California is among many states that have launched self-help legal aid portals. To see if your state has a Web site, visit http://www.lawhelp.org/, and select your state from the drop down list under Help for the Public.
Kate CMC Temp said: > California Launches Self-Help Legal Aid Web Portal > > California launched a legal-aid web portal on August 27 in an attempt to > make legal resources available to low-income individuals. There has been a > recent rise in people reporting to court without lawyers. The website > attempts to address the "dissatisfaction and disaffection among litigants, > and delay and dismay in the courts," as described by Ronald George, chief > justice of the state Supreme Court. The website was modeled after the > Contra Costa County self-help center, which has been providing basic legal > information for the last year. Volunteers in networked community centers > are being trained to assist the local population to retrieve legal > information. > > Read more: <http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/9522127.htm?1c> > (free registration required) > > Best, > Nia Ujamaa > Intern, Center for Media & Community at EDC > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > -- Katherine A. Bladow Technology Project Coordinator Montana Legal Services Association ph: (406) 442.9830 ext. 23 or (800) 666.6124 www.MontanaLawHelp.org _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
