What About Eligibility?

LSNM is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the provision of legal services to the low income population of northern Michigan. Much of LSNM\'s funding comes from the national Legal Services Corporation and the Michigan Bar Foundation. Consistent with the guidelines of these funders, LSNM may only advise people whose household income is less than 125% of poverty. In addition the following restrictions apply:

The client must be a citizen or a legal resident of the United States.
The client may not be incarcerated.
The client may not have non-exempt assets exceeding $4,000 in value.

LSNM may not give legal advice on the following areas of law:

Criminal
Abortion
Political Redistricting
Drug related evictions from publicly subsidized housing

For technical reasons, the eligibility screening performed by this site is more restrictive than LSNM's office intake system. If you are denied access to this site and belive you are eligible for LSNM's service, please feel free to call your local office. Office numbers and locations can be found at LSNM's website.

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