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EspañolThe Family Law Assistance Project (FLAP) provides family law legal aid clinics to low income families and individuals. Legal circumstances must be related to a domestic personal protection order (PPO) or a family law issue such as divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, minor guardianship, etc. You must be low-income and a United States citizen or eligible alien. You must need legal services in Oakland County or live in Oakland County. Your circumstances must be related to a domestic Personal Protection Order (PPO) or family law issue such as divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, minor guardianship, etc. You must not be represented by an attorney. Please bring all documents relating to your legal action to the clinic. This includes all complaints, motions, orders and judgments. For dates and times of the clinics, visit their website. The clinic cannot offer assistance in cases relating to child abuse and neglect.
Legal Assistance
Included in this list are organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims of abuse and others who qualify. Even if the organization does not have a lawyer available to represent you in court, you may want to ask if there is a lawyer who you can consult with to get advice. Please note that we list the organizations by the county where the office is located – however, many offices may likely serve multiple counties. We indicate the “counties served” whenever possible. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations.
Oakland
Family Law Assistance Project
Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (Royal Oak Office)
Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (LAD) provides free or low-cost civil legal services to low-income individuals. Areas of civil legal service include: property rights (public housing, eviction diversion, etc.); bankruptcy; income support – social security/SSI and Department of Human Services; public benefits (health insurance, food stamps, etc.); education (special education, school suspensions and expulsions, etc.); and human trafficking (personal protection orders, T, U, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status non-immigrant visas, divorce, child custody and support issues, etc.). The Legal Aid and Defender Association serves Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Otsego
Legal Services of Northern Michigan (Gaylord Office)
Legal Services of Northern Michigan provides civil legal services to low income people and/or people who are 60 years of age or older. Legal representation can be obtained in civil law areas such as: domestic relations; public benefits and administrative; housing; consumer; healthcare; Elder law, and school problems. These services include: basic discussion of client rights; counseling; preparation of letters, documents, deeds, and pleadings; negotiations; administrative hearings; trials, and in some cases appeals, and community legal education and presentations. Legal Services of Northern Michigan does not provide service for criminal cases, traffic tickets or “fee-generating” cases. Legal Services of Northern Michigan serves Alcona, Alger, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Iosco, Iron, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Schoolcraft, and Wexford Counties.
