Should you hire an attorney?

While many legal issues can be resolved without the assistance of an attorney, but there are many more occasions where this might not be a good thing to do.  Simple issues, small civil claims, preparing bills of sale, preparing a living will, and preparing simple wills may all lend themselves to self-help procedures.

However, issues involving personal injuries, worker’s rights, divorce property division, alimony or maintenance, child custody, child visitation rights, may well be issues that involve so many complex and hidden issues they are best left to the trained attorney.

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We recommend that you will benefit from understanding the basics of many legal issues discussed in LawReader.  However putting together all the parts of the puzzle, is a job that requires legal training and skill.

In some cases, where you cannot afford professional legal assistance, then you may wish to take the risk of proceeding without an attorney.  This has been done by many people with a great deal of success.

Court Clerks and Judges are not allowed to give you legal advice. They may point you in the direction of resources that might help you, but the interpretation of those resources is a risk that you will assume if you don’t have professional advice.

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If you meet a financial needs test, you may be eligible to obtain the assistance of a legal aid society.   To locate the nearest legal aid office ask the Court Clerk in your county.   These groups generally have long waiting lists, and will not accept many types of cases.  They are designed to help the truly needy.

In criminal cases, you can ask the court to appoint an attorney to represent you if you meet a responsible financial needs test.

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