Central Minnesota Legal Services provides free attorneys to qualifying individuals
Central Minnesota Legal Services provides civil legal services to low-income persons in 21 counties in Central Minnesota. Its mission is "to provide, in a highly professional manner, for the basic legal needs of families and children vulnerable to abuse, violence, neglect, homelessness or major economic disruptions in their lives." Clients receive legal services at no cost, unless there are court fees that cannot be waived. CMLS helps eligible clients through direct representation, brief advice, and through participating in community legal education programs.
CMLS provides assistance in issues involving:
Family Law
Housing
Government Benefits
Consumer Law
Employment Law
Watch Judge Stephen Halsey from the Tenth Judicial District (Anoka) host a show on Orders for Protection in Minnesota
Watch the District Court Show broadcast with Judge Stephen Halsey and guests in a discussion on the process for obtaining an Order for Protection in Minnesota Courts. CMLS is mentioned in the discussion as an organization that assists people with Orders for Protection in Anoka County.
http://www.qctv.org/districtcourtshow/index.php
Revised Paternity Booklet is now available for free online download
For those involved in paternity matters, the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition has created a community education booklet called "Rights and Responsibilities of Unmarried Parents". If you are an organization that works with unmarried parents, you can order copies of the booklet to distribute by going to the Coalition's website.
If you are an unmarried parent looking for information, you can download the booklet for free in both PDF and HTML format at LawHelpMN.org.
Are you in need of a harassment restraining order? Now you can prepare your forms online.
The 4th District Self-Help Center and the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition collaborated to create a user-friendly document assembly tool for the new state-approved "Petition for Harassment Restraining Order". This tool was designed to be used in all counties in Minnesota. After you use the tool, it will create the Petition, Law Enforcement Sheet and Proposed Harassment Restraining Order and it comes with printable instructions to tell the user how to file and serve the paperwork.
To get to the online Harassment Restraining Order tool, go to this link:
https://www.npado.org/login_form?template_id=template.2009-09-18.7162719137
Somali Language Website launched
The largest Somali population resides in the Twin Cities area. And now there is a website that can help Somali speaking people find legal resources to help with a variety of issues.