How to Apply
Step 1
Make sure you meet the initial criteria to qualify for services:
YOU MUST LIVE IN LEON COUNTY AND YOUR CASE MUST BE IN LEON COUNTY.
YOUR CASE/LEGAL ISSUE MUST BE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
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Paternity
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Adoption (Step-Parents)
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Divorce
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Child Support
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Custody/Visitation
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Expungement
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Wills
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Landlord/Tenant
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Probate
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Property
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Foreclosure
IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITH AN APPLICATION.
Please try contacting the following resources instead:
Legal Services of North Florida
(850) 385-9007
Lo Bono Center (Must be a Florida Case)
(850) 606-4091
Florida Bar Foundation Referral Service
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Download the LAF Fillable PDF Application linked below
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Save as the following file name: FirstNameLastName
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Then Close
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Open the saved file as a PDF
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Type your information into the form
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Save
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Email Document to bernice@legalaidtallahassee.org
Click Here for a Fillable PDF. We will accept electronically signed and emailed applications.
The application must be completed in full including your original or electronic signature. Our office will not accept nor review partially completed applications.
Completed applications can be scanned and emailed, or mailed or hand-delivered to the address below. The office does not have a fax.
Mail to: 301 S. Monroe St., Suite 108
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Email to: Bernice@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.
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
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
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
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Any court papers, leases, or contracts that relate to your legal matter
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The names and addresses of the people involved with your problem
No application is denied for reasons of race, sex, creed, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation.