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dallas volunteer attorney program
Who is this for? All DVAP clients must meet strict financial eligibility guidelines to receive help. DVAP provides legal help to low-income clients with the following types of cases:
What is it? The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program helps clients with benefits, consumer, employment, family, housing, landlord-tenant, bankruptcy, expunctions and non-disclosures, probate, real property, tax, and wills cases. DVAP cannot help with criminal cases, tickets, or fee-generating cases such as personal injury matters. Applicants who have been sued should bring copies of their legal documents when applying for help.
Where is it available? Dallas County
HOW can people learn more? You can get more information at the DVAP website.
Texas legal services center – family helpline
Who is this for? Texas resident caring for a child who is not your child, may/may not be involved with CPS, household income must be at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
What is it? Services: obtaining kinship benefits through CPS, accessing government benefits, navigating social security issues, obtaining identification documents for children in their care, limited assistance in suits for obtaining legal conservatorship/custody, assisting with education and access issues for children in their care, providing information on tax effects relating to a child in their care
Where is it available? Texas residents
HOW can people learn more? You can get more information at the Texas Legal Services website.
legal aid of northwest texas
Who is this for? Low-income Individuals or families dealing with a civil-law matter, who live in or have a case matter in a county served by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas.
What is it? Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas provides free civil legal services to low-income families across 114 counties of North and West Texas. Legal areas include: Family law (custody, adoption, guardianship), Housing, benefits, and healthcare access
Where is it available? Available to residents of 114 counties of North and West Texas (see their website for locations)
HOW can people learn more? You can get more information at the Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas website.