The Julian T. Pierce Scholarship offers graduate positions in law dedicated to improving the legal system for low-income individuals in rural areas who have been marginalized by both poverty and geography. The Pierce Fellowship is funded by Legal Aid of North Carolina in memory of Julian T. Pierce, a Lumbee Indian, civil rights leader
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My husband is an alcoholic and I want to understand what my legal status is in Long Beach, California to be married and separated. For 85 years, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) has been the law firm for low-income people in Los Angeles. LAFLA is committed to promoting access to justice,
Mehr lesenWe help low-income residents of the Sacramento area with their civil law issues. Capital Pro Bono CPB is a voluntary, free legal aid program that provides civil litigation assistance to low-income clients in the Sacramento area. Assistance with: bankruptcy, debt collection issues, employment matters, family law, estate planning, estate guardianship for minors, estate, assistance
Mehr lesenThe evidence must show that you are or are a victim of domestic violence or violence by the other party if you are from a family relationship between you and the other party. If there has been domestic violence in your relationship with the related person, legal help may be available. There is no
Mehr lesenIf you have a legal problem or would like information about the law, Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) – an agency of the ministry – may be able to help. VLA offers free advice on what you need to do to solve your legal problem, although there is no legal advice on every issue. The
Mehr lesenWe build productive and innovative partnerships within and outside the legal community to effectively and strategically resolve our clients` legal issues and increase opportunities for low-income and vulnerable communities. We engage our clients with respect and dignity and involve them as full participants in the solution of their legal problems. If you have a
Mehr lesenNorth Carolina Legal Aid Free Child Care Clinics teach participants how to file a custody lawsuit without the help of a lawyer. Participants are provided with all necessary legal forms and can ask general questions to legal aid lawyers. (No specific legal advice for individual cases is offered at these clinics.) Clinics are FREE
Mehr lesen86% of the 237 countries on our list have a minimum voting age of 18. However, the 205 countries where their citizens must be at least 18 years old to vote are not all homogeneous when it comes to exceptions to the rule and history. Take Bosnia and Herzegovina, for example. The country has
Mehr lesenIn 6 states, a 21-year-old cannot marry a person under the age of 18 – Missouri, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada. In 1 state, Florida, a 20-year-old cannot marry someone under the age of 18. In 3 states, Georgia, Tennessee, and Ohio, a 22-year-old cannot marry someone under the age of 18. In Indiana,
Mehr lesenUnited States: The legal drinking age (MLDA) in the United States is 21. Prior to the enactment of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, the legal age at which alcohol could be purchased differed from state to state. Surjit Singh*, who attended a college in Bengaluru after growing up in Delhi, says
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