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BASIC ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES


YOU MUST LIVE IN OUR SERVICE AREA TO RECEIVE SERVICES. OUR RESPONSE WILL BE SPECIFIC TO THE COUNTY YOU LIVE IN.

   
 
   

We serve the following California counties: Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and Tuolumne.

IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN OUR SERVICE AREA, CHECK OUR LEGAL SERVICES LINKS PAGE FOR THE PROGRAM NEAREST YOU.

Please note that we do not handle criminal, most civil disputes, or fee-generating cases.

To determine eligibility for our services, please be prepared to provide information about your legal problem, income, assets, people in your household, and race. You must also be either:

   
  1. A U.S. citizen; or
2. A lawful permanent resident; or
3. A non-citizen who is married to a U.S. citizen, is the parent of a a U.S. citizen, or is the unmarried child of a U.S. citizen and has filed an application such as a visa petition, application for adjustment, cancellation of removal, or suspension of deportation or an I-360 under VAWA; or
4. A non-citizen who has been abused by a spouse or a parent.



 

BASIC ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
HOUSING LAW
HEALTH CONSUMER LAW
CONSUMER LAW
FAMILY/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION
PUBLIC BENEFITS
ELDER LAW
SMALL CLAIMS
 
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