Displays a list of organizations in your area that provide assistance with your legal issue. If you need advocacy, advice or references, you can apply online or call 1-888-346-5592. This information has been created to give you general information about the law. It is not legal advice on a particular issue. If you have any questions about the law, you should consult a lawyer. If you don`t know a lawyer, you can call the South Carolina Bar Lawyer Referral Service weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The number is 799-7100 in Richland or Lexington counties and 1-800-868-2284 in other parts of the state. ABA Home Front provides legal information, resources and a directory of legal programs for veterans, military personnel and military families.

Programs listed include military legal aid offices, legal aid and pro bono organizations, mediation and information services for lawyers, and military-specific programs, where applicable. SCLS provides free legal assistance in a variety of civil cases. SCLS does not provide legal assistance in criminal matters or fees. To obtain legal assistance in a criminal case, please contact the public defender`s office in your county. For legal assistance in a fee-based matter, please call the Lawyer Placement Service at 1-800-868-2284. The fee for the lawyer referral service can be up to fifty dollars ($50.00) for 30 minutes. Welcome to the South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) website for online filing, legal information, and bank transfers. This website provides resources and links that can help you find the legal help you need. An older person who was the victim of domestic violence by her husband obtained a 90-day injunction from the family court and was ordered by the family court to file a divorce or separation action for additional protection.

Using the Title III-B legal program, the legal provider filed a complaint with the family court for the older person before the protection order expired within 90 days. With this assistance, the client was protected from further violence and was given full use and ownership of the marital home and a transportation vehicle. Last year, regional organizations on aging spent approximately $330,000 to fund legal services for HC`s most vulnerable population. Our service provider handled 1,160 legal files in eleven (11) priority areas. The success of the program is not measured in dollars, but by the impact we have on people`s lives every day. Examples of the positive impact of this program can be found below. You will find legal information on the following websites:S.C. Bar – www.scbar.org/public/get-legal-help/common-legal-topics/ On the next page we ask you to tell us in which country you live and with which legal problem you need help.

Depending on your answers, you can choose from: legal advice, legal information, referral or online request for legal services. One80 Place Legal Services – one80place.org/legal-services/ S.C. Bar – Free Publications – www.scbar.org/public/get-legal-help/free-forms-and-publications/ For legal help, although this website is closed for new questions, please visit www.lawhelp.org/sc or www.scaccesstojustice.org/get-help. South Carolina Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal clinic where qualified users ask civil law questions that are answered by state-licensed pro bono attorneys. Issues include family, divorce, custody, housing, eviction, homelessness, consumer rights, finances, labour, employment, unemployment, health and disability, civil rights, income support, youth, and education law. ABA Free Legal Answers is a project of the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service of the American Bar Association. For more information on the website, please visit the Committee`s Free Legal Answers website. Qualified individuals can ask legal questions and have them answered by a pro bono lawyer. A long-term care insurance policy denied coverage to a person, alleging that the person had exhausted their benefits. Legal Assistance concluded that the wording of the policy was inconsistent and included a provision that total benefits were 2190 days (six years), while other articles indicated three years.

After receiving a letter of claim and various legal actions, the company negotiated a settlement and the client agreed to another year of coverage. If you are in Beaufort County, you can also contact Low Country Legal Volunteers (.lowcountrylegalaid.org) In Charleston County, you can also contact Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services (charlestonbar.org/CM/Custom/Pro-Bono-Legal-Services.asp) or Charleston Legal Access, a nonprofit law firm that represents modest clients with floating fees.