Legal Services - Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota
Legal services may include: legal advice, review court papers, assist in drafting paperwork, mediate, negotiate, litigate, and/or represent at an administrative law or district court hearing LSNM assists people with low incomes and issues critical to daily life. Cases including: - Consumer: threats or harassment by a creditor or debt collector, paycheck or bank account being garnished, and utilities shut off - Education: children with a disability and need an Individualized Education Program (IEP), wrongfully disciplined, suspended or expelled of a child - Employment: criminal history, denied unemployment benefits - Family: custody, divorce, parenting time rights, understanding court papers, etc. - Housing: contract for deed, denied of subsidized housing, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination and accommodation, locked out, and repair issues - Protective orders: from physically harming or threatening to harm an individual or child and harassment - Public assistance and disability benefits: food support, medical assistance or other public assistance, denied necessary medical care and unable to work because of a disability - Senior issues: health care directive, power of attorney, and simple will
Categories
Last assured
03/28/2024
Physical Address
1015 7th Avenue North, Moorhead, MN 56560
Hours
Office: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday Phone intake: 9 am - 5 pm Monday - Wednesday; 9 am - 4 pm Thursday and Friday
Voice
Fax
(320)762-0740
Website
Application process
Call; email; visit website; walk in
Required documents
Application; green card; proof of income only required in some circumstances; social security card/number
Eligibility
Low income and seniors who are residents of Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pope, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties in Minnesota
Languages
English
Spanish
Service area
Becker County, MN Clay County, MN Clearwater County, MN Douglas County, MN Grant County, MN Hubbard County, MN Kittson County, MN Lake Of The Woods County, MN Mahnomen County, MN Marshall County, MN Norman County, MN Otter Tail County, MN Pennington County, MN Pope County, MN Roseau County, MN Stevens County, MN Traverse County, MN Wadena County, MN Wilkin County, MN
Agency info
Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota
Provides free civil (non-legal) legal representation and community legal education to eligible low-income persons in 22 Northwest Minnesota counties.