As part of our military assistance project, we provide legal assistance to low-income Hoosier military personnel, veterans and their families. But that doesn`t mean you have to go to court without legal help — or, as Lincoln suggested, be a stupid client. A variety of free or low-cost legal services are available for Hoosiers. In some cases, this assistance may be limited to answering questions or giving advice; But some sources can also help you in court. “And a lot of people,” he said, “don`t know they need legal help.” Our low-income taxpayer clinic offers free help with tax matters such as IRS collection, review and appeals, as well as identity theft, tax credits, and more. For those who prefer to talk rather than type, the association offers a free monthly legal line where people can call to get answers to their legal questions. It is open every second Tuesday of the month (except December) from 6pm to 8pm. The number is 317-269-2000. Indiana Legal Help also provides a link to the Free Legal Answers website, which is available to qualified residents of Indiana. To find out if you are eligible for help, complete the short online questionnaire: indiana.freelegalanswers.org/ Through our low-income LGBT project, including our LGBT Victim Support Project, we provide legal assistance to low-income LGBT people in Indiana. Other free consultations and clinics are offered regularly throughout the year. For more information, click the “Info For The Public” tab at the top of the IndyBar website. The faith-based clinic, with offices in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, provides services nationwide under the philosophy “Everyone should have access to justice, regardless of income.” The website states that the goal is to “free our clients from the legal burdens that have prevented them from succeeding.” The Indy Legal Aid Society, which has been helping Hoosiers for 80 years, has remained consistent: “Advice, education, advice and representation on a variety of legal matters, most often in the areas of housing, guardianship, adoption and family law.” Indiana Free Legal Answers is a website where you can ask a question about your non-criminal law issue and get a free answer from a lawyer.

To be eligible, you do not need to have the means to hire a lawyer. To see if you are eligible and to ask a question now, visit IN Free Legal Answers. This service only provides answers to legal questions, the lawyer who answers your question will not represent you in the whole case or go to court for you. IndyBar, the Indianapolis Bar Association, provides free answers to legal questions, but does not provide representation. You can ask your question online Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Simply log in to one of the above websites and click on the “Chat” button at the bottom right of the page. And a lawyer will answer you. Indiana Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm, is the “largest provider of free civil legal advice to eligible low-income individuals” in Indiana. The aid is aimed at hoosiers “who face legal problems that affect their ability to have basic elements such as food, housing, income, medical care or personal security. such as family law, where there is domestic violence, housing, consumer law, access to health care and access to government services.

“It does not deal with criminal cases. There is “a huge demand” for free or low-cost civil legal services, said Chuck Dunlap, president and CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation, which runs the education and referral website IndianaLegalHelp.org. The site welcomed more than 275,000 visitors last year. Despite this wise counsel, every day, a growing number of people across Indiana are appearing in court to represent themselves. This trend is motivated by a number of reasons, not the least of which is considered by the prohibitive cost of legal services. Unlike criminal proceedings, where a judge can often appoint a public defender for people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, there is no guarantee of legal representation in civil cases. Not even for those who really can`t afford to hire a lawyer. The company`s website says it focuses on helping “the most vulnerable members of the central Indiana community: the elderly and disabled, children and their caregivers, and low-income people who would not otherwise receive legal services.” Website: www.indianalegalservices.org/applyonline This online service is a project of the Coalition for Court Access, which was launched by the Indiana Supreme Court in 2016 “to provide a focused and comprehensive organizational structure for Indiana`s civil legal aid programs.” The coalition`s website provides information about free, low-cost assistance in Indiana areas for people with non-criminal problems — things like family, housing, consumers, health, benefits, employment, and educational services.