Please Answer Five Quick Questions to Help Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Help Everyone!

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* 1. What are your biggest legal issues? You can pick as many issues as you want. You can pick an issue even if the label does not exactly match your legal need. These are mostly civil (not criminal) issues.

Disaster Aid: issues getting government aid, insurance help, or rebuilding help, other legal problems because of a hurricane or other disaster.

Family: this can include divorce, custody, child support.

Housing: issues getting or keeping housing for homeowners, renters, or people with no place to live.

Work: including unemployment benefits, unpaid wages, licenses for work, discrimination.

Money: including bankruptcy, loans, debt collection, scams, identity theft, problems with contractors.

Safety from Abuse: children at risk, other family members or others close to you.

Government Aid: problems getting, using or keeping disability aid, SSI, food aid like SNAP, Veterans aid, health aid like Medicaid/Medicare, and more.

Taxes: federal and state tax problems.

Wills & Life Planning: Wills, Successions (dealing with property when someone dies), and Power of Attorney

Seniors: legal problems older people face, including financial or other abuse.

School: getting into or kicked out of school discipline, special education, other.

COVID-19: problems with your job, home or other things tied to COVID-19

Is there an issue not listed here?
Describe that issue here in a few words.
Do not give any personal information.
Do not use this line to ask for legal aid.

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* 2. Now, pick only your top issue right now.

Disaster Aid: issues getting government aid, insurance help, or rebuilding help.

Family: this can include divorce, custody, child support.

Housing: issues getting or keeping housing for homeowners, renters, or people with no place to live.

Work: including unemployment benefits, unpaid wages, licenses for work, discrimination.

Money: including bankruptcy, loans, debt collection, scams, identity theft, problems with contractors.

Safety from Abuse: children at risk, other family members or others close to you.

Government Aid: problems getting, using or keeping disability aid, SSI, food aid like SNAP, Veterans aid, health aid like Medicaid/Medicare, and more.

Taxes: federal and state tax problems.

Wills & Life Planning: Wills, Successions (dealing with property when someone dies), and Power of Attorney

Seniors: legal problems older people face, including financial or other abuse.

School: getting into or kicked out of school discipline, special education, other.

Is there an issue not listed here?
Describe that issue here in a few words.
Do not give any personal information.
Do not use this line to ask for legal aid.

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* 3. Sharing general information about your age helps SLLS learn more about the community.
Please share that information if you wish, by picking one answer below. Please also answer the question about Internet access.

I am less than 19 years old.

I am over 19 but less than 35 years old.

I am at least 35 but less than 45 years old.

I am at least 45 but less than 60 years old.

I am at least 60 but less than 75 years old.

I am 75 or older.

I prefer not to answer this question.

Yes or No: Do you have your own phone or other device with Internet?
Also -- for Louisiana people -- what Parish do you live in?
If "Yes" do you use the Internet mainly by phone, a tablet, or a computer? If you only have Internet through a library, friend or other place, please enter that below.

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* 4. What kind of legal help do you want and need most to tackle a legal issue or problem?
Pick one.
Please answer the legal aid question too at the end of the list of choices.

I am looking for a lawyer to take my issue or case.

I am looking for basic legal advice and information about my rights.

I am looking for forms and instructions I can use on my own.

I'm looking for a quick advice session with a lawyer at a library or legal clinic about my issue.

I’m looking for other kinds of legal help not listed here.

Please pick "Yes" or "No" or "Maybe" or "I don't know": Is your household income probably in the range for free legal aid? That is $16,988 a year for one person or $34,688 a year for four. There are exceptions.

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* 5. Please help us learn more about the community SLLS helps.
Sharing general information about how you identify your race or ethnicity helps SLLS learn more about the community.
Please share that information if you wish, by picking the one best answer below.

African American/Black

White

Asian

Hispanic

Another group not listed here.

I prefer not to answer this question.

If you picked "other," please give details if you would like to here.

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* 6. Great! You just helped SLLS help the community.
If you have time for one more question, pick the answer that best describes you.

Client or Possible Client

Social Service Agency or Funder Executive

Social Service Agency or Funder Staff

Legal Aid Attorney

Legal Aid Staff

Attorney or Staff, other Nonprofit/Public Interest Law Firm

Attorney in Private Practice who does Pro Bono Work

Attorney in Private Practice with no Pro Bono Experience

Judge, Law Clerk, Judicial or Court Staff

Elected Official, Staff to an Elected Official

State Bar Management or Staff

Other Government Agency Management or Staff

Academic or Researcher

Other (please specify).

Please Answer Five Quick Questions to Help Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Help Everyone!

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* 1. What are your biggest legal issues? You can pick as many issues as you want. You can pick an issue even if the label does not exactly match your legal need. These are mostly civil (not criminal) issues.

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* 2. Now, pick only your top issue right now.

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* 3. Sharing general information about your age helps SLLS learn more about the community.Please share that information if you wish, by picking one answer below. Please also answer the question about Internet access.

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* 4. What kind of legal help do you want and need most to tackle a legal issue or problem? Pick one.Please answer the legal aid question too at the end of the list of choices.

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* 5. Please help us learn more about the community SLLS helps. Sharing general information about how you identify your race or ethnicity helps SLLS learn more about the community.Please share that information if you wish, by picking the one best answer below.

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* 6. Great! You just helped SLLS help the community. If you have time for one more question, pick the answer that best describes you.

* 3. Sharing general information about your age helps SLLS learn more about the community.
Please share that information if you wish, by picking one answer below. Please also answer the question about Internet access.

* 4. What kind of legal help do you want and need most to tackle a legal issue or problem?
Pick one.
Please answer the legal aid question too at the end of the list of choices.

* 5. Please help us learn more about the community SLLS helps.
Sharing general information about how you identify your race or ethnicity helps SLLS learn more about the community.
Please share that information if you wish, by picking the one best answer below.

* 6. Great! You just helped SLLS help the community.
If you have time for one more question, pick the answer that best describes you.