Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm that provides free legal help for low-income persons and senior citizens.
Legal Aid seeks to ensure basic needs for clients, especially those involving:
- Income maintenance for survival
- Freedom from harm and violence
- Access to housing
- Freedom from hunger
- Access to health care
Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to low-income people and seniors age 60 and over. Legal Aid considers income, assets, and family size, among other factors in determining eligibility.
Legal Aid can help you ……
- Family Law – cases of domestic violence, divorce, paternity, child support, guardianship
- Housing Law – foreclosure, eviction, landlord/tenant problems, including public housing and section 8
- Consumer Law – wage and bank account garnishment, debt collection, bankruptcy
- Public benefits – unemployment, social security, SSI/SSDI, SNAP, Medicare/Medicaid
- Other Civil Legal Problems – expungements, driver’s license issues
No Legal Fees…….Legal Aid does not charge fees for eligible clients. Funding is provided by the Legal Services Corporation, the State of Oklahoma, Area Agencies on Aging, the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, local United Way organizations, and other private funding.
APPLICATION HOTLINES
Find out if you are eligible:
1-405-624-1734
Phones answered: Monday to Thursday 8:30a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Seniors call 1-405-624-1737