Get Help
Tell us about your situation
- Apply: call us or connect online.
- Share: your contact information, financial details, legal issue.
- Eligibility:
- If you qualify, a Legal Aid case handler will contact you.
- If you don’t qualify, a Legal Aid intake specialist will make every effort to provide resources.
- All information collected is confidential.
Eligibility Guidelines
Anyone living in our service area who:
- has a low income
- is at least 60 years of age
- has a disability
- 20 central Minnesota counties — for low-income individuals
- Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wright, Yellow Medicine
- 26 Minnesota counties — for seniors 60+
- Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Wright, Yellow Medicine
- Statewide — for disability-, tax-related cases or health care coverage
- Apply: Call or connect online.
- Interview: Tell us about your case.
- Homework: Gather documents and information.
- Guidance: Legal Aid will advise you on next steps.
Cases We Handle
We provide civil legal aid at no cost to people in poverty and to people of any income level age 60 or older or living with disabilities. Commons legal issues we help clients with include:
- Debt collection and unfair loans
- Disability-related cases
- Divorce when child custody is an issue
- Domestic violence
- Elder abuse
- Housing discrimination and evictions
- Immigration and citizenship
- IRS tax issues
- Denial and termination of public benefits
- Youth seeking help from abuse and neglect
We do not offer legal help for criminal cases. If you are charged with a crime, you should ask for a public defender.