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General Legal Aid
Immigration Legal Services
Provides comprehensive immigration legal services. Offers assistance with visas, petitions, renewals, and waivers.
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Lawyer Referral Service (LRS)
San Mateo County Bar Association’s Certified Lawyer Referral Service at (650) 369-4149 and pay a non-refundable fee of $45 to be referred to one private practice attorney for an up to 30-minute consultation.
Monday – Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Lawyer Referral and Information Service
Provides referrals to clients for legal representation services in different areas of practice.
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Immigration Legal Services
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Immigration Legal Program
- Renewal of legal permanent status
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Family visa petitions
- Consular process
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- T and U Visas
- Violence Against Women Act
- Adjustment of status
- Asylum
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- 601 waivers
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Self-Help Center/Family Law Facilitator
Provides help to complete forms related to debt collection, divorce, family law, and more. Offers the availability to answer questions and assists with preparation and distribution of court forms. Provides basic guidance in the legal process. Services are limited to procedural information. Staff does not give legal advice. Offers a LiveChat option on website.
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Legal Self-Help
Provides assistance completing forms related to paternity, child custody, visitation, and child support. Answers questions regarding the preparation and distribution of court forms. Offers basic guidance throughout the legal process. Please note, staff does not give direct legal advice. Visit the website for additional information on family law services.
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Legal Services
Senior Legal Services
Serves residents age 60 and older in Santa Cruz counties by offering legal advice, advocacy, and representation for older adults. Assists with housing issues, elder abuse, public benefits, consumer matters, and healthcare navigation. Offers estate planning assistance, including advance healthcare directives, statutory wills, and powers of attorney
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Senior Advocates Program
- Government benefits including Social Security benefits, Medi-Cal, CalFresh, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
- Elder abuse
- Consumer law and debt collection
- Simple wills
- Guardianships for seniors caring for young children
- Advance medical directives
Immigration Program
Ukraine Response Resources
Immigrant Legal Services
Provides immigration legal services with citizenship, naturalization, and asylum.
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Legal Services
Provides immigration legal services with citizenship, naturalization, and humanitarian cases. Offers family reunification, deportation defense, and help with immigration documents.
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Santa Cruz County Immigration Project
Provides comprehensive immigration legal services, consultations, and community advocacy. Assists with naturalization, citizenship applications, green cards, DACA renewals, work permits, and visa petitions. Offers specialized legal support for crime victims, human trafficking survivors, and juveniles.
Legal Assistance
Provides civil legal assistance to low-income. Offers civil legal assistance, legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal representation. Services include:
- Healthcare
- Consumer Law
- Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Representation for family law and domestic violence issues
- Immigration
- Representation for tenants of public or subsidized housing
- Youth justice: court-involved, homeless, or at-risk youth
- Public benefits (CalWORKs, SSI, SSDI, CalFresh, and CAPI)
- Veterans Project
- Re-Entry Project
- Medical-Legal Partners
Please note that they don't offer assistance with criminal cases.
General Legal Aid
Provides legal services to seniors, low-income individuals, and families. Offers legal counseling in areas of civil rights, health care, senior law, and housing.
Also helps individuals with understanding and obtaining financial assistance benefits. Programs covered include Medi-Cal, CalFresh, Social Security, CalWORKS, and the Expanded Access Project.
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Legal Assistance
Provides comprehensive legal services, advocacy, and representation for low-wage workers and individuals. Assists with housing disputes, eviction defense, public benefits navigation, labor rights, education equality, and school discipline. Offers legal assistance for name and gender changes, along with specialized immigration remedies for victims of workplace crimes.
Immigration Legal Services
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Community Legal Clinics
Provides telephone legal assistance to help complete court forms for Small Claims actions, Unlawful Detainer eviction proceedings for landlords and tenants, and restraining orders. Assists with paperwork for Domestic Violence and Civil Harassment protective orders.
Services only offered during the Monterey College of Law school Year
Legal Services
Provides immigration legal services with citizenship, naturalization, and humanitarian cases. Offers family reunification, deportation defense, and help with immigration documents.
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Referral Project
Provides direct legal representation services for clients with HIV or AIDS. Offers help with housing, employment, conservatorship, probate, wills, and powers of attorney. Offers help with family law, immigration, insurance, workers compensation, and government benefits.
