLEAR* Sr (toll-free) at 1-888-387-7111 (available nationally, regardless of income), Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (CLEAR*Sr is available nationwide, regardless of income. Low-income seniors can also call the CLEAR main line at 1-888-201-1014 Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. To ensure that CLEAR does not compromise your rights or those of another client due to a conflict of interest, CLEAR staff will ask you for information about the person, company or agency with whom you have a problem. SEE: “. And Justice For All” the trailer and the full video. Learn more about our mandatory legal defense for people in court Mutual Assistance Plus Program Helps clients with uncontested marriage dissolutions (divorces agreed upon or when the other party does not respond), parenting plans, and child support in non-contentious cases where the father has already been determined.
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