In-Person Drop-In Legal Services
Do you Qualify for LHC Services?
Drop-In Clinic
In order to get legal information, summary advice or a referral at a Drop-In Clinic you must:
- Not qualify for Legal Aid. Learn about Legal Aid’s criteria and Agreement to Pay Program.
- Not already have a lawyer helping you with your legal matter
- Lawyers must avoid helping both sides of a disagreement. We will complete a conflict check to ensure that we have not already helped another person involved in your matter. If a conflict exists, we cannot help you. However, we will do our best to refer you somewhere else.
- Meet our Financial Eligibility Guideline – as part of the client intake form, you will be required to sign a declaration stating the number of people in your family unit and the total annual income all people in your family.
| Family Unit | Gross Income of the Family Unit |
|---|---|
| 1 | $55,000 |
| 2 | $65,000 |
| 3 | $71,250 |
| 4 | $77,500 |
| 5 | $83,750 |
| 6+ | $90,000 |
- under 18 years of age; or18 years of age or over and have not become independent of the parents as result of illness, disability or are enrolled in a full-time education program.
Further Assistance
In some situations, we may be able to provide further assistance. Please note, we cannot act as your lawyer. If you qualify, we will confirm exactly what assistance we can provide in writing and will fully discuss with you at your drop-in appointment.
Some examples of further assistance we may be able to provide include:
- Drafting court documents
- Writing letters
- Helping you prepare for court
- Legal research
Change of Circumstances
Eligibility will be reviewed on an on-going basis. If it is discovered that information provided about family size and income differ from what was originally indicated, or if circumstances change making a client ineligible, LHC has the right to cease services.
