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How to Apply

Step 1

Make sure you meet the initial criteria to qualify for services:

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YOU MUST LIVE IN LEON COUNTY AND YOUR CASE MUST BE IN LEON COUNTY.

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YOUR CASE/LEGAL ISSUE MUST BE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 

  • Paternity

  • Adoption (Step-Parents)

  • Divorce

  • Child Support

  • Custody/Visitation

  • Expungement

  • Wills

  • Landlord/Tenant

  • Probate

  • Property

  • Foreclosure

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IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITH AN APPLICATION. 

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Please try contacting the following resources instead:

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Legal Services of North Florida

(850) 385-9007

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Lo Bono Center (Must be a Florida Case)

(850) 606-4091

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Florida Bar Foundation Referral Service

(800) 342-8011

Step 2

Complete and submit the Legal Aid application.

  1. Download the LAF Fillable PDF Application linked below

  2. Save as the following file name: FirstNameLastName

  3. Then Close

  4. Open the saved file as a PDF

  5. Type your information into the form

  6. Save

  7. Email Document to intake@legalaidtallahassee.org

Click Here for a Fillable PDF.  We will accept electronically signed and emailed applications. 

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The application must be completed in full including your original or electronic signature. Our office will not accept nor review partially completed applications.

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Completed applications can be scanned and emailed, or mailed or hand-delivered to the address below. The office does not have a fax.

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Mail to: 301 S. Monroe St., Suite 108
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Email to: intake@legalaidtallahassee.org

850-222-3292

A drop box is located outside of our office if you come by outside of business hours.

It is checked daily.

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Applications are also available at our office in the Leon County Courthouse, or we can mail an application to you. Please contact our office to provide your information. 

Step 3

Follow up.

Because of the number of applications we receive, please allow seven business days for your application to be processed and follow up with a phone call to 850-222-3292 to check on the status. We understand the importance of your legal issue/case, but we ask for your patience as the demand unfortunately exceeds the number of volunteers available.

Step 4

Make an appointment with our Intake Coordinator

​Once you are notified that you have been found eligible for the Pro Bono Legal Service program you will need to make an appointment for a phone consultation, or an in-office consultation with our staff attorney or a volunteer. Please have any paperwork related to your legal matter ready to be reviewed by an attorney.

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  • Information about the income and expenses of everyone living in the household

  • Any court papers, leases, or contracts that relate to your legal matter

  • The names and addresses of the people involved with your problem

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No application is denied for reasons of race, sex, creed, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation.

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