Need someone to help with a legal problem?
The Legal Services Corporation’s directory can help you find a civil legal-aid organization serving your address. The organization will assess its own coverage, eligibility and capacity.
Find local legal aid →Choose the issue you are dealing with
You received a debt lawsuit. What happens next?
Read the papers, identify the court and preserve the right to be heard before discussing payment.
Open the explanation →What will settlement really cost?
Reconcile the whole program before calling a reduced creditor balance “savings.”
Open the explanation →Choose the right response to a collection notice
Use the notice to choose the right response: debt verification, a credit-report dispute or a court filing.
Open the explanation →Show why your income or property may be protected
A protection can depend on the source of funds, the creditor and the procedure used to claim it.
Open the explanation →What this location page can tell you
The local source material addresses selected debt and provider-law questions. It is not a complete review of every local program, deadline or exemption.
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