Lakeshore Legal Aid and Thomas Cooley Law School are partnering to provide family law legal aid clinics to low income residents of Oakland County, or low income individuals having cases in Oakland County Courts at the Oakland County Law Library.
The clinics are held from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm every other Wednesday. Attendees may register in the Law Library, before 3:30 p.m. on these dates:
January 6 & 20, 2010
February 3 & 17, 2010
March 3, 17 & 31, 2010
April 14 & 28, 2010
May 12 & 26, 2010
June 9 & 23, 2010
July 7 & 21, 2010
August 4 & 18, 2010
September 8 & 22, 2010
October 6 & 20, 2010
November 3 & 17, 2010
December 1 & 15, 2010
To participate in this clinic you must meet the following criteria:
You must be low-income and a United States citizen or eligible alien.
You must need legal services in Oakland County or live in Oakland County.
Your circumstances must be related to a family law issue such as divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, a Personal Protection Order (PPO), etc.
You must not be represented by an attorney.
Please bring all documents relating to your legal action to the clinic. This includes all complaints, motions, orders and judgments.
The clinic cannot offer assistance in cases relating to child abuse and neglect.
If you meet all of the above criteria you will be asked to complete some forms to determine whether there is a conflict of interest for our agency staff, verify your eligibility for services and give the attorneys some background information regarding your situation. Any information you provide is protected by the attorney-client privilege.
Participants in the clinic will be considered for further legal services based on our resources, either through our pro bono referral program or representation by staff attorneys. If you are seeking assistance completing court forms, we recommend you don't file the documents with the court until you receive notice from us regarding the availability of further services. We also recommend you do not sign any legal documents without consulting an attorney.
Following your attendance at the clinic, you will receive written notification from staff whether your case has been accepted for further services. Typically these letters are mailed within 7 days of the date you attended the clinic. If your situation requires a more immediate response we will contact you earlier.
