| Name
of program itself: |
Washtenaw
County/EMU Legal Resource Center |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
110
N. Fourth Avenue |
| City: |
Ann
Arbor |
| State: |
MI |
| Zip: |
48108 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(734)
994-0160 |
| E-mail
for the public: |
smithp@ewashtenaw.org |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Washtenaw
County, Michigan |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Probate |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
Landlord
Tenant |
|
General
Civil |
|
Small
Claims |
| Program
started: |
September,
2004 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
Yes |
| The
program has: |
A
program director/manager/coordinator |
|
A
self-help center staffed with only non-attorneys |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims |
|
Telephone
assistance -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil |
| Does
this program have a high-level, broadly based commission or task
force, sponsored by or including a justice or designee of the
highest court in the jurisdiction to address issues regarding
self-represented litigants? |
Local |