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Site Help | PALawHELP.org - Your Online Guide to Legal Information and Legal Services in Pennsylvania PALawHELP.org - Your Online Guide to Legal Information and Legal Services in Pennsylvania Shortcut Navigation Page Content Site Navigation Footer LawHelp.org powered by probono.net All Languages Hide Visit Text size: A A A PALawHelp.org Helping low-income individuals solve legal problemsWell-nighUs Site Help Using this Site Feedback Understand Your Legal Issue Consumer Children and Families Employment Health Law Housing and Shelter Public Benefits Disability Education Elder Law Immigrant Issues Migrant Issues Veterans and Military Find Legal Help Search Legal Directory View legal directory A-Z Search GO Advanced Search Home Site Help What Is PA LawHELP.org? PALawHELP.org provides information and a guide to self-ruling and low forfeit legal help to low and moderate income persons and seniors in Pennsylvania. What kind of information is in PALawHELP.org? PALawHELP.org provides: Information on self-ruling legal aid programs and other legal service providers Information well-nigh your legal rights Legal education and self help information Information well-nigh and links to social services and government agencies   Why was PALawHELP.org created? PALawHELP.org was created to increase wangle to justice by providing information to the public well-nigh legal issues they squatter and by providing a place where legal service providers can be found for those who are unable to pay shyster fees but are in need of legal assistance. What is on the PALawHELP.org Home Page? The PALawHELP.org home page contains your gateway to legal information and legal referrals. PALawHELP.org is part of a national network of statewide web sites proving this information wideness the country.   What areas of the law are covered in PALawHELP.org? PALawHELP.org provides information in the pursuit legal subject areas: Consumer Children and Families Disability Education Elder Law Employment Health Law Housing and Shelter Immigrant Issues Migrant Issues Public Benefits Veterans and Military   How do I use the Find Legal Help link on the Home Page? The Find Legal Help link supplies information on legal service offices in Pennsylvania. It provides a list of the programs alphabetically by name, as well as a Search Legal Directory function that allows you to search for a provider by selecting your location and the type of legal problem you have.   How do I find the legal information I need in PALawHELP.org? The PALawHELP.org homepage features an easy-to-use icon menu that allows users to find relevant information quickly and easily. Clicking on one of the main topics listed on the PALawHELP.org home page takes you to a list of sub-topics that contain legal information. Clicking on a listed sub-topic generates a list of the legal information resources misogynist for that sub-topic. You may moreover use the Search bar that appears at the top of every page to locate information based on words, or a statement of your issue or problem, that you type in the Search bar.   What kind of information is provided in PALawHELP.org? This information provided includes online resources where you can file applications or get forms and information resources from a large variety of reliable sources. Information resources listed are sorted into groups by the type of organization providing the information. These include information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Government Agencies, Bar Associations and other legal organizations, and other private organizations. By default you receive Information from all of these variegated types of organizations throughout Pennsylvania. You can limit the resources presented to one of these types of organizations by using the links in the left navigation bar. You may moreover filter the legal information received to get only information relevant to where you live. This can be washed-up at any time by clicking the Set your location link in the right post of the page and selecting your location by municipality or town, county or zip code.   What information do theMagistrateInformation, Law Libraries and Find Legal Assistance links provide? The page containing the list of legal information resources moreover featuresMagistrateinformation, Law Libraries and  Find Legal Help links in the left navigation bar.  These links present information information well-nigh the courts and law libraries serving your location and well-nigh legal assistance providers misogynist where you live . The information provided relates specifically to the legal subtopic you previously selected. Clicking on one of these links brings up a screen where you can identify your location by municipality or town, county or zip code. If you had originally selected the Find Legal Help link you will be presented with a list of legal assistance providers that serve your location. There will moreover be a link to information well-nigh the lawyer referral service that serves your location. Clicking on the name of a legal service provider on the list yields a detailed profile of the provider selected. This includes contact information, eligibility requirements, languages spoken and the types of service misogynist from the provider. If you selected theMagistrateInformation or Law Libraries link you will be presented with a list of the courts or law libraries that serve your location. This list contains zippy links to the magistrate web sites and library sites where you can get detailed information well-nigh the operation of these entites.   Glossary of Legal Terms A Glossary of Legal Terms is misogynist from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. The Glossary is misogynist at thise link: Glossary of Legal Terms (Pennsylvania Courts). The United States Courts moreover offer the pursuit glossaries of legal terms at these links: Glossary of Legal Terms (United States Courts) Bankruptcy Basics Glossary   Type of Legal HelpMisogynistThere are several variegated ways in which an organization can provide help: Full Representation: Representation by a lawyer or a legal well-wisher in a legal matter, including appearances in magistrate or at a hearing. Brief Advice: Immediate translating provided in person or over the telephone. Pro Se Legal Clinic:Translatingand instruction from a legal well-wisher in a specified zone of the law typically provided to a group in a clinic setting. Self-Help Materials: Provision of materials designed to squire an individual in preparing legal documents necessary to represent themself in court.   Specific Information by Location Enter your zip code, city or town, or county to receive information specific to that area, together with unstipulated statewide information.and a local referral to a legal assistance provider. Income Guidelines Some organizations have income guidelines that you must meet to receive assistance. If you have an income higher than the income guidelines, you may not qualify for assistance. Income guidelines usually towards as a percentage of the federal poverty guidelines or as an income value (example: $18,000/year).  A personal windfall may moreover affect whether you qualify for assistance. PALawHELP.org does not guarantee that you will be worldly-wise to receive assistance from an organization plane if you meet its income guidelines. The orchestration unelevated shows the income guidelines most often used by legal services organizations, 125% to 200% of the federal poverty level. The amounts listed are rounded to the nearest dollar. "Family size" is the total number of people in the household.   2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines for Legal Aid    Family size 125% 200% 1    $1,264/month       $2,023/month    2    $1,714/month       $2,743/month    3    $2,164/month       $3,463/month    4    $2,614/month       $4,183/month    5    $3,064/month       $4,903/month    6    $3,514/month       $5,623/month    7    $3,964/month       $6,343/month    8    $4,414/month       $7,063/month       Each Additional Houshold Member    Add $450 Add $720 Income Exceptions An organization may moreover list instances in which it can squire a person whose income is higher than the income guidelines. For example, an organization may make exceptions for seniors, people who are HIV positive, or people experiencing domestic violence. Some organizations determine income eligibility by taking expenses such as child care, medical bills, and debts into account. Source: Federal Register, January 18, 2018. 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