Residents of Clinton County and mid-Michigan now have a new place to go for legal help: the Clinton County Legal Self-Help Center.
The Clinton County Legal Self-Help Center is located in the Briggs District Library, at 108 E. Railroad St. in St. Johns. The center is a partnership between the Briggs District Library, Clinton County Courts, Michigan Legal Help, and other community partners. The center will be a part of the Mid-Michigan Legal Self-Help Center Network with the Ingham County Legal Self-Help Center, located in the State of Michigan Law Library, and the Eaton County Legal Self-Help Center. Residents will be able to access whichever center is most convenient for them.
Visitors to the center can access high-speed internet, computers, and printers to use the Michigan Legal Help website in English (MichiganLegalHelp.org) or Spanish (AyudaLegaldeMichigan.org). The Michigan Legal Help website contains free, easy-tounderstand information on common legal issues. This includes know-your-rights articles, self-led interviews that help visitors fill out court forms, and step-by-step instructions that help walk visitors through how they need to file and serve their forms, and the steps that follow. The website can also help visitors look for a lawyer in their area and connect with local community services if they need more assistance.
Visitors also have access to navigators who are trained to help visitors find the resources they need. While navigators cannot give legal advice, they can answer questions about court practices and processes, help visitors locate and complete the court-approved forms available on the website, and find referrals to lawyers and community service providers.
The center in Clinton County joins 29 other centers across the state offering free, high quality legal self-help services to the citizens of Michigan.
The Michigan Legal Help Program is funded by the Michigan State Bar Foundation, the Michigan Supreme Court, and through grants from the Legal Services Corporation.
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