Legal Resources
Free/Reduced Cost Legal Help, Child Support
Free & Reduced Cost Legal Help
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Location: Nationwide
Services Provided: Find a non-profit legal aid organization near you.
Population Served: All
Cost: Free
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Location: Nationwide
Services Provided: Find pro bono organizations near you.
Population Served: All
Cost: Free
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Location: Nationwide
Services Provided: Post a civil legal question to the website and receive an email response from a volunteer attorney.
Population Served: All
Cost: Free
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Location: Nationwide
Services Provided: Find free legal aid programs, information and forms for your state.
Population Served: All
Cost: Free
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Phone: 800-872-9992, 617-723-8455
Location: Massachusetts
Services Provided: Legal services - information, referral, technical assistance, and representation, specifically with regards to human rights, education, employment housing, health care, voting, and hate crime issues.
Population Served: People in Massachusetts with disabilities
Cost: Free - they can only take cases that they believe will create systemic change
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Location: Massachusetts
Services Provided: Legal information about your rights in Massachusetts
Population Served: Massachusetts residents
Cost: Free
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Phone: 888-KIDLAW8
Location: Massachusetts
Times open: M-F 9am-5pm
Services Provided: Comprehensive legal representation and litigation assistance with matters of children's education, immigration, welfare, juvenile justice, and victims of crimes
Population Served: Families with children in need of legal representation
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Phone: 617-603-1700
Location: Massachusetts
Services Provided: Hotline for advice on civil legal issues and referrals to pro bono providers
Population Served: Low-income residents of Massachusetts
Cost: Free
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Phone: 617-338-0610 OR 877-686-0711
Location: Massachusetts
Times Open: First Wednesday of the month between 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Services Provided: Hotline for free legal advice on a variety of topics
Population Served: All
Cost: Free
Child Support
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Phone: 800-332-2733
Location: Massachusetts
Services Provided: Establish paternity or get/enforce/change a child support order.
Population Served: Massachusetts residents
Cost: Free
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Phone: 888-95-CHILD
Location: Nationwide
Services Provided: Help with collecting delinquent child support, including getting interest on late payments
Population Served: All
Cost: 34% commission on each payment collected