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- Your call is confidential (private). CLS won’t talk about you or your case to anyone who doesn’t work for us, unless you give us permission to do so. If you threaten to commit a crime, including hurting yourself or another person, we will have to report that.
- You will not have to pay for the help that you get from CLS if you meet certain limits of income. CLS looks at your wages and your assets (including home, car, bank accounts, etc.) in order see if you qualify to be accepted for help by our program. We also look at the type of legal problem you are having and whether or not we have the resources available to help you.
- CLS helps seniors who are 60 and over regardless of income, but only if the individual problem falls within CLS Priorities, and if the office has the resources to provide this assistance at the times needed.
- When you contact us, we will ask you questions to help us figure out if we can help you. The questions will be about your income, your assets and your legal problem.
- What kinds of cases can we help with?
o Family law: domestic violence, divorce, custody, guardianship and others;
o Consumer/debt problems, including bankruptcy, garnishment, collection, repossession and others;
o Housing law, including foreclosures, evictions, landlord/tenant issues and others;.
o Issues for seniors, including living wills, medical durable powers of attorney, and more;
o Problems with programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SSI, and other government benefits;
o Other civil (not criminal or traffic) problems; and
o Immigration: We can help citizens and those who are (1) present in the U.S. and (2) have an acceptable "category" of immigration. Click here for a list of categories of immigrants we can help.
- What can we do to help you?
o We may offer you advice from an attorney about your problem;
o We may help you file your own case in court;
o We may refer you to a legal aid clinic, or to another program or agency that can help you;
o A paralegal in one of our offices may help you;
o A staff attorney in one of our offices may help you; and/or
o An attorney who takes cases from us and works for free may help you.
- What if we can’t help you?
o If your problem involves a criminal charge or traffic ticket, contact the Public Defender’s office
o Check out the other resources on our website
o If you want to know how to find an attorney
Getting Help from the Courts
The Colorado Judicial Branch (Colorado courts) website has a self-help center online, with legal forms and instructions available to download and print out. Go to their website for more information.
Help from Other Organizations
This website has a list of organizations that can help you with other types of issues. Go to the client information of this website, choose the type of problem you are having in general, choose a more specific problem then click on 'Other Help'. |
