Legal Aid will have a free Legal Aid Walk In Clinic on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Bartholomew County Public Library in Columbus. The clinic will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and is for low-income residents.
The Legal Aid Clinic and Pro Bono Program utilizes local volunteer attorneys, offering free legal consultations to low-income individuals to those who might not otherwise be able to afford the counsel of an attorney.
Individuals coming to the Legal Aid Clinic can expect to receive a 10-minute consultation to answer general and eviction questions, offer legal information, or to receive other limited pro se assistance or advice, in person, on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no need to register in advance.
The general advice clinic for items such as adoptions, advance directives, family law, guardianships, protective orders, simple wills and small estates, is from 3 to 4 p.m.
The eviction clinic is from 4 to 5 p.m. covering negotiations with a landlord, legal defenses to an eviction damage hearings and eviction records.
No criminal law questions will be answered.
For more information, visit www.legalaidpbi.org/services.
