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Maryland Legal Aid Bureau ASSISTANCE 410-535-3278 Provides free legal services to financially eligible individuals. Areas of law covered: . Consumer rights . Elder rights . Employment For further information on . Family . Farmworkers rights Family Law Assistance, . Government benefits . Health care Contact the Family Services . Housing Office Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service 175 Main Street 410-547-6537/1-800-510-0050 Available to Maryland residents who earn no Prince Frederick, MD 20678 more than 50% of state median income. Family law areas covered: . Adult guardianship . Child custody . Divorce 410-535-1600, Ext. 2516 or 2524 . Name changes Free legal consultation for
Family Law Hotline 1-800-845-8550 Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30 . Staffed by experienced family law Divorce attorneys . Answers basic family law questions Custody . Open to Maryland residents with low income
Visitation Legal Forms Hotline 1-800-818-9888 Tue, Wed, Fri 9-12:30 A program of the FamilyChild Services Support Office Thu 9-4 of the Circuit Court for Calvert County The Hotline attorney can explain: . How to complete the required funded through a grant from the domestic relations forms Maryland Administrative Office of the . How to file the papers . How to move your case forward Courts
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The Family Services Office of the Offer assistance and advice on how The People’s Law Library Circuit Court for Calvert County to represent yourself in family law www.peoples-law.org offers a free clinic for those in cases. . Provides in-depth information on Maryland law and links to legal need of legal advice and service organizations assistance with Family Law Answer questions about the legal issues. process for family law cases. . Provides self-tests to determine whether your case is appropriate for self-representation The Family Law Assistance Assist in completing relevant forms and papers for filing with the court Clinic provides the opportunity . Defines legal terms for you to speak with an attorney for family law cases. free of charge in a brief . Provides link to court forms consultation. This consultation is Answer specific questions about not an agreement for legal ongoing family law cases for those . Provides information on preparing for your day in court representation. who do not have an attorney . Provides information on appealing or enforcing a decision WHEN THIS SERVICE IS OFFERED
Maryland Courts There is no need to make an www.mdcourts.gov Things to Remember: Find the following videos under the Legal appointment for the legal Help-Self Help Videos tab from the home page: This is a first come, first served assistance clinic. The clinic is . Serving the Opposing Party (9 min.) program. offered every Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. On the . Finding Legal Help (10 min.) Bring all paperwork about your case. day of the clinic, you must complete a brief intake at the . Tips for Your Day in Court (4 min.) It is best to leave small children at Family Services Office on the 1st home. floor of the Circuit Courthouse. . The Maryland Court System (10 min.) You will be given a number and called in number order when the clinic begins. Intake begins at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. Family Law Resources continued on other side.